Birdbox on Netflix ** spoilers**

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not long into the movie I wondered why they didn’t just blind themselves as a survival technique.

Not a great movie.

That occurred to me too, until it was clear that the “immune” criminally insane would take advantage of the situation. The only way to distinguish the bad force’s crazy minions from normal people was by looking at the eyes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I found it enjoyable for an entertainment movie. But very unrealistic.
The electricity never went out. Faucets continued to provide clean drinking water.
A woman who blindfolded found a drowning child in a raging river after boat capsized

The point isn’t to be a disaster flick, but a horror flick. Thirst quickly outweighs other threats so if water ran out, they would need to go out every day. A friend who worked in a refugee camp said that girls went out every day for water knowing that they would almost certainly be raped, but you can’t live without water so they went anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I found it enjoyable for an entertainment movie. But very unrealistic.
The electricity never went out. Faucets continued to provide clean drinking water.
A woman who blindfolded found a drowning child in a raging river after boat capsized

Aside from the scenes from very early in the apocalypse when electricity would still realistically be available, if by generator if nothing else, I don’t recall electricity or running water. Was there?

Weren’t the kids tied with rope to the boat?

I thought there were a few things they could have done to make it seem more realistic- disposing of the dead bodies, sourcing water, and generally showing the struggle of survival given the dangers and limitations they had to deal with.

[Anonymous]

I liked it but there were a few cheesy parts - like both women giving birth at the same time, the fact that they survived the rapids after their boat capsized while blindfolded. But I thought the acting was great and I liked that we never saw the creatures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not long into the movie I wondered why they didn’t just blind themselves as a survival technique.

Not a great movie.

Why would you blind yourself when a blindfold worked just as well and you only needed to not see when you were outside? How stupid. You would be the first to die.

Actually, in the book once they reach the blind school, it is mentioned several ppl did intentionally blind themselves as a form of survival.

[Anonymous]

I actually enjoyed the movie, although it stressed me out from beginning to end.

The criminally insane being immune to the entity made total sense, but the premise of that creeped me out - their minds are so far gone, that seeing their worst nightmares doesn't affect them. My friend made the point that it doesn't help lessen the stigma of mental illness.

Also, that blind community had better be a fortress to keep the criminally insane out long-term! The blind may not be affected by the entity, but they sure are susceptible to physical violence from those who want to harm them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I found it enjoyable for an entertainment movie. But very unrealistic.
The electricity never went out. Faucets continued to provide clean drinking water.
A woman who blindfolded found a drowning child in a raging river after boat capsized

Aside from the scenes from very early in the apocalypse when electricity would still realistically be available, if by generator if nothing else, I don’t recall electricity or running water. Was there?

Weren’t the kids tied with rope to the boat?

I thought there were a few things they could have done to make it seem more realistic- disposing of the dead bodies, sourcing water, and generally showing the struggle of survival given the dangers and limitations they had to deal with.

I actually did enjoy the movie, but did need to suspend belief for the reasons stated by previous posters, but just came across this article today. I really didn't catch any hit of racism or the such in the movie, but https://www.theroot.com/netflixs-bird-box-is-really-about-how-white-people-dont-1831345159/amp

I'll probably watch it again with my DH, but racism didn't really strike me at all when I watched it the first time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I found it enjoyable for an entertainment movie. But very unrealistic.
The electricity never went out. Faucets continued to provide clean drinking water.
A woman who blindfolded found a drowning child in a raging river after boat capsized

Aside from the scenes from very early in the apocalypse when electricity would still realistically be available, if by generator if nothing else, I don’t recall electricity or running water. Was there?

Weren’t the kids tied with rope to the boat?

I thought there were a few things they could have done to make it seem more realistic- disposing of the dead bodies, sourcing water, and generally showing the struggle of survival given the dangers and limitations they had to deal with.

I actually did enjoy the movie, but did need to suspend belief for the reasons stated by previous posters, but just came across this article today. I really didn't catch any hit of racism or the such in the movie, but https://www.theroot.com/netflixs-bird-box-is-really-about-how-white-people-dont-1831345159/amp

I'll probably watch it again with my DH, but racism didn't really strike me at all when I watched it the first time.

