Birdbox Review

I took the chance and watched Birdbox, a movie- based on a novel- on Netflix.  In case you are not sure about it/haven't seen it/haven't heard of it, here's a brief synopsis.  It is a post-apocalyptic story about a woman trying to get her two kids to safety.  The movie begins in the present, but the backstory is shared through flashbacks.

I will say, I was a little nervous about this movie.  I do NOT like horror movies.  DO. NOT.  I love a good suspense- that's totally different!  Two of my five favorite tv shows- are suspenseful: Walking Dead, and Stranger Things.  I forced Andrew to watch Birdbox with me.  He doesn't like horror either.  He will do suspense . . . barely.  (he's a bigger chicken than me when it comes to movies).  This movie was not scary.  It was suspenseful- and there was one part we fast forwarded through because it was too much, for our imaginations (due to the creature that destroyed the world- people have to blindfold themselves, when they're out of their house so they can't see whatever this . . . thing is.  As a result- people are walking though the world blindfolded- even though there are scary things out there.  I mean- blindfolded?!  Scary things?!!!!  GAH!- there was one part that was just too intense for us chickens, but that is the glory of Netflix- I fast forwarded  and it was all good!)

Here are my warnings:
1. I would NEVER watch this with Alexa's current 8 year old self.  The creature, or being, or thing, whatever it is that is out there . . . is kind of scary.  It makes people kill themselves when they are exposed to it.
2. There was a lot of language.  I don't have a problem with Andrew watching things with bad language- he's in middle school.  He's exposed to it- and probably uses it (Doug is a bad influence.  HAHAHA- it's totally me.  I have the trashy mouth)
3. There were 2 sex scenes.  One was literally less than 5 seconds.  The other one was more of a love scene and while you saw nothing more than kissing- it was passionate kissing and it moved to showing the two characters sleeping in bed.  (for me- this one wasn't so bad- even though it was slightly more detailed- it was between two people that were in a loving, committed relationship, which is more acceptable- in my mind).

What I Liked:
1. Sandra Bullock and Trevante Rhodes (the male main-ish character).  I liked their acting and the characters they played.
2. The suspense
3. Post- Apocalypse is popular right now. I LOVE The Walking Dead and watch it faithfully.  While Walking Dead focuses on how humans/society interact to survive after the apocalypse, Birdbox focused on this one woman's attempt to survive.  After it was over, I wanted to criticize the movie for things I felt like they left out or could have done differently, but I have to remind myself that- this is focusing on one woman, not society.  All the other stuff I wondered about- would make the movie way too long and detailed- basically it would make it a tv show that went one for 9 seasons.

What I didn't like:
1. Sometimes her choices/decisions were hard to accept.  Like the path she takes to get to safety.  I mean . . . desperate times call for desperate measures- I get that notion, but . . . still.
2. I felt like the ending was a bit too . . . tidy.  There  was this big build up and then . . . bam!  It ended. Story's wrapped up. The end.

Overall- I would totally watch it again.I should watch it again because the first time I was unsure of the direction it was going in, and I was afraid it would get scary and I might have to turn it off.  Therefore- I should watch it again so that I can pick up on the things I missed and probably enjoy it even more.