# A Quiet Place (SEEN IT Thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 6, 2018, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917 "2018-04-06T08:51:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/41 "2018-04-14T21:35:05Z")
Mrs. Cups and I just came back from seeing it. Neither of us are horror movie fans, but the premise was so intriguing that we couldn’t pass up seeing it in a theater. We both liked the movie a lot. I think making the movie a more intimate, family affair instead of trying to explain every minute detail brings more to the movie than takes away from it. The one thing that kept bugging me about the movie was how often the characters (namely the parents) kept putting their finger to their lips to say “quiet”. I wanted to be like “OH REALLY? SHOULD I BE QUIET IN THIS SITUATION? THANKS FOR TELLING ME.” Other than that minor nitpick it was a fantastic movie. One thing I loved about the movie was yeah there were jump scares, but they never felt cheap. Lastly, I also think the ending was “We know how to kill em, let’s end this”. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/42 "2018-04-14T21:41:49Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Other than that minor nitpick it was a fantastic movie. One thing I loved about the movie was yeah there were jump scares, but they never felt cheap. Lastly, I also think the ending was “We know how to kill em, let’s end this”. Yeah, I kind of saw it as, “Let’s clear this area.” ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/43 "2018-04-15T13:11:04Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > Its on John K’s board. > > [https://fsmedia.imgix.net/e9/ea/22/aa/706c/4aa7/a4bc/4ba97a1f83a9/where-do-these-monsters-come-from.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=700](https://fsmedia.imgix.net/e9/ea/22/aa/706c/4aa7/a4bc/4ba97a1f83a9/where-do-these-monsters-come-from.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=700) > > It says “Why dont they eat their kills” Gotcha…I missed that. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/44 "2018-04-15T14:59:30Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > …And where were all the rotting corpses? People, dogs cows, etc? Well the family lived on a rural farm, so that cuts down (forgive the pun) on the population already. But aside from that, the family were shown to have a makeshift bunker / safe room to hide the baby (even though the creatutre got into it). I assume every other reasonably functioning person in the area did the same. It’s just that, inevitably, those people made a noise that attracted the creatures, they retreated to their own makeshift bunkers, but the creatures got in and killed them anyway. So, the countryside is likely littered with corpses in remote corners that people hoped would be safe hiding places (but weren’t). Also, it seems that the monsters don’t just attack and kill/eat anyone or anything. The little kid, the possum, the old man were all dragged away to under the foliage. The creatures seemed to drag their prey away to devour in secret. Even the half-eaten old woman wasn’t out in plain view; they found her among the trees. Perhaps, as scavengers, they don’t share their dinners well with the other creatures. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/45 "2018-04-16T06:04:59Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > Its on John K’s board. > > [https://fsmedia.imgix.net/e9/ea/22/aa/706c/4aa7/a4bc/4ba97a1f83a9/where-do-these-monsters-come-from.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=700](https://fsmedia.imgix.net/e9/ea/22/aa/706c/4aa7/a4bc/4ba97a1f83a9/where-do-these-monsters-come-from.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=700) > > It says “Why dont they eat their kills” I _just_ watched it, and that’s not what the board looks like in the movie. The right side is the same, but the left side says something like: How many? 3 confirmed in area (it doesn’t say 5 like that screenshot) Armored One other line I’m forgetting, but it’s not “attack in packs” or “demands?” There’s nothing about them eating their kills. I’m assuming they changed it in post. > [@Steph96](#): > > I loved the movie but one detail drove me crazy: OK, so she inadvertently pulled the nail up and stepped on it…but then she never fixes it or points out the danger to her family! She didn’t have time to fix it. And she does point out the danger to her family. When she and the three kids are headed to the basement for the final scene, she signs to them at the top of the stairs and points to where the nail is. There are no subtitles for it, but it’s clearly: “careful, don’t step there.” I agree that the ending was the beginning of the turnaround, not a last stand. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/46 "2018-04-16T18:24:06Z")
I liked it a lot, though yes, I kept looking for solar or any other quiet source of power. Also, kid, I hate to say it, but your dad’s death really was your fault. Angry teenagers, man, what’re you gonna do. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/47 "2018-04-16T18:59:40Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Also, kid, I hate to say it, but your dad’s death really was your fault. Angry teenagers, man, what’re you gonna do. As is her little brother’s death. I mean, come on, I know she was only trying to be nice, but she saw her father take the toy away from him, she knew exactly WHY he took it away, she gave it back to him anyway, and then she walked away leaving the batteries on the counter right in his reach. It didn’t occur to her even to make sure he left the batteries? (Or perhaps she or either of her parents could have just pocketed the batteries because who knows when they might comei in handy?) The girl spends the rest of the movie sulking and pouting that she’s being treated like a kid and not being given any freedom, but the very first thing she does in the moive is a thoughtlessly irresponsible act that gets her little brother killed. Uh, yeah, if I were your dad, I’d be keeping you on a short leash as well. