Hush is a home-invasion horror movie with one twist: the main character is deaf. Imagine yourself trapped in your house without the ability to hear what goes bump in the night. You know the killer is outside, but how do you know where the killer is? If the power goes out, which it will, your sight is impaired as well. This is what Maddie (Kate Siegel) experiences in
Hush.
The fact that the main character of this movie is deaf makes
Hush much more innovative and engaging for the audience than typical horror movies. During climaxes in the story, the sound is cut out to immerse the viewers in the fear that Maddie is feeling.
Even though the directors of
Hush twisted the conventional protagonist of a home invasion movie, they still left the majority of horror movie stereotypes untouched. One example of this would be that Maddie lives in an isolated area deep in the woods where no one visits her except her neighbor on occasion: the perfect setting for a serial killer. Loud noises meant to make the audience jump are heard throughout the movie, but used more effectively than usual.
Not all the scares in this movie are meant to make you jump. In the beginning of the movie, the killer decides to announce his presence by stealing Maddie's phone and sending pictures to her computer of her sitting in her living room. What makes it even creepier is that the pictures keep sending as she's investigating.
Overall, I found Maddie to be the most engaging part of the story. Because she's a writer, she imagines different scenarios in her head which we get to see along with her before she makes a decision. Her ability to stay quick on her feet, outsmart the killer, and become a formidable foe enhances
Hush even more.
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