What's new in creating an atmosphere of horror in "A Quiet Place"?

Tamara 2022-03-21 09:01:09

"A Quiet Place" has a lot of bugs, how to shoot to solve it?

As an IMDB with 8 points, why are 95% of Rotten Tomatoes horror films being complained in China? As a not-so-horror horror film, "A Quiet Place" is simply bug-laden. Creating conflict is the starting point of every director and screenwriter, but it is also necessary to give a reasonable explanation to the problems raised. Here, let’s talk about how to fix these bugs and make it a movie with at least a reasonable plot.

Bug1: About having children. Why do you have to have a baby when you can't speak up? First of all, we can see that this family believes in Christianity, so once you are pregnant, you cannot have an abortion, so why do you want to get pregnant? Unable to bear the physical impulse is certainly not a reasonable explanation.

Solution 1: It is more than 400 days when the heroine gave birth. It would be reasonable to change the date to more than 200 days. Moreover, the number of more than 400 days does not have any substantive significance for the film.

Solution 2: They became pregnant in an unintentional situation, such as drinking too much, such as a strong miss for the dead boy.

Bug2: Find a natural sound that is louder than your own sound source to avoid danger. Why not go to the waterfall to have a baby?

Solution 1: The heroine has not yet reached the expected date of delivery. The purpose of the hero taking his son to the waterfall is on the one hand to educate his son how to use the voice, on the other hand, to prepare for the birth of his wife. [So I think it is possible to go to the waterfall to have a baby. I haven't gone now because the due date has not yet arrived. 】

Solution 2: In addition to the waterfall, they have better options, such as the basement designed by the male protagonist. (Actually, I think this is the intention of the male protagonist), but the problem is that this basement is not suitable for fertility, the sound insulation is not good, and it leaks.

Bug3: The monster is too easy to kill, and it kills with a single shot. First of all, almost everyone in the United States has a gun. If a single shot can kill a monster, it would have been killed. Then why didn't others kill it?

Solution: The monster died not only because of the gun, but the little girl's headset making noise that made him lose his ability to resist. And this headset also has its own bugs. Since the male protagonist is so capable of designing such a headset, he must give an account of the male protagonist’s profession, for example, he is a biologist or a freelance inventor.

Bug4: The monster judges the victim based on the sound source. Theoretically, it is a blind man with super good hearing. Why can a baby live so long when he is in the basement?

Solution: There is more noise indoors. For example, the sound of a water leak saved them at that time. Going back to the problem of the waterfall just now, you can first set the basement as a closed space, but in the relatively closed basement, set up relatively loud noises, such as waterfall TVs. As for the monsters being very clever and destroying everything, at least you are also prepared to resist.

Bug5: About nails. First, the direction of the nail head is unreasonable from bottom to top (it feels like it must be nailed when it is nailed), and second, the nail is always there waiting for the next family member to be pierced.

Solution 1: Rather than making such a deliberate nail, it is more credible where it fell unknowingly.

Solution 2: In fact, the appearance of the nail is nothing more than trying to make the heroine shout in a crisis. There are many reasons for this shout, but this reason must be sudden.

In addition, the premise of horror movies is truthfulness, and logical truth comes first under reasonable assumptions.

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Extended Reading
  • Meaghan 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    The pacing and atmosphere are well mastered, but some of the plots are a bit cliché, and by the way: I'll never watch horror movies in theaters again. . .

  • Laverna 2022-03-23 09:01:09

    From the time I was pregnant, I carried bgm in my brain: people are still having sex. After thinking about it, I should find a recording studio, and the only way to survive at night is to go to bed, snoring and talking in sleep. Although the details can't stand scrutiny, the senses are still very good!

A Quiet Place quotes

  • Evelyn: Your father will protect you. Your father will always protect you.

  • Lee Abbott: [Signed] Too noisy.