EP 33: A Quiet Place (2018)

The OFS hosts have talked about it before: women are usually portrayed as lesser individuals in film than their male counter parts. They're usually crazy and often victims, particularly in the horror genre. And with more recent conversations being had regarding white washing and the need for Hollywood to cast more minorities in leading roles, the hope is that films become more diverse, both in terms of the stories being told and talent being cast. However, another group that sees even more disparity in terms of the number of characters written into stories representing them and the number of actors cast into these roles that can best portray them are people with disabilities.
The first 30 minutes of this episode recognizes the very few horror movies through the decades which portray individuals with disabilities in lead roles including, deafness, blindness, paraplegia, tetraplegia and quadriplegia. The even more sobering part is how almost none have featured individuals that can best act in these films: actual disabled talent.
In comes the discussion of this episode's film!!! A Quiet Place's John Krasinski pushed for casting a deaf actress to play the part of the daughter in this surprisingly awesome apocalyptic, alien horror, family drama. And Minki and Tracy are happy to give credit to this film for the mindful and appropriate casting as well as for writing in a brave and self-sufficient character that just so happens to be deaf. Kudos, John and team!
Also, while there are some silly and annoying things about this film, which the hosts like to point out (ahem...that whiteboard tho), for the most part, it's a solid flick, sure to draw even more viewers and positive ratings, making this a horror film that extends itself well to the masses. So, go see it if you haven't!
Oh, and don't ever say these two words to Tracy or to any woman on earth: "Quiet, woman!!"
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