Mariah

had to put in my two cents: 1. The trailer: the trailer had all the action scenes in it and was misleading on purpose. Clearly the filmmakers wanted more of an emotional take with this film but wanted to keep their same audiences. An honest trailer would have served this film a bit better. 2. Relationships: so this movie is all about relationship with self and others and the world around them. The lady wanted to journey alone but the man was so scared that he clung to her. Someone else mentioned that the nurse had an established relationship with her and then was killed off and as people that would have been more interesting to explore. Her interactions with the English man felt overrated and overtimed. Her brief interaction with the children was perfect because it raises the stakes and was resolved in a nice manner. I would have almost preferred if she would have been alone throughout the film and encounter other people along the way like she did the children. These brief interactions would help the audience retain the ability to see the brief purpose and growth of each and interaction. The English man actually felt like a situation that was actually holding her back. 3. The Cat: so this cat was too perfect. She made a sound in the beginning of the movie and then never again. It disappeared when it was needed and then reappeared gain when needed. I almost wonder what it would have been like if the cat was with her when she committed suicide at the end. (I.E. decided to stay or leave). I honestly just wonder what it would it have been like if the cat died in the beginning, would she have felt more alone? Would she have given up right then? Would she be more open to human interactions? Idk just thoughts. 4. The Aliens: Yeah, so their entrance was the most random thing ever and it seems like the lack of backstory was Purposefully restrictive but when the explosion first happened, the camera was claustrophobic for what seemed like the longest time, on purpose. 5. Contrast: I think contrasting someone's will to live with her will and fight back with her will to die would have been helpful. I assume that's what they attempted to do with the English guy but it didn't come across strong enough. The only time she went with someone who seemed to be actively work on a solution with the situation was when the lady was listening in the radio. It's not just the fact that she didn't want to live but it felt like there weren't enough people around who didn't want to live either 6. Cinematography & Sound : if the movie was going to be about her own deep personal reflection I think that a more intentional use of sound (like in the original A Quiet Place). The only intentional use of sound for her story was mainly at the very end and when she first lost her hearing after the explosion occured, paired with the claustrophobic camera movement. The silence around her would have been a perfect time for close ups of the little things around her. Much of the silent or non silent moments felt chaotic and unplanned (and not in a good way). And much of the camera shots were simply of people moving, walking, or doing basic things. Overall, I see what the film was trying to accomplish but certain films genres have rules and before we break the rules we have to know the rules well enough so that we can break them well enough that the audience doesn't even know we are breaking the rules.