History YMMV / AQuietPlace

* StockParodyJokes:
** The family is TooDumbToLive for having a baby while surrounded by killer monsters attracted to loud noise.
** Someone getting killed by the monsters for sneezing or farting.

** A [[https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/the-silently-regressive-politics-of-a-quiet-place/ New Yorker article]] accused the film of exhibiting regressive politics because the humans are white gun-owners who must remain silent and the monsters are all dark-skinned. It's rather obvious that this is not what the filmmakers' intended.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: For such a small budget, the visual effects for the monsters look fantastic. Given the visual effects company is Creator/IndustrialLightAndMagic, this isn't surprising. There's also the fact that the monsters spend most of the film "offscreen," or only there for a split-second.'

** The family are TooDumbToLive for having a baby while surrounded by killer monsters attracted to loud noise.

** The entries in this wiki itself describes Marcus as a [[DirtyCoward sniveling]], [[HystericalWoman screaming]], [[TooDumbToLive incompetent]] buffoon who does nothing but cause problems for his family. He's not: He's a [[IllGirl sickly]] young boy (younger than Regan) who knows his limits, and keeps out of physical work. He frightens easily, yes, but [[TruthInTelevision nearly every single child on the planet does]]. His disputes with Regan over how to handle certain situations are always framed as BothSidesHaveAPoint, as running away [[KnowWhenToFoldEm isn't always the worst thing]]. Most notably, the moment that everyone points to as his supreme moment of "cowardice" is when he slinks behind water heaters as the aliens charge at his mother and sister. He's doing this because A: His mother ordered him to, B: They have the weapons and he doesn't, and most importantly, C: He is keeping his ''baby brother'' out of harm's way for the battle that's about to commence, so the baby won't alert the aliens.

** What was life like for the Abbotts before the invasion began? And what happened on “Day 0”?

** Fans of ''Series/{{The Office|US}}'' had a field day due to John Krasinski being the lead role, leading to mash-ups of the film and the series. The most common example being the pre-credits gag from Episode 11 of Season 8, "Trivia".

* OlderThanTheyThink: A character performing [[spoiler: a HeroicSacrifice by screaming to draw blind monsters away from another character]] had been done in the climax of ''Film/TheDescentPart2''.

* ShockingMoments: Almost all of the Super Bowl trailer, but especially the beginning where it's implied [[spoiler: the monster is part of an invading alien force]].

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: For such a small budget, the visual effects for the monsters look fantastic. Given the visual effects company is Creator/IndustrialLightAndMagic, this isn’t surprising. There's also the fact that the monsters spend most of the film "offscreen", or only there for a split-second.'

* AwardSnub: Creator/EmilyBlunt garnered acclaim for her performance, including a Screen Actor Guild nom, but was unfortunately left out come UsefulNotes/AcademyAward announcement morning. Of course, Blunt could've gotten out because of [[Film/MaryPoppinsReturns another acclaimed performance]] to split nominations, and she didn’t even get a nom for ''that'' one, either. Thankfully, she did at least end up [[AvertedTrope winning that Screen Actor Guild award]]... in the ''[[AwardCategoryFraud Supporting]]'' Actress category, given Blunt's other role that year was in Best Actress.

* CoupleBomb: Subverted. Husband and wife Creator/JohnKrasinski and Creator/EmilyBlunt star, showcasing a natural on-screen chemistry as a loving couple - and the film was a SleeperHit.

** A [[https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/the-silently-regressive-politics-of-a-quiet-place/ New Yorker article]] accused the film of exhibiting "regressive" politics because the humans are White gun-owners who must remain silent and the monsters are all dark-skinned. It's rather obvious that this is not what the filmmakers' intended.

* FanficFuel: The alien invasion has impacted the entire world. How are the people beyond the Abbott's community dealing with the invasion?

* WinTheCrowd: The teaser trailer's defiance of common horror {{cliche}}s (such as lots of {{Jump Scare}}s) and overall creativeness in its use of [[NothingIsScarier silence]] has people looking forward to seeing the final movie. The superbowl spot likewise helped the film gain some attention. The [[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_quiet_place_2018/ critical acclaim]] it has received has also garnered positive attention from audiences.
-->'''Website/RottenTomatoes critics' consensus:''' ''A Quiet Place'' artfully plays on elemental fears with a ruthlessly intelligent creature feature that's as original as it is scary -- and establishes director Creator/JohnKrasinski as a rising talent.

* AwardSnub: Emily Blunt garnered acclaim for her performance, including a Screen Actor Guild nom, but was unfortunately left out come Oscar announcement morning. Of course, Blunt could've gotten out because of [[Film/MaryPoppinsReturns another acclaimed performance]] to split nominations, and she didn’t even get a nom for ''that'' one, either. Thankfully, she did at least end up [[AvertedTrope winning that Screen Actor Guild award]]... in the ''[[AwardCategoryFraud Supporting]]'' Actress category, given Blunt's other role that year was in Best Actress.
* CoupleBomb: Subverted. Husband and wife John Krasinski and Emily Blunt star, showcasing a natural on-screen chemistry as a loving couple - and the film was a SleeperHit.

