
Then one of the monsters pounces on one of the raccoons after it moves away from the house. only for it to turn out to be some raccoons that jump off the roof and can be seen from the window. Cat Scare: After the kids accidentally knock over a lamp, the family prepares for a potential monster attack as something lands on the roof.Cacophony Cover Up: Lee brings Beau to the waterfall where the falling and crashing sounds of the water drown out their voices so they can talk without the creatures hearing them.Bring It: The last shot of the movie has Evelyn reloading the shotgun confidently, as she now knows how to exploit the weaknesses of the monsters.Boom, Headshot!: One of the monsters is eventually dispatched through a shotgun blast to the face.Bonding Through Shared Earbuds: One of the only pieces of diegetic music plays when Lee and Evelyn share earbuds during a slow dance in their house, which helps establish them as a loving couple.After Evelyn gives birth in the bathtub, and Lee returns to the bathroom to find the bathtub empty, Evelyn reveals herself by suddenly placing her bloody hand on the glass door of the shower, which she is inside.Evelyn's bloody footprint from the nail on the stairs alerts Lee.Lee also pulls a Heroic Sacrifice in the film's climax, and the rest of the family's fate is left ambiguous. Lee and his son later encounter an old man next to the corpse of his recently deceased wife, who was killed by one of the beasts, when he suicidally yells out. Anyone Can Die: Established early on in the film, with Beau's death.In the climax, with Lee injured and a monster attacking the kids in the car, Lee directs its attention to him and sacrifices himself - but not before signing to Regan, " I love you. Marcus encourages him to be more upfront with Regan that he loves her. Anguished Declaration of Love: Lee and Regan's relationship is strained because Regan gave Beau the space shuttle toy which led to his death, and Lee's own guilt in not being able to save him led to him becoming more reclusive around her, creating unspoken resentment between them.The sequel picks up immediately where this film leaves off they do survive, but have to leave since the barn is on fire and the basement of the house is flooded. In some respects, it could be considered a rare hopeful version of a Bolivian Army Ending. While the family does have a significant advantage in that they now know how to both incapacitate and kill the monsters with a high-frequency noise, Lee is now dead, and it's unknown if they survive the ending attack as monsters come to their house - or even if the other humans around in their respective camps are still alive.


Judging by the state of the world afterwards, it can be assumed that their efforts were all in vain.

Agony of the Feet: Evelyn ends up unwittingly stepping straight through an exposed nail on the basement stairs as she rushes down them.Timestamps also place the opening at Day 89 of the invasion, with most of the action taking place on Day 473. After the End: Implied Trope on account of the family walking through a deserted and dilapidated town.The only thing in between is when Lee takes Marcus to a waterfall where they can talk in normal voices since the monsters won't hear them over the sound of the rushing water. Every scene is either dead silent or frantic white-knuckle terror. Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene: Exaggerated and enforced by the premise.In November 2020, it was reported that a spinoff of the original was also in development, slated for a 2023 release. A sequel, A Quiet Place Part II, was released on May 28, 2021.
