the Film ‘Bird Box’ which is directed by Danish Susanne Bier, was just before the christmas premiere on the streaming service Netflix.
Already in the course of a week, the over 45 million people watched the movie, which is about a woman, who along with his two children must fight through a forest blindfolded to avoid seeing the creatures, which gets people to commit suicide.
the Concept of having the blindfold has apparently inspired a lot of people, as on the various social media is starting to upload videos of themselves trying to navigate blindfolded.
the Videos goes under the hashtagget #BirdBoxChallenge and shared extensively among all users.
But now the videos have been too much for the us streaming giant, which has issued a warning against participating in the dangerous trend.
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Can’t believe I have to say this, but: PLEASE DO NOT HURT YOURSELVES [WITH THIS BIRD BOX CHALLENGE. We don’t know how this started, and we appreciate the love, but Boy and Girl have just one wish for 2019 and it is that you not end up in the hospital due to memes.
— Netflix US (@netflix) 2. January 2019
‘Can’t believe I have to say this, but don’t HURT YOURSELVES WITH THIS BIRD BOX CHALLENGE. We have no idea how the trend started, and we appreciate the love, but Boy and Girl (the names of the children in the film, red.) have only one wish for 2019, and it is that you do not end up in the hospital because of the memes’, writes Netflix on Twitter.
the Name ‘Bird Box’ refers to box of birds, as the woman, played by Sandra Bullock, carries with him, and begins to chirp, when the evil beings approaching.
#BirdboxChallenge check out the full video here: https://t.co/zJZvQfT9aM pic.twitter.com/gtxq1qmEmG
— Irish Dave & Christine Show (@idandcshow) 2. January 2019
Listening For The Birds #BirdBoxChallenge pic.twitter.com/9NMomqcXZo
— DreadHeadMarlee (@DreadHeadMarLee) 24. december 2018
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