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A Quiet Place (2018)

Film

DirectorJohn Krasinski

Meta takes2

Figures

Form & technique

The basement birth scene → Maternal Abjection
The film's overall sound design
The scene where Evelyn steps on the upturned nail → Haptic Visuality

Tropes

Regan's cochlear implant
Lee Abbott's sacrificial death
The Abbott family's survival and Evelyn's pregnancy
The monstrous creatures' design and function
The family's use of American Sign Language (ASL)

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We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) — via Haptic Visuality, Maternal Abjection
The Babadook (2014) — via Maternal Abjection
Superbad (2007) — via Maternal Abjection
The Ring (2002) — via Maternal Abjection
Hereditary (2018) — via Maternal Abjection
Compartment No. 6 (?) — via Haptic Visuality
Still Life (2013) — via Haptic Visuality
Amores Perros (2000) — via Haptic Visuality