![]() For the most part, though, this “Bird Box” is much like the last one. The new writer-director team of Álex and David Pastor takes some chances by making Sebastián a somewhat unstable hero. ![]() While making his way to a rumored safe haven, Sebastián meets the capable Claire (Georgina Campbell), who worries - not without reason - that Sebastián may not be the most reliable traveling companion. ![]() The new movie jumps around in time to show how the invasion affected Sebastián (Mario Casas), a Spaniard who loses his wife and becomes determined to protect their daughter, Anna (Alejandra Howard), even if that means embarking on dangerous journeys with dubious strangers. “Bird Box Barcelona” is more of a companion film than a sequel - and as such, likely won’t become as much of a sensation. The film also caught on because its plot (adapted from a John Malerman novel) inspired a slew of memes and viral “blindfold” challenges, drawn from the central premise of unnamed paranormal invaders spreading a suicidal madness to humans who look directly at them. For one, the movie’s star was the perennially popular Sandra Bullock, playing a scrappy survivor of an apocalyptic event. The 2018 thriller “Bird Box” arrived without much hype yet still became one of Netflix’s biggest hits, for two reasons.
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