The Village
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imho hes a great suspense thriller writer.. probably the best at this time. he can make so much happen and keep our interest when realistically there is not much going on. just a great filmmaker. with films such as "the six sense" and "signs" under his belt this one is probably going to be very good as well.
imho hes a great suspense thriller writer.. probably the best at this time. he can make so much happen and keep our interest when realistically there is not much going on. just a great filmmaker. with films such as "the six sense" and "signs" under his belt this one is probably going to be very good as well.
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No props for "Unbreakable"? I thought it was better than "The Sixth Sense," easy.
No props for "Unbreakable"? I thought it was better than "The Sixth Sense," easy.
J.R. Hudson
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I am a huge fan of M.Knight. ONe of the better filmmakers working right now.
I am a huge fan of M.Knight. ONe of the better filmmakers working right now.
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The guy does tension, that's for sure.
The guy does tension, that's for sure.
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I'm not sure if any of you have noticed or not, but in all of Shymalan's films so far, there's always a shot where a character or something important is refelcted in or through a television screen (Mr. Glass as a child in "Unbreakable", the alien in "Signs", etc). This symbol represents his take on "media reflecting reality," something he somewhat borrowed from Hitchock (see "North by Northwest").
Anyway, after seeing this preview, it occured to me that the time setting is rather ambiguous; it looks like it takes place in the past, although it could simply be a rural area of the modern world. In either case, there might not be a television in the whole movie. What do you guys think? Will he abandon his symbol here or will he work it in somehow....?
I'm a big fan of symbolism in film, and I think it's great when directors have a repeated symbol that the include in all their works (another one who does this besides Shymalan would be Japanese film/animation director Mamoru Oshii). So, I'd be kind of dissapointed if Shymalan left it out of this one. Then again, if he did leave it out, maybe it would represent a change of his opinion on the issue....? I guess we'll just have to wait and see....
I'm not sure if any of you have noticed or not, but in all of Shymalan's films so far, there's always a shot where a character or something important is refelcted in or through a television screen (Mr. Glass as a child in "Unbreakable", the alien in "Signs", etc). This symbol represents his take on "media reflecting reality," something he somewhat borrowed from Hitchock (see "North by Northwest").
Anyway, after seeing this preview, it occured to me that the time setting is rather ambiguous; it looks like it takes place in the past, although it could simply be a rural area of the modern world. In either case, there might not be a television in the whole movie. What do you guys think? Will he abandon his symbol here or will he work it in somehow....?
I'm a big fan of symbolism in film, and I think it's great when directors have a repeated symbol that the include in all their works (another one who does this besides Shymalan would be Japanese film/animation director Mamoru Oshii). So, I'd be kind of dissapointed if Shymalan left it out of this one. Then again, if he did leave it out, maybe it would represent a change of his opinion on the issue....? I guess we'll just have to wait and see....
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"The Village": looking a lot like "Signs."
"The Village": looking a lot like "Signs."
J.R. Hudson
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Yeah, but how about that DAWN flick? :-/
Im such a geek.
Yeah, but how about that DAWN flick? :-/
Im such a geek.
J.R. Hudson
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Oooooh. Youre right! I do feel better! (Cough cough gag)
Oooooh. Youre right! I do feel better! (Cough cough gag)
J.R. Hudson
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can't wait for this one either. I really enjoy M. Knights films, and this one looks like it won't dissappoint. As for the rest of his films I think unbreakable stands out on top. When everything came together in that film I was blown away. As stated above, he is the best suspense writer out there now. great stuff.
can't wait for this one either. I really enjoy M. Knights films, and this one looks like it won't dissappoint. As for the rest of his films I think unbreakable stands out on top. When everything came together in that film I was blown away. As stated above, he is the best suspense writer out there now. great stuff.
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It's not just the writing -- you can't *write* tension like that. You have to direct and edit it -- and the scoring plays a pretty major role, too.
It's not just the writing -- you can't *write* tension like that. You have to direct and edit it -- and the scoring plays a pretty major role, too.
PurposeDriven
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Well, we shall see if he is trying to use the same "cookie cutter" for this film as 6th sense or Signs.
Well, we shall see if he is trying to use the same "cookie cutter" for this film as 6th sense or Signs.