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/48 "2018-04-16T22:12:29Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Also, kid, I hate to say it, but your dad’s death really was your fault. Angry teenagers, man, what’re you gonna do. > [@Don\_Draper](#): > > As is her little brother’s death. I mean, come on, I know she was only trying to be nice, but she saw her father take the toy away from him, she knew exactly WHY he took it away, she gave it back to him anyway, and then she walked away leaving the batteries on the counter right in his reach. Strong disagree. We’re looking at a world where 99+% of people have been wiped out by creatures that we’re just not equipped to deal with. Our heros have been exceptionally careful, but also exceptionally lucky. Just moments before she gives him the rocket, we see her probably save his life by catching it as it falls from the shelf. The whole family wouldn’t have lasted even the 80ish days we see at the beginning if not for her. The reason they made it as far as they did is they knew sign language. Assigning blame to someone who fails to execute perfectly in an exceptionally unforgiving environment isn’t reasonable. The _environment_ is at fault. If you hand the controls of a helicopter to someone who has no idea how to fly one at a few thousand feet, is it their fault when they crash? Of course not. Almost everyone would crash in that situation. Almost everyone in the movie world had already crashed. The death could also have been avoided by having one parent in the front of the single file line and one in the back. You know, like you do on casual non-apocalpytic cub scout hikes. 4-year-olds wander off. But that doesn’t make his death their fault either. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/49 "2018-04-16T23:46:36Z")
Agree. The younger boys death is everyone’s and no one’s fault all at once. The mom even talks about it. WHY was the 3 year old walking at the rear of the group? Regarding the electricity…I may have seen it wrong, and I’m not saying it make any sense…but didn’t we see a generator toward the end in the corn field–it’s where the brother runs and hides–it’s wrapped up in mattresses and blankets? I thought that was a generator with padding meant to muffle the sound. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/50 "2018-04-17T00:10:14Z")
> [@iamthewalrus\_3](#): > > Strong disagree. > > We’re looking at a world where 99+% of people have been wiped out by creatures that we’re just not equipped to deal with. Our heros have been exceptionally careful, but also exceptionally lucky. Just moments before she gives him the rocket, we see her probably save his life by catching it as it falls from the shelf. > > The whole family wouldn’t have lasted even the 80ish days we see at the beginning if not for her. The reason they made it as far as they did is they knew sign language. > > Assigning blame to someone who fails to execute perfectly in an exceptionally unforgiving environment isn’t reasonable. The _environment_ is at fault. If you hand the controls of a helicopter to someone who has no idea how to fly one at a few thousand feet, is it their fault when they crash? Of course not. Almost everyone would crash in that situation. > > Almost everyone in the movie world had already crashed. > > The death could also have been avoided by having one parent in the front of the single file line and one in the back. You know, like you do on casual non-apocalpytic cub scout hikes. 4-year-olds wander off. But that doesn’t make his death their fault either. I never blamed her for her brother’s death, because that one is really on the parents for not keeping an eye open and keeping the group closer together. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/51 "2018-04-17T01:04:39Z")
Well, the opening sequence is a literary device, of course, it establishes the seriousness of the situation, the important ground rules and sets up the father/daughter tension for later. Having said that, in universe I would say it’s absolutely the grown ups fault for not keeping better control of the situation; kids do that, sure it’s not something they’ve trained for, but they’re 3 months in, that lapse is on them. Interesting point I saw in a review is that, although the deaf daughter gave them an edge with everyone knowing sign, it’s a two edged sword, in that she _may not know_ when she’s making noise. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/52 "2018-04-17T02:56:33Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I never blamed her for her brother’s death, because that one is really on the parents for not keeping an eye open and keeping the group closer together. I think my argument applies to her father’s death, too. > [@outlierrn](#): > > Well, the opening sequence is a literary device, of course, it establishes the seriousness of the situation, the important ground rules and sets up the father/daughter tension for later. Having said that, in universe I would say it’s absolutely the grown ups fault for not keeping better control of the situation; kids do that, sure it’s not something they’ve trained for, but they’re 3 months in, that lapse is on them. They were tired. They were on edge. Their older boy was sick. They carried him however many miles to town and back. It’s not your fault when superhuman magic armored nightmare monsters kill your loved ones. That might be the central theme of this film. > [@](#): > > Interesting point I saw in a review is that, although the deaf daughter gave them an edge with everyone knowing sign, it’s a two edged sword, in that she _may not know_ when she’s making noise. I thought that when John K. stopped her from going down into the basement in the house with the painted floorboards, this was why. Because her hearing aid thingy was no longer working, and there was so much stuff there that could be noisy, and she wouldn’t have the auditory feedback to freeze before a small noise turned into a big noise. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/53 "2018-04-17T05:11:40Z")
