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''Bird Box'' is a film adaptation of the [[Literature/BirdBox book]] with the same name written by Josh Malerman, directed by Susanne Bier and released in 2018 as a Creator/{{Netflix}} original. The film stars Creator/SandraBullock as the main character, Malorie, as an invasion of bizarre creatures, whose mere appearance causes people to commit suicide, appear rampant on Earth. Malorie, with her two children, must flee down a river while blindfolded to find safe haven. The story alternates between the beginning of the disaster and Malorie's initial days of survival, and the present journey of Malorie and the children.

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''Bird Box'' is a film adaptation of the Creator/JoshMalerman's [[Literature/BirdBox book]] with book of the same name written by Josh Malerman, name]]. It is directed by Susanne Bier Creator/SusanneBier and written by Creator/EricHeisserer and was released in 2018 as a Creator/{{Netflix}} original. The film stars Creator/SandraBullock as the main character, Malorie, as an invasion of bizarre creatures, whose mere appearance causes people to commit suicide, appear rampant on Earth. Malorie, with her two children, must flee down a river while blindfolded to find safe haven. The story alternates between the beginning of the disaster and Malorie's initial days of survival, and the present journey of Malorie and the children.
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* ThePowerOfLove: Sebastian manages to resist the compulsion to kill others out of concern for Sophia, who rinds him of his daughter.

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* ThePowerOfLove: Sebastian manages to resist the compulsion to kill others out of concern for Sophia, who rinds reminds him of his daughter.
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!!''Bird Box: Barcelona'' provides examples of:
* AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder: It's speculated that the monsters have no true form and their nature causes them to look and sound like whatever will compel the victim to kill themselves to force others to look at them.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are a few hints to Sebastian's true nature before it's revealed:
** When he's mugged by the blind survivors, they don't seem to notice his daughter right next to him, even though they were perceptive enough to ambush him in the first place.
** When he finds another group of survivors, he tells his daughter to hide just in case, but even after earning their trust does not mention her once, even leaving her outside for the night.
* ThePowerOfLove: Sebastian manages to resist the compulsion to kill others out of concern for Sophia, who rinds him of his daughter.
* VillainProtagonist: Sebastian is one of the Infected, and spends the first half of the movie trying to kill the survivors he comes into contact with.
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A sequel, ''Film/BirdBoxBarcelona'', was released on July 14, 2023.

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A sequel, spin-off, ''Film/BirdBoxBarcelona'', was released on July 14, 2023.
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A sequel, ''Film/BirdBoxBarcelona'', was released on July 14, 2023.



* EvilDetectingDog: Birds can sense when the creatures are around and chirp wildly when they're near. Malorie figures this out when her group have to raid a supermarket and she comes across a trio of parakeets that were left behind. Not shortly after the group have their first encounter with one of the unhinged with the birds reacting to the creatures he's trying to let in. She hangs on to them for the remainder of the movie. Unfortunately they won't react to a ''person'' with evil intent.

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* EvilDetectingDog: Birds can sense when the creatures are around and chirp wildly when they're near. Malorie figures this out when her group have to raid a supermarket and she comes across a trio of parakeets that were left behind. Not shortly after the group have their first encounter with one of the unhinged with the birds reacting to the creatures he's trying to let in. She hangs on to them for the remainder of the movie. Unfortunately Unfortunately, they won't react to a ''person'' with evil intent.
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** Olympia considered naming her daughter [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]] or [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Jasmine]], maybe WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}.

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** Olympia considered naming her daughter [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid [[Franchise/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]] or [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Jasmine]], maybe WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}.
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* WhamShot: After letting [[spoiler:Gary into the house under the pretense that the creatures haven't infected him (because he has neither committed suicide nor is obsessed with forcing others to look at the creatures), he places a series of drawings, ostensibly of the creatures themselves, on the living room table, implying that he has seen them, and is thus very much infected]].
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* VillainousFaceHold: [[spoiler: Gary]] grabs [[spoiler: Cheryl]], forces her eyes open, and holds her face towards the uncovered window so she sees the creature and stabs herself in the neck.
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This trope is, as the name implies, about how ANYONE can die. If the main characters are safe, it doesn't apply


* AnyoneCanDie: You know that Malorie and the children will survive, and the rest of the cast provide a plethora of cliches to hint at the fact they're going to bite the big on soon enough.
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* ChekhovsGun: When [[spoiler:Gary first arrives at the house, Melanie insists they search his bag, but this gets forgotten when Douglas tries to force Gary to leave at gunpoint. The bag contains his journal with [[NighmareFuelColoringBook drawings of the creatures]], proving that he has seen them and is wearing a MaskOfSanity.]]

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* ChekhovsGun: When [[spoiler:Gary first arrives at the house, Melanie insists they search his bag, but this gets forgotten when Douglas tries to force Gary to leave at gunpoint. The bag contains his journal with [[NighmareFuelColoringBook [[NightmareFuelColoringBook drawings of the creatures]], proving that he has seen them and is wearing a MaskOfSanity.]]
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* NeverSplitTheParty: Played for AdultFear when Malorie falls down a slope and is knocked unconscious for a moment. The Girl has been told not to try and rescue her again, so she continues on the path. The Boy is lured off the other way by a creature mimicking Malorie’s voice. When Malorie wakes up, she has to find both children before they can be tricked into removing their blindfolds.

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* NeverSplitTheParty: Played for AdultFear realistically when Malorie falls down a slope and is knocked unconscious for a moment. The Girl has been told not to try and rescue her again, so she continues on the path. The Boy is lured off the other way by a creature mimicking Malorie’s voice. When Malorie wakes up, she has to find both children before they can be tricked into removing their blindfolds.
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* NeverSplitTheParty: Played for AdultFear when Melanie falls down a slope and is knocked unconscious for a moment. The Girl has been told not to try and rescue her again, so she continues on the path. The Boy is lured off the other way by a creature mimicking Melanie's voice. When Melanie wakes up, she has to find both children before they can be tricked into removing their blindfolds.

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* NeverSplitTheParty: Played for AdultFear when Melanie Malorie falls down a slope and is knocked unconscious for a moment. The Girl has been told not to try and rescue her again, so she continues on the path. The Boy is lured off the other way by a creature mimicking Melanie's Malorie’s voice. When Melanie Malorie wakes up, she has to find both children before they can be tricked into removing their blindfolds.
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** [[spoiler:Gary's drawings]] are shown that the creatures seem to resemble ones shown from the Franchise/CthulhuMythos. Also, there's one that resembles a ''Franchise/{{Predator}}''.

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** [[spoiler:Gary's drawings]] are shown show that the creatures seem to resemble ones shown from the Franchise/CthulhuMythos. Also, there's one that resembles a ''Franchise/{{Predator}}''.

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