“Bird Box” Film Review & Analysis

Bird Box (2018) is the new Netflix sci-fi horror-survival film helmed by esteemed Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier. It stars Sandra Bullock as a woman who must guide two young children through a world in which you cannot open your eyes outdoors or you will die. The film is written by Eric Heisserer, who penned one of the cleverest sci-fi films of the decade in 2016’s Arrival. The film is sure to draw comparisons to A Quiet Place from earlier in the year, with a similar premise surrounding a malevolent being preying on one of the five senses. What sets this one apart?