Dystopian movies are the fastest growing genre these days. They've doubled over the past 15 years, according to a service in the US that tracks these things. Is it just an entertainment trend or does it mean that audiences are more fearful these days and need that reflected in the films they watch? Wars, AI, digital tracking, inflation and, of course, climate change have all been cited.
Worth pondering and the latest film of the type is the leader this week. A Quiet Place Day One: 3 Daddio: 4 Get daily news from Canada's National Observer Email * The Imaginary: 4 Dianne Von Furstenberg Woman in Charge: 3 Brats: 21⁄2 A QUIET PLACE DAY ONE : The original and the sequel, six and four years ago, were hugely successful and very creative. So now we look back to the start of the alien invasion that scared us back then and here's a chance to find out where these creatures are from and why they came.
We don't get that. We see more of them though, stomping through downtown New York City like giant insects, usually in dust-and-smoke clouds that they stirred up with the explosions they caused. As before, they have super hearing so better stay absolutely quiet.
Surprisingly there's no baby to cry and an ever-present cat doesn't meow. There are lots of other chances to make noise though and the film ratchets up the tension considerably over and over. There are also jump scares now and then, one of them literally done with a jump.
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