Review of Bird Box (2018) by Wakenarrative — 14 Jan 2019

Take off your blindfolds for this review: The memes have run wild with images from this new Netflix thriller. Sandra Bullock is our hero and begins the movie blindfolded, leading 2 small children, also blindfolded, out into the woods and down into a hidden canoe to forge the river.

Her demands are clear “..under no circumstance are you allowed to take off your blindfold. If I find that you have, I will hurt you.”, and she is not kidding. We jump back 5 years and learn how this land of blindfolds comes to be.

Sandra, Malorie, is a bit of a loner artist, who is pregnant and going to a doctor’s appointment with her sister, Jessica, played by Sarah Paulson. Everything is fine until people everywhere begin committing suicide, for no apparent reason.

Jessica is driving Malorie home when she too becomes overtaken with whatever this force is, her face turns to sadness, and crashes the car. When that doesn’t do that trick, she jumps in front of a moving garbage truck.

Something terrible must be in the air. If you see “it” you will commit suicide. Jumping ahead again 5 years, the story continues through the lives of Malorie, her two children, and her significant other, Tom.

It follows their struggles and their perseverance to survive in this new world. She also carries along with her two pet canaries that possess the ability to sense the dark presence. With a powerful M.

Night Shayamalan composition, this movie makes you cling to the unknown. It surrounds the viewer with an overwhelming sense of anxiety like you are blindfolded yourself, leaving you gripping your seat for the next scene.

How could this possibly end up, is there any hope? Who strives in an environment where sight is outlawed – the blind. However, there may also be outlaws that bring vision to the darkness. Best names for children: boy and girl – no gender equality here.

Scariest non-villain: Douglas – played by the talented John Malkovich, but what a douche. Best outcome from this movie – Bird Box Challenges! Overall grade: A.