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A Quiet Place: Day One steers away from the apocalyptic fears presented in the first two movies and takes a much more nuanced direction. The driving theme of the movie is not tension but human compassion. The central focus is the relationship between Sam (Lupita Nyongo), who is battling terminal cancer, and Eric (Joseph Quinn), a Brit living in New York with no real community in the country. Despite being an unlikely duo, the pair find a sense of comfort in each other that spears them both through hardship and they begin to rely on each other. Eric especially leans on Sam for emotional support, as he clearly suffers from a form of anxiety and is constantly panicked and on-edge throughout the runtime. A Quiet Place: Day Ones portrayal of this anxiety is complex and never pushed to the side. Quinn shows throughout that Eric is struggling but allows his character to grow in strength as he becomes comfortable around Sam and consequently feels more secure in his situation. Horror plays with fear, but to see anxiety, which is a whole different segment of fear than the genre is accustomed to, shown in such a realistic manner, is vital representation.
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