A mass-suicide epidemic follows, with millions killing themselves in the hope of seeing the light on the other side. Rejoice: Heaven is for real. At least, that's the theologically questionable premise of The Discovery, Netflix's new science-fiction brain-teaser starring Jason Segel ( Forgetting Sarah Marshall) as the estranged son of a brilliant scientist (played by Robert Redford) who has "proven" the existence of an afterlife. Are there other islands filled with people living normal-ish lives? A spinoff movie has been confirmed, so that could offer a global view of this postapocalyptic world.Warning: This post contains massive spoilers for the movie The Discovery, which is now available on Netflix, and discusses the ending in detail.Why didn't the Abbotts get on a boat and go to the island long ago?.Will the island people freak out at Regan and Emmett for inadvertently bringing one of the creatures to their safe haven?.I guess that's a problem for a sequel to dive into, though a direct sequel to this movie has yet to be confirmed. However, Evelyn and Emmett are both in bad shape after being slashed by the creatures, so the adults are going to slow things up. The next obvious move is for Regan and Emmett to go back and collect Evelyn, Marcus and the baby.Is there any more to the "base" where Emmett's brother works, according to a throwaway line from Lee in the opening sequence? If it's a military base, could it have been specifically targeted in the meteor strike? That might suggest that the creatures are part of the first wave of an invasion, but maybe I'm going down a sci-fi rabbit hole.We know the creatures are aliens that came to Earth on meteors, but where did they originate?.Hearing the broadcast feedback, he turns the radio on the creature - which is enough to kill it.īasically, Regan is this franchise's MVP. It's all immensely stressful, and it looks like they're screwed.Ĭonveniently enough, Marcus has been listening to the looped Beyond the Sea on their radio - either listening out for Regan's progress or to distract from the agony of getting his ankle caught in a bear trap earlier. Regan then seizes the opportunity to beat it to death, making the island safe once again.īack at the steel mill, Evelyn and Marcus Abbott ( Emily Blunt and Noah Jupe) try to survive an assault by one of the creatures, while protecting the baby. She blasts feedback through the building's speakers making the creature disorientated and vulnerable. Regan uses her cochlear implant, which uses electric signals to give her a modified sense of sound, to exploit the weakness she discovered in the previous movie. The creature quickly turns Man on Island into Man in Pieces, leaving Regan and Emmet to save the day. Regan, Emmett and Man lead the beastie to the island's radio station - the source of the repeated broadcast of Bobby Darin's Beyond the Sea that led them to the island. Unfortunately, one of the creatures bobs out to this island on the boat Regan and Emmett had their eye on, turning the safe haven into a hell. The creatures were right behind them, however, so people panicked and only a few made it to the islands. Djimon Hounsou's character (who's credited as Man on Island) reveals that authorities quickly realized the creatures can't swim, so they tried to evacuate people across water from the mainland. ![]() Island ripped apartĭeaf survivor Regan Abbott ( Millicent Simmonds) and new ally Emmett ( Cillian Murphy) discover an island populated by survivors living normal lives. There's no post-credits scene, but we'll also sound out the possibilities for sequels set in this universe. Let's be very, very quiet as we take a look at where they end up. The movie picks up right after the events of the 2018 original as surviving members of the Abbott family figure out how to get by in a world overrun by terrifying monsters that relentlessly hunt down any sound. ![]() ![]() The nerve-shredding A Quiet Place Part II landed on Paramount Plus Tuesday, bringing director John Krasinski's horror sequel to streaming audiences.
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