Last night I finally got around to watching the film, “A Quiet
Place” with John Krasinski and Emily Blunt. If you aren’t familiar, the setting
of the movie is a post-apocalyptic earth that has been overrun with vicious creatures
that are blind, but have an incredibly acute sense of hearing. And the movie
centers around a family who must live in nearly complete silence to avoid
alerting these creatures and being attacked. If you think your social
distancing has been rough, you’ve gotta watch this movie!
But there’s a scene towards the end of the movie that really
caught my attention. The father of the family (Lee) is having a conversation
with his daughter (Regan) via sign language. She is deaf and Lee has been
working on creating a hearing aid for her throughout the movie, but he just can’t
quite get it to work for her. While Lee tries to explain to Regan that he is experimenting
with some design changes, she erupts with frustration and hopelessness:
Lee: This time, I took small amplifiers from the stereo
and …
Regan (crying): It … won't … work!
Lee: No, this should increase the frequency to…
Regan: No, it never works!
Lee: But we’ll keep trying until it does.
I love the resolve of the father in this scene. He doesn’t have
the answers. He can’t yet see a solution. But he refuses to give up because the
endeavor is worth the all effort. It’s worth the challenges and uncertainty. It’s
worth all the failure.
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