Michael Sarnoski reveals the thematic importance of Frodo the cat and his value to Lupita Nyong’o’s character.
A Quiet Place: Day 1prequel to A Quiet Place (2018) by John Krasinski has finally hit theaters since June 26, and is already winning over critics and audiences. Written and directed by Michael Sarnoski (Pig – Rob’s Plan), the film is receiving great attention not only for the story and the expansion of the universe created by Kransinski, but also for the presence of a beautiful feline: Frodo the cat.
In a recent interview, the director explained the importance of Frodo not only for the characters but as a symbolic value of the entire film.
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A Quiet Place: Day 1 – the director reveals the importance of Frodo in the film
A Quiet Place: Day 1 is the third chapter of the saga started in 2018 by John Krasinski. The prequel film will continue to explore humanity’s fight against alien invasion, going back to the early days of their arrival on Earth and the resulting catastrophe. Speaking about the characters, director Michael Sarnoski explained the importance of the feline, which accompanies protagonists Sam (Lupita Nyong’o) and Eric (Joseph Quinn), and what it represents thematically for the film.
“Frodo grew naturally from the character of Sam. She is a patient in a hospice and certainly during an alien invasion her goal is not necessarily to survive, but this is her opportunity to return to life. E Frodo is the extension of this feeling. I always imagined that when Sam lived in the city, Frodo was a street cat, and she started to connect with him by leaving him bowls of milk… and then he became her pet. Frodo is the only thing she then took with her when her life was coming to an end. Frodo represents what her life was like before the disease. Then [dopo l’invasione aliena] having to return to the city is a way of coming back to life.“
Speaking about the thematic value of the feline within the film and the universe of A Quiet Place Sarnoski revealed: “I think that Frodo represents the value of connection, and the connection Sam had to her past and what connections she was willing to make with other people. Frodo ultimately becomes a huge part of the connection she forms with Eric, and what they mean to each other“.
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