You are so gullible! That article isn’t clearly satire.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I found it enjoyable for an entertainment movie. But very unrealistic.
The electricity never went out. Faucets continued to provide clean drinking water.
A woman who blindfolded found a drowning child in a raging river after boat capsized

Aside from the scenes from very early in the apocalypse when electricity would still realistically be available, if by generator if nothing else, I don’t recall electricity or running water. Was there?

Weren’t the kids tied with rope to the boat?

I thought there were a few things they could have done to make it seem more realistic- disposing of the dead bodies, sourcing water, and generally showing the struggle of survival given the dangers and limitations they had to deal with.

I actually did enjoy the movie, but did need to suspend belief for the reasons stated by previous posters, but just came across this article today. I really didn't catch any hit of racism or the such in the movie, but https://www.theroot.com/netflixs-bird-box-is-really-about-how-white-people-dont-1831345159/amp

I'll probably watch it again with my DH, but racism didn't really strike me at all when I watched it the first time.

Good one. LOL.

[Anonymous]

The memes are better than the movie.

[Anonymous]

In the book what happened to Felix and the police chick?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I found it enjoyable for an entertainment movie. But very unrealistic.
The electricity never went out. Faucets continued to provide clean drinking water.
A woman who blindfolded found a drowning child in a raging river after boat capsized

Aside from the scenes from very early in the apocalypse when electricity would still realistically be available, if by generator if nothing else, I don’t recall electricity or running water. Was there?

Weren’t the kids tied with rope to the boat?

I thought there were a few things they could have done to make it seem more realistic- disposing of the dead bodies, sourcing water, and generally showing the struggle of survival given the dangers and limitations they had to deal with.

I actually did enjoy the movie, but did need to suspend belief for the reasons stated by previous posters, but just came across this article today. I really didn't catch any hit of racism or the such in the movie, but https://www.theroot.com/netflixs-bird-box-is-really-about-how-white-people-dont-1831345159/amp

I'll probably watch it again with my DH, but racism didn't really strike me at all when I watched it the first time.

That is the most f-ing ridiculous analysis ever. The Root would find racism in The Jetsons. Bullock said it was a metaphor for our fears - our individual fears. For her character (and for her as a person), the fear of losing children was very real to her. So she did all she could to protect them - and that meant detaching herself from them in order to keep them alive so that emotions didn't cloud her thinking.

racism - lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In the book what happened to Felix and the police chick?

I'd like to know, too. In the movie, they were so opportunistic. She wasn't initially, but she was naive and easily influenced. I bet they become like those who are immune - the walkers who could see.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I found it enjoyable for an entertainment movie. But very unrealistic.
The electricity never went out. Faucets continued to provide clean drinking water.
A woman who blindfolded found a drowning child in a raging river after boat capsized

Aside from the scenes from very early in the apocalypse when electricity would still realistically be available, if by generator if nothing else, I don’t recall electricity or running water. Was there?

Weren’t the kids tied with rope to the boat?

I thought there were a few things they could have done to make it seem more realistic- disposing of the dead bodies, sourcing water, and generally showing the struggle of survival given the dangers and limitations they had to deal with.

I actually did enjoy the movie, but did need to suspend belief for the reasons stated by previous posters, but just came across this article today. I really didn't catch any hit of racism or the such in the movie, but https://www.theroot.com/netflixs-bird-box-is-really-about-how-white-people-dont-1831345159/amp

I'll probably watch it again with my DH, but racism didn't really strike me at all when I watched it the first time.

You are so gullible! That article isn’t clearly satire.

Which poster said the article ("analysis") was satirical? It wasn't at all. Harriot himself perpetuates quite a few racial stereotypes in his (what he believes to be) witty articles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t like that they never showed the creatures.

I haven't seen the movie, but that's taken from many horror classics such as some of Hitchock's films, etc. Subtlety, the unknown, is often a lot scarier to the audience.