> [@iamthewalrus\_3](#): > > I think my argument applies to her father’s death, too. > > They were tired. They were on edge. Their older boy was sick. They carried him however many miles to town and back. > > It’s not your fault when superhuman magic armored nightmare monsters kill your loved ones. That might be the central theme of this film. Well, the lapse is understandable, it’s a mistake anybody could have made, still, they made it, nobody made it for them. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/54 "2018-04-26T12:13:58Z")
I have not seen this movie but been following its success. Yay John K after directing a couple of movies that stayed small. I was listening to a podcast that reframed the plot of this movie - I will spoiler it because some folks just want this to be a good horror movie. If you do NOT want to hear a theory about how this movie relates to what is happening in our divided, caustic world today, don’t read it. [spoiler]I listen to a few pop culture podcasts. One is **Still Processing** by a couple of NYTimes columnists who are Black, Wesley Morris and Jenna Wortham. I appreciate hearing how things are being processed through their lens (each are gay, too). > **[America Has a Problem](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/06/podcasts/still-processing-kanye-west-undoing.html)** > > The hosts of “Still Processing” on the undoing of Kanye West. They have a new podcast on White culture and how it is being expressed right now. Of course Roseanne is discussed. But for The Quiet Place, they were both struck by how the movie is a Twilight Zone metaphor for Political Correctness: what happens when you can’t say _anything_ without being hunted down and killed? What happens when you were used to being free and privileged and now your voice is completely taken away by ugly brown aliens with huge, overly sensitive ears? To be clear: they are NOT accusing John K of _anything_ racist - they start off the discussion saying they respect him and wish him nothing but success - they just see how the central theme of the story can have a real traction in today’s world. Kinda the complement to Get Out: a Black man worried about what Whites might want from him when they get him alone vs. a White family worried that they’ll be killed for the slightest infraction or expression of voice. I am sure, as an old white guy, I would never think to see the link if I was watching it. But the way they described it, it seemed obvious as a sci-fi metaphor approach - _for someone who hasn’t seen the movie._ [/spoiler] ??? ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/55 "2018-04-26T17:17:25Z")
The problem with reads like the spoiler-boxed one above is that… …it reads like film studies students really trying to come up with an essay topic. It works as a joke on Twitter (which there is a good one that I saw) but is just worth an :rolleyes: when tried to be made a serious discussion. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/56 "2018-04-29T06:51:37Z")
I know that the movie’s big hook is how little dialogue there is, but I wouldn’t have minded, say, a short scene flashing back to when life was normal and you could talk and watch TV and do whatever without being eaten by big, scary monsters. I think such a scene would be really jarring, but in a good way, you know? It would have made for good contrast. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/57 "2018-04-30T22:41:29Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I never blamed her for her brother’s death, because that one is really on the parents for not keeping an eye open and keeping the group closer together. I don’t walk that far apart with my similarly aged kids now, and there are no aliens trying to eat them! ---
**Author:** ![LLCoolL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llcooll/32/3596_2.png) [@LLCoolL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LLCoolL)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/58 "2018-09-10T22:58:10Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > Well, the opening sequence is a literary device, of course, it establishes the seriousness of the situation, the important ground rules and sets up the father/daughter tension for later. Having said that, in universe I would say it’s absolutely the grown ups fault for not keeping better control of the situation; kids do that, sure it’s not something they’ve trained for, but they’re 3 months in, that lapse is on them… Agree 100%. > [@outlierrn](#): > > Interesting point I saw in a review is that, although the deaf daughter gave them an edge with everyone knowing sign, it’s a two edged sword, in that she _may not know_ when she’s making noise. Agreed. And I think that’s one reason (among a few) why the dad was reluctant to bring his daughter far afield on the fishing trips. ---
**Author:** ![LLCoolL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llcooll/32/3596_2.png) [@LLCoolL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LLCoolL)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/59 "2018-09-10T23:05:54Z")
> [@iamthewalrus\_3](#): > > I _just_ watched it, and that’s not what the board looks like in the movie… There’s nothing about them eating their kills. > > I’m assuming they changed it in post… Thanks for clarifying. And confirming I am not crazy! > [@iamthewalrus\_3](#): > > …I agree that the ending was the beginning of the turnaround, not a last stand. Agreed. Most alien invasion films are resolved when the humans figure out the monsters’ weakness. Same thing in this one. [They didn’t show us the cleanup operation, but I liked that choice.] The movie ends on a hopeful note. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917/60 "2018-09-10T23:21:20Z")
Saw it a couple weeks ago. I enjoyed it mostly. But I don’t think I’ll need to see it again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917.md?page=4)