*Spoilers for Bird Box Barcelona listed below!*
Bird Box Barcelona, a spinoff of the 2018 movie, dropped on Netflix on July 14 and while the post-apocalyptic thriller occurs basically around the exact same time as the initial, we’re presented to a brand-new cast of survivors in a brand-new city. We follow Sebastián and his child, Anna, as they browse the annihilated streets of Barcelona — however we quickly discover that Sebastián isn’t the hero we at first thought him to be.
In Bird Box Barcelona, the exact same hidden beast from the very first movie scares and gets rid of society. Anyone who sees the terrible force is instantly resulted in their death. However, some individuals don’t pass away — rather, they concern the fatal animals as angels and force others to take a look at them in order to “save” their souls. Sebastián becomes part of this group, called Seers. While Anna is presumed to be alive initially, it’s later revealed that she is a delusion of Sebastián’s creativity and passed away months previously, after she was required to take a look at the beast by a priest called Padre Esteban.
Sebastián is revealed to be a Seer after he encouraged a group of survivors residing in an abandoned bus station that he had access to a generator. The group lets him in, however in the middle of the night, he pirates a bus they’re all oversleeping and drives it outside, making them take a look at the deadly entities. Anna appears, applauding Sebastián for “saving” those individuals and exclaiming that he can quickly join her in paradise.
He tries to penetrate a 2nd group, that includes an English female, Claire, and a German lady about Anna’s age, Sofia. They reveal that they’re headed to a shelter in Montjuïc Castle, where Sofia’s mom is thought to be. Sebastián sees this as a chance to “save” more souls and quickly reunite with Anna and his partner, who was killed when Barcelona was very first attacked by the beasts.
But along their journey to the castle, Sebastián starts to question his function as a Seer and recognizes the mistake of his methods — the hidden animals are wicked, not divine beings. When he, Claire, and Sofia reach the cable television cars and trucks that will bring them to the safety of the castle, Sebastián sacrifices himself in a battle versus Padre Esteban, to purchase Claire and Sofia more time to cross. While Sebastián passes away in the battle, Claire and Sofia make it to the castle and Sofia is reunited with her mom.
Why could Sebastián see the beast and not pass away?
It’s revealed in Bird Box Barcelona that Seers are unsusceptible to the hidden beasts. Their DNA has actually been modified by some level of psychological injury — so in Sebastián’s case, sorrow, from enjoying his partner pass away at the start of the intrusion, and consequently, his child at the hands of Padre Esteban. So instead of passing away at the sight of the animals, they end up being focused and think them to be transcendent angels.
Is a remedy discovered in Bird Box Barcelona?
In the last minutes of the movie, it’s revealed that medical professionals are dealing with discovering a remedy. After Claire and Sofia make it to the shelter at Montjuïc Castle, a physician informs Claire that a remedy can be discovered in the blood of Seers — and one is presently caught in the safe space for screening functions. The cliffhanger does recommend that a 3rd movie might take place, however at this time, absolutely nothing has actually been verified.
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