Continuity mistake: The children sink into the grain when they fall into the silo however when the monster stands atop the door they are hiding underneath, they don't sink in.
A Quiet Place (2018)
1 continuity mistake - chronological order
Directed by: John Krasinski
Starring: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Noah Jupe, Millicent Simmonds
Factual error: Grain engulfment is not depicted in a scientific manner. It is not possible for engulfment to happen without a valve being opened at the base - which has not been shown in the movie when the boy falls in the grain storage. It is very unlikely that two engulfments will happen so close by in the same storage - if so, they will converge quickly. But, the movie shows both victims help each other one by one. They succeed in 5-10 seconds. Engulfment become entrapment in less than 20 seconds and require more than thrice the body weight to pull some one out (unlike one kid being able to pull other one out while both are on the grain). Finally, they both sit on the door and avoid entrapment.
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Suggested correction: It's possible for grain to look sturdy but not be underneath so the engulfment could have possible. But you're right about them not being able to pull each other out.
Well observed. It's a factual error.
I jumped into grain hundreds of times. It is not possible without the grain moving underneath.
Evelyn: Who are we if we can't protect them? We have to protect them.
Trivia: At one point early in production, the film was going to be slightly retooled in order to make it the third entry in the "Cloverfield" franchise, following "Cloverfield" and "10 Cloverfield Lane." Eventually, this idea was dropped, and the movie was left as a stand-alone film.
Question: How did they climb the grain silo without making noise? Why did the silo door come off its hinges?
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