John Krasinski’s sci-fi horror movie, A Quiet Place, was a massive commercial and critical success. The popularity of the franchise guaranteed a sequel and a prequel, with the latest installment, A Quiet Place: Day One, just arriving in theaters last month.
The premise is easy to understand: one should avoid making noise to not attract the sound-sensitive aliens, or else, they face immediate death. The first movie showed what life was like post-apocalypse, and many might have missed this one brilliant Easter egg.
One Type Of Food Was Left Untouched In 2018’s A Quiet Place
In 2018’s A Quiet Place starring John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe, the Abbott family was seen scouring for essential supplies at an abandoned supermarket. Most of the shelves were emptied, but one aisle seemingly looked untouched.
Revisiting that scene in the movie would show a cabinet full of potato chips. Who doesn’t love a good bag of salty junk food, anyway? The problem was that it made a lot of noise just opening a pack, not to mention when one started munching on them. This alone will easily attract the attention of the Death Angels, or the alien monsters in the film.
The people in this movie were probably craving a bag of potato chips, but it is impossible to eat one without making any noise. That scene showed how much restraint the survivors had in times of crisis. Krasinski contributed to the script of the film, and his eye for the small details is truly exceptional.
Those potato chips may have seemed like an insignificant detail, but the director chose to include it in the final cut to show that those who have survived until that day have learned how to live through the apocalypse and were wise enough to know which stuff to avoid that could threaten their safety.
How John Krasinski Came Up With The Concept Of A Quiet Place
In an interview with Smithsonian Magazine, John Krasinski revealed how he created A Quiet Place. He received a script from Bryan Woods and Scott Beck, and it was also the time his wife just gave birth to their second child. This inspired the director to incorporate the concept of family in the film. He saw the possibility of a horror story that leveraged on parents’ fear of being unable to protect their children.
He made some changes in the script, and that was how he ended up with a plot that focused on the plight of a family wedged between trying to survive the apocalypse and giving their kids a normal life. Well, there won’t be anything normal in a world where sound is the enemy.
Krasinski’s A Quiet Place is reportedly getting a third installment, a follow-up to the 2021 movie. Details about the upcoming project remain scarce, although it will serve as the conclusion to the beloved horror film saga.
A Quiet Place is available to watch on Netflix.
