Those rating less than 9 don't get it

Rating: 9/10 (3 January 2019)

I've seen a lot of reviewers on here that seemed to enjoy "A Quiet Place," yet didn't find the horror in "Bird Box" enjoyable. This movie is PLENTY horrifying, just more in an apocalyptic nightmare scenario, other than just blood and gore. Could you live in an apocalypse, without being able to see?
So spoilers*********
The entities didn't force certain people to kill themselves, because those people were mentally ill. Just as the blind were unaffected, because they couldn't see, the mentally ill people found beauty in the darkness, and recieved the message that they needed to force others to experience the it, as well.
The ending is at a school for the blind, which is quite beautiful, really. The birds in the vines, that cover the school, alert the people with sight that something is wrong. Malory caught on to this early, and the ending was a beautiful testament to the saying "life finds a way."
As for the fillers, they're all important, leading up to the event where Malory takes Tom (previously Boy), and Olivia (previously Girl) down the river.
Why didn't Malory name the children? I think that it's a very complex answer, that involves deep psychological aspects. My own opinion is that she didn't name them, simply because she felt that keeping them nameless allowed her to distance herself from them, as a form of protection. They call her Malory, and she calls them Boy and Girl. In the end, she names them and calls herself their mother.
The only thing I can agree with the naysayers, here, is that there's no explanation or backstory to explain where the creatures come from, or why they're here. I think the movie tried to explain it as "demons and beasts" in a religious context, and that it was a final judgment scenario, but that did fall through the cracks, quite a bit.
Overall, this was an excellent movie, and deserves to be recognized as such. It may not be a brand new concept (I'm sure most of us saw "I Am Legend," here), however it did have refreshing aspects, in a time where we're getting live action Disney remakes, left and right. I'm not usually a big fan of Netflix's original content, I only have a subscription to watch shows and movies I've previously enjoyed, but "Bird Box" was an enjoyable movie. You're allowed to have your own opinion, I just hope to see more fresh ideas out there, rather than movie-makers that thrive off of a nostalgic infused fuel.