Watch the video for The Untold Truth of Bird Box, to find out what really happened at the end from the novel!!
Josh Malerman’s novel Bird Box had a crazy and gruesome twist at the end that the movie didn’t show. Movie is directed by Susanne Bier. And Screen Play by Eric Heisserer.
When Malorie, Boy, and Girl (played by Sandra Bullock, Julian Edwards, and Vivien Lyra Blair in the film) arrive at the sanctuary at the end of the river, it is indeed an institute for the blind. Those survivors who are taken in, however, must make a sacrifice in order to gain entry: Gouge out their eyeballs!
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When a mysterious force decimates the population, only one thing is certain — if you see it, you die. The survivors must now avoid coming face to face with an entity that takes the form of their worst fears. Searching for hope and a new beginning, a woman and her children embark on a dangerous journey through the woods and down a river to find the one place that may offer sanctuary. To make it, they’ll have to cover their eyes from the evil that chases them and complete the trip blindfolded.
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