A Quiet Place: Almost Perfectly Done

John Krasinski's movie *A Quiet Place* made its way into my heart as one of my favorite horror/thriller movies because of its unique storyline and execution. However, one of my biggest, and probably my only, issue is when the father sacrifices himself for his children when they are trapped in the car. I think his death could have easily been prevented if he had thought out the situation just a little more. While the monster had trapped the two kids in the car, the father (also played by John Krasinski) was standing a few feet away with a metal tool. Instead of screaming to distract the monster into killing him instead of his kids, he easily could have chucked the tool somewhere to the side or away from the area to distract the monster. The monsters are attracted to sound and use their hearing to hunt, so it most likely would have taken the bait. In previous scenes in the movies, the family showed themselves setting off noises in different locations to purposefully direct the monsters, so why could he not use this tactic in this crucial moment as well? If the father threw the metal tool in the distance, he could have quickly got the kids out of the car and ran away in one piece by the time the monster finished investigating the sound. This would lead to a happier ending because then the mother would not have been forced to single handedly kill off as many monsters as possible in their basement to protect her kids. Being the only one that knew how to work a shotgun, the closing scene alludes to the reality of her having to defend the house all by herself with her children hiding behind her. Also, if the father never dies their daughter would not have had to set off her hearing aid, which attracted hundreds of monsters that were in the area.

Season 5 of TV show *The Walking Dead* was a very well rounded and authentic season. Many of the original characters are still alive and well, and the storyline is still fresh and creative. However, the death of a main character, Beth Greene, makes the season tough to watch for many. Beth's death was brutal and tragic, although it easily could have been avoided. In episode eight titled "Coda", Rick and his group finally locate Beth and Carol in the hospital and come up with a plan to rescue them. This leads to a war like situation with the cops that run the hospital and Rick's group because the cops do not want to give up their patients. Beth made the mistake of stabbing Dawn right when she is about to let her go which leads to Dawn shooting her out of natural reaction. Dawn even admits that it was an accident and just a reaction seconds after it happens. If Beth had just waited half a second longer, she would have been able to walk out of the hospital safely with her friends and family. Truthfully, this would have changed the entire course of future seasons up until now. If Beth did not die, Maggie may not have struggled with Glenn's death as much in season 8 because she would have had her sister to help her through it. That means she would have never left Alexandria and taken Hilltop out of their agreement, which inevitably could have prevented Rick's 'death'. Beth's death truly does not make sense either. She was literally killed on accident caused by her own fault. So in a way, fans cannot help but be mad or bummed out more than genuinely sad over her death because it was basically her own fault. Also, if Beth had not died the group could have become allies with the hospital and used them for medical relief.