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It’s not often that a horror movie manages to snag the top spot at the box office, and even rarer that it should reclaim first place in its third weekend, after having dropped down to number two. But that’s exactly what John Krasinki’s new film A Quiet Place pulled off, to the tune of a 50 million dollar opening, and over 200 million worldwide. What’s more remarkable, though, is that such a mainstream movie would commit so steadfastly to its premise — where any sound made can attract the attention of deadly monsters — and silently render almost every word of dialogue in American Sign Language (ASL). And as a result, actress Millicent Simmonds explains, the film winds up being especially significant for the deaf community.
Simmonds, who is deaf herself, actually spent time on set helping the other actors learn ASL, which generally goes underrepresented in mainstream cinema. And the importance of casting a deaf actor and using genuine sign language is something she’s been quick to underscore. “I think it’s important in the deaf community to advocate for and be a representative for this story,” she says, “a story that might inspire directors and other screenwriters to include more deaf talent and be more creative in the way you use deaf talent.” “What I hope is that I can show [my community] you can do anything,“ she goes on to explain, “not only become an actor, but a writer, a teacher, a pilot, anything you want to do is possible.”
And for those who’ve now seen the film, there’s yet another linguisticky easter egg to be found, around which the whole final act of the movie turns. So if you don’t want to be spoiled, be sure to stop reading right now, because principle plot points abound below the fold! ^_^
A cool discussion of A Quiet Place from our staff writer Stephan! There’s some good explanation under the fold, too, but it is spoiler-y. Still, I learned a bunch!
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~Simone Ashley, Zawe Ashton, Haley Bennett, Wunmi Mosaku, Emilia Jones, Alana Haim, Millicent Simmonds, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Victoria Magrath, Renate Reinsve, Ella Hunt, Sebastian Stan, Paapa Essiedu, Emma Appleton, Sophie Okonedo, Millie Bobby Brown, Lady Gaga, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Jessie Buckley, Jonathan Bailey, Julia Ducournau
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A Quiet Place: Part II‘s new official release date is September 4, 2020!
Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe on set of A Quiet Place: Part II
