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Sorry I've been slacking off on this big time.

60. Opening
Origin: A Quiet Place (2018)
Nominated by: Metalmindstats (3/4 remaining)

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So, we're coming into scenes that definitely have more good than bad qualities, but are still flawed. Let's take this scene from one of last years' most critically acclaimed horror films. It's obviously well-shot, well-edited, and presents a unique scenario where this family communicates only through sign language, hushed tones, and facial expressions. We're not really quite sure why, but we're able to piece together a post-apocalyptic state due to the lack of people around and the trashed nature of the grocery store. One of the most tense aspects of this scene is Beau's rocket ship, batteries clearly in view, waiting to go off at a moment's notice, good foreshadowing for later. Now, as the scene progresses, things start to become a little more clunky however. There's a really awkward shot of newspaper exposition, loudly exclaiming "It's sound!" as if we already didn't get the hint. Then, I always found it really weird how the parents just leave without making sure their kids don't make any stupid mistakes like taking a noisy rocketship along in a world where you can no longer make sound. There's no way, in a world this dangerous, that any parents would leave their YOUNGEST kid in the back of a single-file line, which makes checking on their well-being much harder. This whole situation could've been so easily avoided. It calls into question who this family has been able to survive as long as they have. It's a shame too, because it puts the beautiful foreshadowing work and excellent cinematography to waste.
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