He agrees to let Regan use the radio station to broadcast the frequencies. Djimon Hounsou plays the community’s leader, who explains how the monsters aren’t able to swim, which is how the people made it safely to the island. The island is an idyllic community free of alien monsters. Her mother Evelyn catches on, cocks her shotgun, and kills the monster. Regan acknowledges this and begins to strengthen the frequency of her implants and places them in front of a microphone. As the monster inches closer, it is irritated by the static coming from the various televisions and its protective armor peels away. It’s only when Regan and her brother have made it to the basement with their mother and newborn sibling that she makes the connection between her cochlear implants and the monsters. When a monster threatens his son and daughter, Lee sacrifices himself, screaming aloud so that Marcus and Regan can escape. This realization comes too late, however. The cochlear implants might have been meant to help Regan hear, but just as the high-frequency noises hurt her, they are also shown to hurt the monsters. Just as a monster is about to attack, the same painful screeching scares the monster away. Instead, all Regan hears are painful screeching noises. ![]() Regan, who is deaf, has been flustered by her father’s attempts to repair her cochlear implants, which are meant to help her hear. ![]() While Lee tends to his wife, Marcus reunites with his sister Regan, played by Millicent Simmonds. Once his wife Evelyn, played by Emily Blunt, gives birth to their baby boy, Lee and Marcus venture back to the farmhouse. The sequel adds to the list of the alien monsters’ weaknesses and, perhaps, hints at humanity’s best chance at fighting back against them. As the movie’s world and stakes build, the more we get to know about the monsters that started it all. Just as audiences reacquaint themselves with the outside world, the sequel continues the Abbott family’s story as they leave their home to see what’s left of society. ![]() This past year, A Quiet Place Part II finally hit the big screen as theaters found some footing in the post-quarantine world. The premise made for a unique theater-going experience as audiences, much like the film’s characters, felt pressured to keep still and silent. Krasinski demonstrated a careful mastery of sound design and tension and introduced audiences to a post-apocalyptic world full of monsters who prey on anything that makes a sound. In 2018, John Krasinski’s turn from actor to director surprised audiences and critics alike in A Quiet Place.
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