M. Night Shyamalan has done it again! Another film with a tinge of the supernatural with a message behind it! I have watched all his shows, save for Unbreakable. Not all his movies are good though. Besides Sixth Sense, Signs, The Village and now The Happening, his other films are not that appealing.
At least in The Happening, he did not appear in the movie at all, unlike his other shows, where he would write his own character in somehow. The Happening is more a jibe and warning to pollution, industrialisation and global warming, about how humans start taking nature and the Earth for granted, and this time round, the trees and plants start fighting back.
There is no physical action of any plant literally fighting. Everything was done in a subtle way, so subtle that even until the end of the show, there may still be some who could not get the full meaning. But his films are like that - either you get it or you do not. Those who managed to get the message behind the films will appreciate the movie, and those who did not will find the entire show boring and wonder how in the world he could get a Best Director nomination (or was it a win?)
But I enjoyed the show somewhat. It is a good movie throughout. Those who enjoy comedy and slapstick will not appreciate it because some view movies as a way of relaxation, so they prefer not to exercise their brains while watching a show. To each their own.
At least in The Happening, he did not appear in the movie at all, unlike his other shows, where he would write his own character in somehow. The Happening is more a jibe and warning to pollution, industrialisation and global warming, about how humans start taking nature and the Earth for granted, and this time round, the trees and plants start fighting back.
There is no physical action of any plant literally fighting. Everything was done in a subtle way, so subtle that even until the end of the show, there may still be some who could not get the full meaning. But his films are like that - either you get it or you do not. Those who managed to get the message behind the films will appreciate the movie, and those who did not will find the entire show boring and wonder how in the world he could get a Best Director nomination (or was it a win?)
But I enjoyed the show somewhat. It is a good movie throughout. Those who enjoy comedy and slapstick will not appreciate it because some view movies as a way of relaxation, so they prefer not to exercise their brains while watching a show. To each their own.
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