Therapist Reacts to A QUIET PLACE

Grief, trauma, parenting... these are all difficult to navigate under the best of circumstances, and nearly impossible during an apocalyptic monster invasion. Yet somehow John Krasinski and Emily Blunt face it all with strength and love in A Quiet Place.

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright talk about the powerful relationships and stunning filmmaking in A Quiet Place. There's a lot we can learn about dealing with grief, healing after tragedy, parenting, marriage, and of course how to survive if sound-detecting monster creatures invade the planet.

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Cinema Therapy is:
Written by: Megan Seawright, Jonathan Decker and Alan Seawright
Produced by: Jonathan Decker, Megan Seawright & Alan Seawright
Edited by: Luke Mclean
Director of Photography: Bradley Olsen
English Transcription by: Anna Preis

[justinehercthehuman]

Jonathan: ᴵ'ᵐ ᴶᵒⁿᵃᵗʰᵃⁿ ᴰᵉᶜᵏᵉʳ, ˡⁱᶜᵉⁿˢᵉᵈ ᵗʰᵉʳᵃᵖⁱˢᵗ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ˡᵒᵛᵉ ᵐᵒᵛⁱᵉˢ
Also Jonathan: *aggressively eats popcorn*

[felipenunes]

When he said "guilt should have a purpose" that struck me hard. Guilt should serve the purpose of motivating you to set things right, and once that's done, it is useless. It's such a self-evident concept, but I wish I understood it years ago.

[wesleycolvin]

I love the they hired a young actress with a disability, she TAUGHT THEM sign language to make sure it was authentic.

[evildoesnotsleep-xb]

But seriously, "sandwich the kids with love and safety" is the way to go. In the fellowship of the ring Aragorn always was in the back, the hobbits walking in front of him. It shows affection and protective instincts. And that the hobbits are kids in every way

Give us more examples of healthy marriages in the big screen.

[lifewithlulu]

The sad thing is that people would die for their kids in a blink of an eye, but wouldn't learn to love them better, wouldn't do the hard work of getting rid of their own issues so the kids can have a good life - the very life the parents would die for to preserve. How many people have a chance in their lifetime to actually give their life for their kids? It's far easier sometimes to physical give than to give the deeper gift of spiritual and emotional health.

[LivFP]

6:29 is a great example of how hiring a deaf actress to play a deaf character emphasizes the skill of speaking sign language. She truly SPEAKS with her hands; when she says "stop" you can hear her voice. She hasn't just learned for the purpose of the film but she's already lived her life with her hands as her most expressive and communicative sense. Isolating the sound of her hands on her palms in that scene makes it so powerful. And for that, I think she's a great young actress, especially in this role.

[PrettyBoyKii]

Did anybody else infer that when John screams he was actually showing for the first time his grief for the loss of his son while simultaneously releasing it?

[fumetsushinju]

I'm a young woman who's hard-of-hearing and used hearing aids all my life. I loved this movie, but my dad literally cannot watch it. He stopped at the part when the dad tries to give the daughter upgraded hearing aids; it just hits way too close to home for him. If my dad ever finished the movie, he'd be a sobbing mess :'(

[jamesamaral]

The way Emily Blunt says, "My hands were *free*, " just breaks my heart. When tragedy strikes, we can fixate on the smallest details of how we might have changed the outcome, and I think this is a perfect portrayal of that.

[aliciafr]

"Healthy marriage movies" I am once again preaching to 'The Addams Family' relationship between Gomez and Morticia.🖤

[konradnoises]

About the trend of scary movies: creators FINALLY realized that they can't just be about fear and jump scares, so they actually have to write a decent story. The community much appreciates it.

[TheGhostWriterGirl]

17:22 she's giving her brother what he wanted: a light-up toy. She's cutting the green cord that connects the sound, so even in death, her brother can safely play with his toy (and any other passersby won't be put in danger by accidentally triggering the sound).

[PurpleHonee]

Cinema Therapy: Watching two men show how "safe" it is to express emotions. (And cry with them.)

[Nohawkkid]

John Krasinski's yell. It's so painful. Just something about that yell.

[thefairychild]

It was actually Millie (the daughter's) idea to include the line "I have always loved you." The daughter realizes when her dad signs it that he never stopped loving her or that he blamed her for her brother's death, and I think it makes her reaction to his sacrifice more profound.

[SkedaddleSkedoo]

Fun little ASL fact! At 2:58 when the dad calls her Beautiful, and she answers by puffing her cheeks out: Meaning she’s calling herself fat. And that’s why he says “forget I said anything”

[kiah]

“More horror should be beautiful” “it can convey more than any other genre” YES! This is exactly why I love it

[romantic_hippie]

I love that everyone's characters have a real story:

The mom is worried about going into labor

The sister feels guilty and wants to prove herself

The brother feels like he needs to grow up too fast

And the dad carries all of their safety on his shoulders

[hamsterlp]

"As adults we take things for granted, like of course they know ... but they don't."
This is a statement that i wish my parents had heard before during my childhood.

[gabiluch]

My mum's friend and her husband lost their 22 year old son about 5 years ago. He had a massive stroke, basically sudden death.
They have another son, and they've all been in this healing journey ever since. Both parents immediately went into "we can't afford to fall apart, we have another son who just lost his brother". They all take care of each other like that, they grieve for their own loss but they don't forget what the other parent or child lost too. They are amazing, Im so happy to hear them laugh and enjoy life now.