Why not give names to children? It doesn't seem like it would affect survival in any way.
The ending seem way too happy and dream like unrealistic so did they actually drown in the river and this is just flashback when dying which would explain my other two questions.
Why can be they out in yard in daylight safe from monsters, what's so special about it, it was not completely covered with plants.
What are their supplies for so many people living there, how can they grow so much food? It seem unrealistic.
Also why not have children roped to her in river and when walking in forest to avoid getting lost from each other?
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Contestado por Markoff
el 24 de diciembre de 2018 a las 14:11
they could just kill the power in whole house to avoid seeing screen in case he is suicidal
Contestado por MirrorMask
el 24 de diciembre de 2018 a las 14:14
@cpheonix
Agree to disagree, I concur!
I just don't understand why you think leaving him tied up in the room alone would be unrealistic. I also don't understand how you think anyone could have saved him. If anything, someone would have stayed in the room and shot him.
Contestado por SydneyFife
el 13 de enero de 2019 a las 22:01
I also had that same knee-jerk response: why are they all leaving the room?!!?
But if you think about it, like somebody already said: If it goes wrong, there is no point trying to stop him from killing himself. At that point it's over, and anything you do to prevent it is just putting yourself at risk.
Contestado por Markoff
el 14 de enero de 2019 a las 16:06
actually if it goes wrong might as well provide him gun to make it painless and fast, since obviously there is no way to keep him alive anyway
Contestado por tivep
el 19 de enero de 2019 a las 15:07
I'd like to involve the book to answer the first question
1
*Source *- Bird Box Movie vs Book
The cynical nature in the film comes from her run-away partner.
2 The ending is a wee bit darker in the book.
In the film we're going have to assume a larger number of blind people in the mix as compared to ones with eyes. The rest don't make it.
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As someone already answered, she didn't want the kids to be in trouble if she got caught. But that doesn't pan out the way she hopes anyways. They just make it out.
Sorry for the long post.
Contestado por Markoff
el 19 de enero de 2019 a las 15:54
thanks for detailed explanation, it makes more sense than the movie interpretation
though there is still no reason why not tie them to herself on the boat at least
Contestado por tivep
el 20 de enero de 2019 a las 12:04
Although I can't quote the source and this feels like raw plagiarism .. I'll do it one more time but I'll come back and link to the original article later on ..
So you see, the helpless kids are sort of a movie rendition. That scene where she leaves them on the boat, she ideally means for them to make a run for it in case she gets taken down. However the kid doesn't listen to her anyway. Looks like the scene was created to generate tension, it's not part of the original story.
Contestado por Markoff
el 20 de enero de 2019 a las 15:29
i was talking about river to avoid drowning
Contestado por lostincinema
el 23 de enero de 2019 a las 02:35
Nope. Thank you so much! Much clearer now.
Contestado por perelachaise
el 3 de noviembre de 2019 a las 18:13
I also think that reallistically speaking they could've avoided to leave the CCTV guy alone because a) they knew that no looking at the monitor = no death sentence, b) apart from malkovitch they were not yet in a more coldblooded survivor mode, and thus were still supposed to have some kind of altruistic feelings and c) unspeakable bonus reason : the possession of a live sick specimen to study is most valuable.
Thanks for the comparison with the book. Not surprised it sounds more coherent and less normalized than the movie (romance, happy end).
Speaking of the ending, what are the odds for her to be reunited with the gynecologist from the hospital ? I agree with some people here, the final safe haven feels so surreal. Even if that was probably the point, seeing all these people lying around merrily and lazily, one can only wonder if food and all means of subsistance magically drop from the trees, so to speak.
Which brings me to a question about food and health. If it's not fresh at some point wouldn't they get nasty diseases from poor nutrient input (thinking vitamins), like scurvy ? And I can hardly see them growing and/or hunting it, outside with the loonies or in the shelter for blind folks in the shade and unfertileness of a forest as someone mentioned. Fishing probably wouldn't be enough.