Good morning, House of Madness creatures:
I don't know about you, but I like leftovers. I definitely appreciate leftovers more when the recycled dish in question is Christmas turkey, cold pizza, or a nice spicy bowl of chili. The same can be said for a good day at work; sometimes the daily routine feels more like a comfort rather than the deep plunge into repetitive monotony other jobs exude from every pore as the seconds tick by like hours. Ever get the same, sweet lady at the DMV twice in a row? After countless hours of waiting in line, smelling questionable stenches and odours, it's a relief to get a little familiarity after trudging through the darkness.
Just how "A Quiet Place: Day One" is going to fit alongside parts one and two is a little concerning to me, as I feel I've gotten enough backstory on the menacing issues already at hand, and am more curious to witness how the story proceeds, rather than preceded. My main reasoning for said feelings is that although I absolutely loved "A Quiet Place", I walked away from the first sequel feeling angry and disappointed; not because it's a bad film, not by a long shot, but in so many ways it felt to me as the same film as the original, leaving the same questions unanswered while answering the others with knowledge we'd already retained from "A Quiet Place". In short, when the credits rolled, I felt part two rendered itself unnecessary almost to the point of irrelevance, and to me it felt like I had watched the same movie twice, and been charged for it again both monetarily and mentally. I learned nothing more by the end of part two than I had by the end of part one, and that's my only concern with the next installment being a prequel, rather than an epic conclusion.
I'm well aware that the conclusion I so badly covet is coming some day, but I just don't understand the logic of going backwards before moving forward; let the franchise simmer before you dish out the leftovers, or else you'll be left with nothing but dry turkey, bad water cooler jokes, and a six hour lineup waiting to get your license picture taken next to a man with smells coming from every orifice, and your sinuses have never been clearer. If I'm wrong, I promise I'll be quiet before watching part four.
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