Bird Box Barcelona review: Netflix’s sequel looks very Last of Us

As for horror movies, Netflix bird box spin off Bird Box Barcelona They face stiff competition for certain niche markets.Original bird boxmade Sandra Bullock a bona fide Netflix star, In fact, it may have benefited from the release of a very similar hit later in the same year. The Quiet Place, Bird Box Barcelona It comes five years later after a wave of horror stories with similar dynamics. Last of Us leader in it. And while the new film expands the world, bird box There are some small but interesting points, and we hear echoes of other recent stories about a bewildered father-type trying to protect his teenage child in a post-apocalyptic world full of low-level but extremely deadly monsters. It’s hard to watch this movie without it.

Bird Box Barcelona occur at about the same time as bird box, but depicts what happens in Europe when mysterious monsters arrive and society falls apart. (Also, all bird box The letter after is irrelevant Malloryis a sequel to Horror novels by Josh Mallerman That the first movie is adapted. ) bird box, a sudden wave of violent suicides ushers in creatures most people can’t bear to see — one glance at them triggers psychosis and, for most people, instant self-destruction. . (like bird boxthe new movie is very wise attitude Survivors, including widowed engineer and father Sebastian (Mario Casas), don blindfolds and black goggles if they must go out to forage in a largely deserted city.

and like bird box, the new film mines much of its angst from the terror of people having to fight unknown monsters while blind, and much from their ingenious and grotesque way of committing suicide if they find one of them. dig up As Sebastian and his daughter Anna (Alejandra Howard) wander through the wreckage of Barcelona, ​​the people they meet are suspicious, nervous, and at times downright violent.

like Last of Uslike the first quiet placelike sweet tooth again the way or part thereof station eleven and the walking dead,example mandalorian, Bird Box Barcelona It focuses on the emotions of a father who struggles to demonstrate responsibility and competence in an unusual situation that repeatedly threatens a young suspect. The dynamics of this film start to feel very familiar, especially when the film itself focuses on the same events happening over and over again. The characters flee the creatures, are exposed to them anyway, and die in grotesque ways.

Bird Box Barcelona Adds some new significant wrinkles to the original film formulation. Screenwriters David and Alex Pastor believe that the monster (described by various characters as an angel, an alien, or something else entirely) is actively malevolent and has the ability to manipulate the human mind. Can be deceiving, strongly implying that they are somehow involved in whether humans die or not.New movies also spend more time bird box A “prophet” is one who reacts to the appearance of a creature, becomes obsessed with seeing it instead of committing suicide, and tells all other survivors they encounter to see the creature in the same way, regardless of how many have died. It’s about searching for relatively rare people to force.

none remain Bird Box Barcelona Many apocalyptic stories have a familiar message. “Perhaps humans are the real monsters.” And perhaps what this movie suggests is that not being able to trust others is just as terrifying and tragic as not being able to trust one’s own eyes.

Casas, who plays Sebastian, has a good quality of acting, and it is easy to understand his frustration with living in a dangerous world with his beloved daughter. But still, everything that happens in the world has a “here I am, I did this” quality. Bird Box Barcelona It doesn’t just come from the way it echoes the original bird box. There’s a much more sense of discovery and mystery in that movie. As a guardian trying to keep her children safe, Mallory (Sandra Bullock) has some unusual quirks as a woman determined not to have unrealistic expectations of her children’s survival. Refused to name the children. Sebastian has a big wrinkle that drives the drama of the film, but it doesn’t give him a big advantage in the midst of a lot of similar characters.

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Considering how much space you have, Last of Us To capture the complex relationship between Joel (Pedro Pascal) as the grieving father and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) as the prickly daughter, the storytelling must expand the palette of an entire TV season. It didn’t, so it’s no surprise that the show tells more of the story. Engaging and memorable work with similar characters and emotions. Last of Us There are other advantages – invisible ones bird box Monsters are mysterious and indescribable, Last of UsMushroom zombies are more visceral, more varied, and creepier.where Last of Us There was room to develop memorable sub-characters, Bird Box Barcelona‘s supporting characters are mostly disposable victims.

For fans of the original, it probably doesn’t matter. bird boxis still one of Netflix Most viewed English original release of all time.For people who just want more stories told in this world and don’t mind leaving bird boxThe spin-off’s little mysteries and shocks behind the first characters in .

But for those who want to dig deeper into the sad horror story of a family whose father died, Last of Us It’s already out there. Bird Box Barcelona I just feel a little behind the game.

Bird Box Barcelona is streaming on Netflix.