Fear Level: Existentially disconcertingTrigger Warnings: RAPE, assault, sexual assault, ableism, dog related violenceY'all, this is a tough one. Let's put it out there - the third act twist is RAPE. For two acts this movie walks a fine line along the edge of abielism, then it very intentionally throws itself off of a horrible and disgusting cliff.Director: Fede AlvarezWriters: Fede Alvarez, Rodo SayaguesStars: Stephen Lang (Avatar, Freddy Lounds in Manhunter), Jane Levy (Evil Dead, Zoe’s Extraordinary Playlist), Dylan Minnette (Let Me In, Lost), Daniel Zovatto (Greg from It Follows)What’s it about?Hoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn't as helpless as he seems.Topics of Discussion:Chekov's everythingWhat the fuck is up with Money?Tyler Perry melodramaAbleismA good movie wrapped in a trashbag full of bricks and dumped in the riverThird act rape twists: a thesis.Disabled people as monstersVeterans as monstersHappy dogs pretending to be scary dogsThese very dead protagonistsRecommendations:Center for Disabilty Rights article by Dominick Evans called “Don’t Breathe Uses Blindness as a Plot Device while Casting a Seeing Actor”Laura Kremmel - http://www.horrorhomeroom.com/disability-in-dont-breathe/John Wiswell - Evil Isn’t a Disability - https://firesidefiction.com/evil-isnt-a-disabilityJordan Phillips - http://thebigpicturemagazine.com/thousand-words-the-horrors-of-sensory-disability-the-actualisation-of-disabled-power-in-hush-and-dont-breathe/Being Seen - Elsa Sjunneson https://www.snarkbat.com/being-seenHushSilver BulletA Quiet PlaceWait Until Dark“Granny”Mad Max: Fury Road,Monkey ShinesDeafulaNetflix's "Daredevil"Follow us on twitter @proghorrorpodFollow Emily on twitter @megamothEmily's Website: Megamoth.netFollow Ben on twitter @benthekahnPre-Order Ben's new book, Renegade Rule.Follow Jeremy on twitter @jrome58Visit his website at JeremyWhitley.comRSS Feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/progressively-horrifiedWebsite: https://progressivelyhorrified.transistor.fm/Join our Patreon at: patreon.com/progressivelyhorrified to support the show, get bonus episodes, early access to upcoming episodes, and a cool Progressively Horrified t-shirt.Come back next week to hear about Annihilation! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★Take our listener survey: http://bit.ly/progressivelyhorrified-surveySign up to support Progressively Horrified on Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/progressivelyhorrified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.