7/16/2023 0 Comments Watch a quiet placeIt was the truest act of love a father could give to us, His children. The almighty God loves us through the sacrifice He made through his son Jesus Christ. …” -1 Corinthians 13:4-8ĭear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. TRUE LOVE IN MARRIAGE-What is it and how do you know when you have found it? Answer True love requires words AND action in combination. It is in the way we present ourselves to others and to God. However, true love is more than just words. It’s true, we need to be told that we are loved, and it IS important to hear this. We want to hear those three simple words. This moment made me wonder how often we, myself included, have questioned the love of those around us, even when we don’t hear their words. Lee is appalled that Marcus would ask such a question, to which Marcus responds in stating that he rarely hears (or sees him sign to her) that he loves her. At one point in the film, Lee’s son, Marcus, while learning how to defend the family, asks Lee if he loves Lee’s daughter, Regan, as Lee tends to be a lot tougher on Regan than on Marcus. I think one of the most present themes in this film is the concept of true love. Other: We witness Evelyn’s water break during her pregnancy. Evelyn, the mother, uses a shotgun at one point to shoot one to protect her family. Characters are chased and threatened by the alien creatures at various times. A few characters are killed in the film (again, nothing graphic), including a child toward the beginning of the film (the child is snatched, as are other characters, but we never actually see the creature kill the child). Violence is mainly limited various attacks by the creatures against several of the characters, but rarely is the violence graphic. Each brings something of value to the story, and every character is allowed some moments of true development. An unspoken performance can be just as powerful and riveting as a spoken performance, and the chemistry between each of the characters is spot on. The performances from the entire family are incredible. In this particular film, having Krasinki as both the director and as the father, Lee, is a strength, especially in his interactions with his co-star (his real life wife) Emily Blunt, who plays his wife Evelyn. I also commend Krasinski for not only directing the film, but taking the lead role as well. The silence that makes you question your sanity and what you are watching and where, as others have mentioned, you may begin to actually talk to the characters on screen. The silence that invites the audience to become part of the film, rather than a passive viewer. It is the silence that serves as that creepy soundtrack you hear in a movie warning you of the horror that is to come, and THAT is the beauty of this film… the silence. As other critics have mentioned, it is the silence that is the most deafening. “Mama,” “The Orphan,” etc.), John Krasinski raises this tactic to the next level and, honestly, with this film, puts del Toro out to pasture with this technique. In the way Guillermo del Toro can scare many of his audiences with the occasional jump scare and uncertainty of the moment (e.g. “A Quiet Place” redefines terror on a brand new level. The question becomes… how much longer will their presence remain unnoticed? Let’s be honest, eventually you slip up on a routine or become tired of it-simple protocols and procedures tend to slip your mind, and for this family these slip ups start happening all too often. For the most part, the family has done well at avoiding undue attention.īut time has a way of wearing down one’s patience. Not a whisper, not a sound, not a rustle can be made for fear of being hunted. They cover their floor and pathways to town in sand to avoid their footsteps from being heard. In other words, survival lies in silence.įor the Abbott family, this has become the norm. Little is known about the specific events that led to the near extinction of the human race, other than that a group of mysterious alien creatures who are blind, with a strong armor and very enhanced hearing, prowl the earth looking for opportunities to devour the remaining human survivors. For unspecified reasons, in the year 2020 humanity has all been but wiped from existence on planet Earth.
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