WARNING, SPOILER ALERT. Set in New York, “A Quiet Place: Day One” (“A Quiet Place: Day One” in Latin America and “A Quiet Place: Day One” in Spain) follows a woman named Sam (Lupita Nyong’o) who navigates the terrifying first moments of an alien invasion in the loudest city in the world. The prequel to the 2018 film directed by John Krasinski and starring Emily Blunt also features Eric (Joseph Quinn), a law student who accompanies Sam and his cat Frodo. Can they survive? What happened to the protagonists of the third installment of the saga? Next, I’ll tell you what these characters do to get out of the city before it’s too late.
The film directed by Michael Sarnoski from a script he co-wrote with Jeff Nichols begins by showing Samira’s life in a hospital for patients with terminal cancer. Even though she attends a support group, Sam has nothing positive to say, in fact, she makes hurtful comments about the nurse caring for her, Reuben (Alex Wolff), who tries to understand her attitude. The only thing Sam really cares about is her cat Frodo.
Reuben convinces the protagonist of “A Quiet Place: Day One“Going with the group to the theater with the promise of a jazz play and a slice of pizza at the end of the show”. However, she is unable to comply as military alerts force them to return to the hospital. Disappointed and angry, Sam boards the bus, but before she can immerse herself in her pessimism, thousands of meteorites fall to earth, Chaos breaks out and strange creatures begin to attack people.
WHAT HAPPENED AT THE END OF “A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE”?
Sam is knocked unconscious due to a blow to the head and when he wakes up he finds himself in the theater with other refugees, including Henri (Djimon Hounsou), a character who appears in “A Quiet Place Part II”, Reuben and Frodo., who makes noise and attracts the attention of the aliens. Although they manage to avoid the deadly attacks, they must remain silent to avoid becoming another victim. Thanks to the radio, they learn that the military plans to bomb the bridges to prevent the creatures from reaching more cities. They also reveal that monsters do not survive in water.
The noise of the helicopters drives the creatures away from the theater, but each explosion reduces their chances of survival. The sound caused by the failure of the electricity generator alerts survivors. Reuben manages to put it out, but in the process is killed by one of the aliens. After mourning his only friend, Sam decides to leave the shelter and head to Patsy’s pizzeria with his beloved cat.
Outside, she takes supplies and finds two children hiding under a fountain. She offers them food and invites them to follow her. The creatures lurk, but they manage to avoid their attacks. When the helicopters drive the creatures away, the other survivors leave the buildings and head to the port to escape the city. The problem is that they make too much noise and chaos breaks out.
Amidst the carnage, Frodo escapes and ends up in a flooded train station, where a shocked Eric sees him as a sign of hope. After following the cat, Eric reaches Sam, who advises him to follow the refugees. However, the young man prefers to accompany her. Together they head to Sam’s apartment to get the medications the woman needs to counteract her terminal illness.
WHAT DOES THE END OF “A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE” MEAN?
Why does Sam insist on going to Patsy’s Pizzeria?
Sam’s last wish was to go to the pizzeria where she used to go with her father, a well-known pianist who died of muscle cancer, a disease he inherited from her. While they are in the apartment, she shares a little more of her personal history, talks about her father’s optimism and how after his death she distanced herself from everyone and lost the meaning of her life.
The next day, the protagonist of “A Quiet Place: Day One” She sets off on her own, but Eric follows her. On the way to the pizzeria, they attract the attention of the creatures and are forced to enter a flooded subway station. They lose their medicines, but manage to escape with their lives. Due to the journey, Sam’s health worsens, so Eric goes out to find medicine.
After coming close to death, Eric returns to the church and uses the drugs to stabilize Sam. When they finally reach Patsy’s they realize that she’s burned out and take refuge in the bar where Sam’s father used to play the piano. In a last attempt to cheer up his partner, Eric gets a pizza from another place and offers it to Sam. Soon after, they perform a magic show and share a fun time.
From the emergency stairs they see the ships in the port and realize that it is their last chance to escape. Sam is determined to sacrifice herself for Eric and helps him reach the boat by attracting the creatures. As Henri greets Eric and Frodo on the boat, Sam takes one last look at his father’s photo, turns up the volume on his iPod and waits for the attack.
What happened to Eric? In the second “A Quiet Place” movie, it is shown that Henri and a group of survivors formed a sanctuary on an island. Although Eric did not appear, it is likely that he was one of the inhabitants. Did he survive the subsequent attack on the island?
