Sensory Friends
Let's stay connected:
  • Home
    • About us
    • Contact us!
    • Join Our Email List
    • Media Page
    • Book Christine Goulbourne
  • Blog
    • Disability Blogs
  • Sensory Friends Directory
  • Resources
  • Great Giveaways!

"A Quiet Place" is this Year’s Best Thriller Featuring an Actress with a Disability Playing the Role of an Individual with the Same Disability  (No Spoilers – I promise)!

6/3/2018

0 Comments

 
Picture
This film has all the elements of a horror movie that was brilliantly done. From the writing and directing, to the acting and musical score, this movie has it all! Edge of your seat suspense – check. Fear of the dark and the unknown – check. Creepy and grotesque creatures – check. Scary places (like corn fields) – check. Fear of the unusual and ultimately death – BIG CHECK! Of all these important chilling elements, what probably tops this list is the fact that the only character with a disability is actually played by an actress with the same disability (the daughter is hearing impaired).  This is a wonderful precedence that John Krasinsky (director and leading actor in the film) sets for others in the big screen industry. I know, we've seen it before in movies like "Children of a Lesser God" (Marlee Matlin is a hearing impaired actress who played the role of a character with the same disability), but it shouldn't be a rare occurrence.  

​Despite the extraordinarily limited use of verbal communication in this film, there are many clues in the movie that leads to a post apocalyptic setting with very few survivors.  Only the absolutely silent survive – a virtually impossible thing for our family to pull off, as our family includes a joyful toddler who loves the sound of her loud, screeching voice and a teen with autism who needs to make noise for blocking out the annoying sensory input of his surroundings. 
Picture
The movie had me gripping my husband’s arm the entire time (much to his amusement)! One of the greatest things a movie can do is pull you into its central message or theme by using your own imagination against you and your psyche. This terrifying flick succeeds in doing this by giving us a front seat viewing of how we would handle a menacing threat to our human existence. From the opening to closing credits, you are drawn into becoming an active participant of this horrific ordeal, as your mind opens to the realization that your survival would be highly unlikely in similar circumstances. 
​The cast features John Krasinsky (best known for his role as Jim in “The Office”) as dad, Lee Abbott and Emily Blunt (best known for her role as Meryl Streep’s surly assistant in the “Devil Wears Prada") plays his onscreen wife, Evelyn (she’s his real-life wife too!).  The children in this movie were also superb actors. Their daughter Regan (played by Millicent Simmonds), is the oldest of their three children and she's hearing impaired. This gives the Abbott family an edge as everyone is adapting to a world now forced into silence.  Communication takes on alternative forms – in this family’s case, the use of sign language is their method of communication. I won’t reveal any details about the movie because I truly recommend you see it! This is a horror film that would have Stephen King himself jumping out of his seat!
​
So, with a two-thumbs up from me, for more reasons than I can count, grab a drink, get your popcorn and snacks ready (if you can eat while feeling petrified) because you will not be disappointed by this movie!

Sincerely, Christine SensoryFriends

0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Author: Christine Goulbourne
    christine@sensoryfriends.com 

    Archives

    January 2023
    November 2022
    October 2020
    September 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    June 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    November 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    June 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015

    Categories

    All
    Autism
    Inclusion
    Parent Involvement
    Positive Behavior Support
    Special Education

    RSS Feed

    Please note that Sensory Friends is a participant in the Google Adsense and Etsy Programs. These are affiliate/advertising programs designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees (at no additional cost to you) by advertising and linking to their sites. 

An Important Note From Sensory Friends:

All information posted on the website is for informational purposes only.   Please confirm and review information carefully with your professional health care provider before considering a new regime or practice.  The information provided is not intended to replace medical advice offered by physicians.  Sensory Friends only wishes to provide information, resources, options and networking opportunities to its members and site visitors. 
Please note that Sensory Friends is a participant in several affiliate programs (Google Adsense, Awin Affiliates, and Etsy) these affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to products or services. We may receive a commission if you purchase any of the linked products at no additional cost to you.  

© 2019 Sensory Friends

Subscribe

Join our mailing list today!
Join Now