While 'Bird Box Barcelona' still struggles with the expectations of a franchise, it vastly improves on the original's formula.
In 2018, Netflix’s Bird Box adapted the novel of the same name by Josh Malerman about a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by strange creatures who drive mad anyone who looks at them. Despite an exciting concept, the movie failed to impress critics who pointed out how thin Bird Box’s script was. Nevertheless, the film became one of the biggest hits in the streamer's history thanks to Sandra Bullock’s star power and viral challenges that asked people to do all sorts of things with blindfolds.
In the first Bird Box, most of the action happens on the outskirts as Bullock's Malorie tries to guide two children to a refuge in the woods. The change of scenery in Bird Box Barcelona immediately helps the story as it’s more impactful to see the effects of the widespread destruction in the setting of a vast metropolis.
'Bird Box Barcelona' Treads New Ground Bird Box Barcelona also keeps the first movie's flashback structure, exploring the past of the new protagonist Sebastián . However, there's a massive difference in how these flashbacks are introduced. In Bird Box, the present is condensed into a dangerous boat trip downriver, constantly interrupted by flashbacks. Bird Box Barcelona, on the other hand, has a more complex story, with a lot of breathing space to introduce flashbacks.
While a post-apocalyptic movie has to be entertaining – and Bird Box Barcelona most certainly is – due to the oversaturation of the subgenre, we also expect these stories to have something to say. Fortunately, instead of using the creatures as a simple plot device as the first movie did, Bird Box Barcelona leans into how the presence of incomprehensible forces can lead to religious questions.
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