Bird Box movie storyline. Amid a nightmarish new reality where an unseen malevolent force wipes out the global population, single mother-of-two Malorie embarks on a life-threatening quest to find the last protected haven on Earth. However, in this dangerous quest, eyesight is the real enemy. And as the vulnerable blindfolded protector summons up the courage to follow faint shreds of hope, darkness may be the only thing that stands between humans and the invisible adversary. But the rules of survival have changed. Will Malorie and her kids live to see another day?
Bird Box is a 2018 American post-apocalyptic horror thriller film directed by Susanne Bier and written by Eric Heisserer, based on the 2014 novel by Josh Malerman. The film follows the character Malorie Hayes, played by Sandra Bullock, as she tries to protect herself and two children from entities which cause people who look at them to kill themselves.
Bird Box had its world premiere at the AFI Fest on November 12, 2018, and began a limited release on December 14, before streaming worldwide on Netflix on December 21, 2018. Despite mixed reviews from critics, the film became the most-watched film on Netflix within 28 days of release, according to Netflix.
About the Story
In a post-apocalyptic world, Malorie Hayes informs two young children that they will go down a river in a rowboat. She sternly instructs them not to remove their blindfolds, or they will die. Five years earlier, a pregnant Malorie is visited by her sister, Jessica. A news broadcast reports unexplained mass suicides spreading across Europe and Asia.
After a prenatal checkup, Malorie witnesses a woman smashing her head repeatedly into the hospital window. Others start acting suicidal as well, causing panic and chaos. Afterward, Malorie hurries to leave the scene with Jessica. While steering away from the hospital, Jessica sees something inexplicable that drives her insane and she deliberately crashes her car. She then walks in front of a speeding truck and is killed.
As Malorie flees on foot, a woman invites her into a house for safety. The woman then sees the entity before going into a trance and sitting inside a burning car. A passerby, Tom, picks up Malorie from the street into the house, where six other people – Douglas, Greg, Cheryl, Felix, Charlie, and Lucy – are taking shelter.
Charlie says that humanity has been judged, and the appearance of demonic entities is a sign of the end times. He also mentions that those spiritual beings have different names in various cultures, such as Aka Manah, Surgat, Huli Jing, and Púca. Those in the house cover all the windows and blindfold themselves whenever they go out. As a new pregnant survivor, Olympia, arrives, Greg commits suicide after volunteering to test if it is safe to observe the entities indirectly through surveillance cameras.
Half of the group goes to the grocery store Charlie worked at to restock their dwindling food. They drive there in a car with covered windows using GPS navigation system. Malorie gets three pet birds along with their supplies. She notices the entities’ presence agitates the birds. Later, Charlie’s coworker attacks the group, attempting to force them to look at the creatures. However, Charlie sacrifices himself to save the others. They make it back to the house. Sometime after, Felix and Lucy steal the car and drive away.
Bird Box (2018)
Directed by: Susanne Bier
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, Jacki Weaver, John Malkovich, Sarah Paulson, Rosa Salazar, Danielle Macdonald, Tom Hollander, Machine Gun Kelly, Pruitt Taylor, Vivien Lyra Blair
Screenplay by: Eric Heisserer
Production Design by: Jan Roelfs
Cinematography by: Salvatore Totino
Film Editing by: Ben Lester
Costume Design by: Signe Sejlund
Set Decoration by: Brana Rosenfeld
Art Direction by: Richard L. Johnson, Bryan Lane, Erik Polczwartek
Music by: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Netflix
Release Date: November 12, 2018 (AFI Fest), December 13, 2018 (United States)
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