Watching The Village today, with its twists and turns and crazy ending, made me think of how much of an amazing movie director M. Night Shyamalan really is. All of his films fit the criteria for any film watching experience, to entertain.
From the moment you are thrown into the strangely dark world of 'bad' colours and secrets, your mind is racing, many people watching will be aware that the film has a twist, some may already know it, some may assume due to the director and his certain methods, but you never guess it and when it comes its the most obvious thing you kick yourself, laugh about it and tell all your friends to watch it. The same applies to nearly all of his films (most notably The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable).
The conclusions of these films are always full and proper, never showing more than is needed and ending the film on conclusive note, not drag it out for extra 20 minutes. of course the films are slated for being cheesy and ridiculous, but the filmic snobs don't get the thrill of seeing a movie with twists and turns and an explosive ending, did anyone actually enjoy the Godfather? or did you have to watch it 5 times to realise how good it is? M. Night Shyamalan does not make these films, he makes films that are made to a standard, made to measure, made to entertain. I would rather watch Signs or The Village in a heartbeat over 12 Angry Men, yes, please watch and analyse 12 Angry Men, its a masterpiece, set in one room, shows the power of stubbornness and how wrong a large group of intelligent men can be (or something like that). but enjoy Shyamalan films, for they are the purest pieces of exciting fun filled entertainment thats currently being thrown at us from the CGI crazed, 3d Hollywood that nobody loves.
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