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Bird Box Barcelona explores the post-apocalyptic world where strange phenomena cause mass suicides, leaving small groups of people living in fear and wearing blindfolds to protect themselves.
Is Bird Box Barcelona as good as Bird Box? ›
No Sandra Bullock this time, no English speaking (just a few sentences), but certainly as enjoyable as the first Bird Box. Good storytelling with a rather open ending that make you hope there will be a third Bird Box movie, maybe with clear answers this time.
Is Bird Box Barcelona religious? ›
Film totally in line with Wokeist stereotypes (single mothers, racial quotas, LGBT friendly etc.). The two director-screenwriters of the Catalan version - Álex Pastor and David Pastor - rewrote the story by setting it in Barcelona. And above all by giving it a subtly Catholic slant, in the deepest sense of the word.
Do I need to watch Bird Box before Barcelona? ›
No, you do not have to watch the original Bird Box film before tuning into Bird Box Barcelona. According to Netflix, the spinoff film is an extension of the OG and is set at the same time.
Why is Sebastian immune in Bird Box Barcelona? ›
This happened to Sebastián and his "extreme form" of stress was the grief at the loss of his daughter. The military has hypothesised that if all seers share the same "epigenetic alteration", then this discovery could lead to a way to create immunity to the creatures' effects.
Why did the guy take the bus in Bird Box Barcelona? ›
Sebastian thus believes he is an angel, tasked with forcing others to open their eyes to the creature. For instance, he befriends a group of people who live on a bus, and while they are sleeping, he drives the bus out into the open and crashes it. A lot of injured people on the bus open their eyes and die.
Is Bird Box 2 coming out? ›
When is Bird Box 2 coming out? There is no Bird Box 2 coming to Netflix. The new Bird Box movie is a spin-off, not a sequel, to the 2018 Bird Box movie. That said, if you're interested in the spin-off film, Bird Box Barcelona will begin streaming on Netflix on Friday, July 14, 2023.
Why does Sebastian crash the bus? ›
The next morning, with everyone asleep inside a bus, Sebastián locks himself in the driver's seat and is caught telling himself that everyone of the people sleeping in the bus would be free. Subsequently, Sebastián starts to drive it around the station until he makes it outside and crashes it.
Is Bird Box Barcelona a prequel? ›
No, Bird Box Barcelona is not a sequel to Bird Box. It is a spin-off movie that takes place in the same universe as the original film, but it features new characters and a different storyline. Q2:Does Bird Box Barcelona feature Sandra Bullock?
Who is the bad guy in the bird box Barcelona? ›
But about 20 minutes into the film, we see Sebastián infiltrate a group of people who have escaped death, and he basically kills them all in either a coach crash, or by forcing them to look at the creature. Plot twist: he's the bad guy!
Whenever somebody dies in Bird Box Barcelona, Sebastian witnesses golden orbs of light exit their bodies. This is another delusion on his part, as he thinks their souls are being carried up to heaven after the seraphs have saved them.
Why is Bird Box Barcelona so different? ›
The action of Bird Box Barcelona is set in the Catalan capital instead of California, and in place of Bullock, it features a mixed Latino and European cast, including Spanish star Mario Casas, Babylon's Diego Calva and Georgina Campbell from Barbarian, but fans of the original (based on Josh Malerman's 2014 novel) will ...
Is Bird Box Barcelona worth it? ›
Bird Box Barcelona holds extremely well as a drama-horror film and is worth investing your time in. Content collapsed. It's certainly no clone of its 2018 predecessor. The Pastors do a good job of giving their film its own identity, taking the same concept and building on it in a number of interesting ways.
Is Bird Box 1 or 2 better? ›
The original Bird Box has a 64% from critics and a 58% from audiences. Bird Box Barcelona in turn has a 48% from critics and a 55% from audiences. If I had looked up those scores beforehand, I might have skipped the movie entirely, as I have too many other things in my backlog to waste time on something bad.
What was the whole point of Bird Box? ›
Bird Box sensitively tackles the question of mental health in society. It delves into how it is perceived from those directly affected, to those who view it and how those attitudes are communicated. The movie suggests a split in society, an 'us and them' situation.
What is the entity in Bird Box Barcelona? ›
In the sequel, Octavio explains the creatures are quantum beings using the observer's effect on humanity. Because of this causes humans to perceive them differently; some see their fear, grief, and pain, while others see demons, angels, aliens, and even their deities.
What's the point of the birds in Bird Box? ›
In the Bird Box novel, the appearance of the Bird Box creatures is referred to as "The Problem" and as survivors begin to discover ways to avoid them, they stumble upon the use of birds. Tom hangs Malorie's birds outside the house to act as lookouts and natural alarms, since they can sense The Problem's presence.
What is the purpose of a Bird Box? ›
Give birds a cosy place to rest and breed by building them a cosy nest box. Having plenty of safe places to nest will encourage birds to return to your garden year after year. This Helping Nature activity can be completed as part of Schools or Families Wild Challenge (It counts as Homes for birds for Schools).