Sandra Bullock-led movie became the second most-watched original film on Netflix ever, racking up over 89 million views in four weeks after release – back in the heady days of 2018, before we all knew what was to come a little over a year later.
Quite a lot has changed since it was released – and re-watching the movie after 2020 is a very different experience the second time around.
While coronavirus is undoubtedly different to a supernatural plague which drives people crazy through the eyes, there are a lot of moments in the film which are terrifyingly resonant with the past year we’ve all been living through.
Here’s everything that hits differently when you watch Bird Box in the middle of an actual pandemic..Sound familiar, does it?