Netflix's The Silence Ending Explained
The Netflix movie The Silence follows a family trying to survive an apocalyptic outbreak of monsters. Called «Vesps,» these flying bat-creatures hunt by sound, so the only way to survive is to stay absolutely silent. This is easier for the Andrews family, who all learned sign language after Ally (Kiernan Shipka) lost her hearing in an accident, but not everyone survives to the movie's ending.
It's impossible to read the synopsis for The Silence without thinking of last year's runaway horror hit A Quiet Place, which also featured monsters that hunt by sound, a deaf daughter and a family that had an advantage of knowing sign language, and a house out in the countryside that they have to defend. However, The Silence actually predates A Quiet Place, being based on a 2015 novel by Tim Lebbon. The film was directed by John R. Leonetti and also stars Stanley Tucci, Miranda Otto, and John Corbett.
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After realizing that the creatures on the news are attracted to sound, the Andrews family wisely decided to get out of the city and head somewhere a bit quieter. Following the devastating losses of Uncle Glenn (Corbett) and the family's pet dog on the road, they eventually find a house to hole up in (after the owner, unfortunately, becomes a snack for the local Vesps). Just when it seems like they're safe from the reptilian monster birds, however, a new danger arrives in the form of a cult called The Hushed, who cut their tongues out as a tribute to the new world order. The Hushed begin harassing Hugh's (Stanley Tucci) family, leading to something even more sinister. Let's break down The Silence's ending, and what it reveals about the movie's overall
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