A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) is the latest addition to the popular horror franchise that started in 2018, this time taking us back to where it all began, the first day of the alien invasion. The movie is set in New York City and follows a new set of characters as they try to survive the initial chaos, the film is directed by Michael Sarnoski, who takes over from John Krasinski, who directed the first two movies, Krasinski still had a hand in the story and serves as a producer. The movie cast very well balance with Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn as the lead actors with cameo from Djimon Hounsou who comes back on his role from the second movie, the movie aims to expand the universe of A Quiet Place but I feel it didn't contribute much on the side of tension and horror that made the first two movies so successful, it was kind of a lateral movie rather than setting the bar higher, it's a prequel that doesn't just reproduce what we've seen before but tries to offer a new perspective on the events we have seen in the past but this time with a more human crisis rather than been isolated, set in a big city rather than the quiet countryside of the original films. I personally was hoping that we get to know more about the reason or more about what this Alien came from and if they have any motives behind the invasion, even if humans can't understand them or communicate, as an example when Predator left behind Aliens on Earth so latter on they can come back to hunt them as a sport, that's a motive for existence without having to communicate or a way to learn about the Aliens past. The movie was good on the drama side of things but I really was hoping to get more context about the Aliens themself than just another A Quite Place drama / horror movie.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13433802/
- Platform: AppleTV+
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The change of the movie’s scene to New York City from the previous films’ rural areas is a big challenge for the characters especially in a city that never sleeps or knows how to be silent, this time they had to learn. I would only imagine that living in such a busy city that never rest and it is most of the time loud, same happens to human living in it which becomes a problem now that everyone has to remain extremely quiet to avoid getting killed by the herd of Aliens.
The movie does give some more context about the Aliens:
Eric is the complete opposite, a British student who finds himself in the middle of this nightmare who has a future in front of him who wants to stay alive, this character gives another point of view, a guy who is not from the city and does not know what is going on, the relationship that develops between Sam and Eric is very important in the movie, it shows the audience how people can become friends in the worst circumstances. They do complement each other as Sam is brave but a bit dry, she keeps Eric on check so he doesn't freak out or start screaming scare to death, same goes around as Eric keeps Sam's moral high, push her to keep going trying to maker her fell well and smile.
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The alien creatures are still a significant danger, yet the movie doesn’t provide much information about them, something I was hoping for but could also mean there is a sequel for the prequel?!, and the characters are encountering these creatures for the first time; the movie is more about how people respond to the existence of such creatures rather than the creatures themselves. This situation makes me wonder if then the only shift was having the same situation but on a big city? for me is kind of a recycle material.
Joseph Quinn from Stranger Things demonstrates that he can handle the lead role, the character of Eric develops from a timid student into a hero who is willing to risk his life for others, although some of the character’s traits can be attributed to the script, Quinn makes Eric a sympathetic and believable character.
Djimon Hounsou returns from the second film and has a small but important role, which links the prequel to the rest of the series; Alex Wolff also joins the cast as Reuben, a nurse who looks after Sam and provides another example of the film’s focus on the human side of the story.
The cast in my opinion did very well because none of the performances felt over the top or flat, the problem I have giving this movie a rate say of 8 is that the plot is what felt flat, there is nothing special about it or anything that makes the other two movies special, yes Djimon did create that link between them but does not feel like its enough, honestly this movie feels like when there is a Blue Ray release of a series that never goes to theaters or streaming but still complement the story.
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"A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)" is a worthy addition to the franchise although I don't feel it lives up to the hype, last night when I sit down to watch it I was expecting more context about the Aliens and rather a bigger fight from humans, either find the Aliens weakness besides not knowing how to swim or even capture one of them to study, something more in the lines of fighting back but I guess it was expected to be this way since on the other two movies people were still living under the same invasion environment.
The movie presents a fresh approach to the alien invasion that changed the world; although the film fails to answer some of the questions I had, and perhaps many viewers, including myself, might have about the creatures’ origin or the world beyond, it presents an entertaining and emotional narrative that can be enjoyed independently, the cast, especially Lupita Nyong’o, raises the bar for a story that goes beyond the usual horror prequel, and the New York setting adds a new spin to the familiar concept, even though this part is not as horror or thriller as the first movie, it compensates for it with the character growth and the study of human behavior in the time of crisis, this film continues to build up the world of the “Quiet Place” and opens the door for more sequels while providing a complete story on its own.
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