** A [[https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/the-silently-regressive-politics-of-a-quiet-place/ New Yorker article]] accused the film of exhibiting regressive politics because the humans are white gun-owners who must remain silent and the monsters are all dark-skinned. It's rather obvious that this is not what the filmmakers' intended.

* ParanoiaFuel: That making a sound can be a death sentence. It's almost impossible to live your life without making some. The moment you inevitably make one, it's only a matter of time before an alien will ''slash you alive.'' John Krasinski's WordOfGod that the characters don't wear shoes partly because they would prevent knowing what surface they're walking on (and how noisy it would be) just adds to it.

** The entries in this wiki itself describes Marcus as a [[DirtyCoward sniveling]], [[HystericalWoman screaming]], [[TooDumbToLive incompetent]] buffoon who does nothing but cause problems for his family. He's not: He's a [[IllBoy sickly]] young boy (younger than Regan) who knows his limits, and keeps out of physical work. He frightens easily, yes, but [[TruthInTelevision nearly every single child on the planet does]]. His disputes with Regan over how to handle certain situations are always framed as BothSidesHaveAPoint, as running away [[KnowWhenToFoldEm isn't always the worst thing.]] Most notably, the moment that everyone points to as his supreme moment of "cowardice" is when he slinks behind water heaters as the aliens charge at his mother and sister. He's doing this because A: His mother ordered him to, B: They have the weapons and he doesn't, and most importantly, C: He is keeping his ''baby brother'' out of harm's way for the battle that's about to commence, so the baby won't alert the aliens.

* TheyCopiedItNowItSucks: Some fans of the source novel ''Film/TheSilence2019'' was based on had assumed when they saw the first teaser ad for ''A Quiet Place'' that the title of the former's film adaptation had been changed[[note]]especially since at one point in the novel the deaf character tells her mother that she deals with the stress of their situation by going to "the quiet place in my head"[[/note]]. Since ''The Silence'' was filmed first, they have assumed Krasinski's film was a deliberate ripoff, even though the script had been in development since 2015, and disparaged it.

* ParanoiaFuel: The entire concept that making a sound can be a death sentence. It's almost impossible to live your life without making some. John Krasinski's WordOfGod that the characters don't wear shoes partly because they would prevent knowing what surface they're walking on (and how noisy it would be) just adds to it.

* ParanoiaFuel: The film is naturally full of it due to its use of NothingIsScarier. John Krasinski's WordOfGod that the characters don't wear shoes partly because they would prevent knowing what surface they're walking on (and how noisy it would be) just adds to it.

** The entries in this wiki itself describes Marcus as a [[DirtyCoward sniveling]], [[HystericalWoman screaming]], [[TooDumbToLive incompetent]] buffoon who does nothing but cause problems for his family. He's not: He's a [[IllBoy sickly]] young boy (younger than Regan) who knows his limits, and keeps out of physical work. He frightens easily, yes, but [[TruthInTelevision nearly every single child on the planet does]]. His disputes with Regan over how to handle certain situations are always framed as BothSidesHaveAPoint, as running away [[KnowWhenToFoldEm isn't always the worst thing.]] Most notably, the moment that everyone points to as his supreme moment of "cowardice" is when he slinks behind water heaters as the aliens charge at his mother and sister. He's doing this because A: His mother ordered him to, B: They have the weapons and he doesn't, and most importantly, C: He is literally holding and keeping his ''baby brother'' out of harm's way for the battle that's about to commence, so the baby won't cry and alert the aliens to their presence.

** A lot of commenters online seem to believe that Regan is an EnfantTerrible who murdered her own little brother in cold blood, then spent the entire film [[UngratefulBastard spitting in the face of her loving father]] until she gets him killed. In reality, she's a young girl who made a horrible mistake that she lives with every day (and indeed, she grieves for the accidental death of her brother every day of her life), and her surly nature is because she has a disability in a [[CrapsackWorld horrible]] [[AfterTheEnd world]] and feels like she's a burden on her family because of it. Overall, she's a ''child'', and makes mistakes like a child would, but she's doing her best.
** Judging by entries on this very wiki, you would assume Marcus is a [[DirtyCoward sniveling]], [[HystericalWoman screaming]], [[TooDumbToLive incompetent]] buffoon who does nothing but cause problems for his family. He's not: He's a [[IllBoy sickly]] young boy (younger than Regan) who knows his limits, and keeps out of physical work. He frightens easily, yes, but [[RealityEnsues nearly every single child on the planet does]]. His disputes with Regan over how to handle certain situations are always framed as BothSidesHaveAPoint, as running away [[KnowWhenToFoldEm isn't always the worst thing.]] Most notably, the moment that everyone points to as his supreme moment of "cowardice" is when he slinks behind water heaters as the aliens charge at his mother and sister. He's doing this because A: His mother literally ordered him to, B: They have the weapons and he doesn't, and most importantly, C: ''He is literally holding and keeping his baby brother out of harm's way for the battle that's about to commence'', which is an extremely important task.