I avoided this movie after hearing the horrible reviews and being utterly disgusted with The Village. This movie was surprisingly pretty good. I liken this movie to Signs in which I didn't really GET it until the second viewing, so I suspect not everyone GOT this movie either. While the movie is a "bedtime story", I also took it as a meta analysis of literary criticism as a whole, not just on M.Night's work in particular. Who is to say what a writer meant when he wrote a character or a scene? Only the writer can and one can't assume all classic conventions of storytelling always have to occur (hence the critics erroneous analysis of his possible fate).
I only have 2 complaints: 1)there were so many characters in this movie, you could easily completely forget about them until they were pulled out in the end. 2)directors should only do cameos, not be a necessary character to the plot. I just didn't buy the "actor" or character as writing something as influential as creating a world changing movement in consciousness.
M. Night's movies have been promoted as being "scary" and with a twist. This could potentially be his downfall as this movie has neither. It is mostly character driven and for the ADHD audiences, this movie would be too slow and boring. Too bad.
I only have 2 complaints: 1)there were so many characters in this movie, you could easily completely forget about them until they were pulled out in the end. 2)directors should only do cameos, not be a necessary character to the plot. I just didn't buy the "actor" or character as writing something as influential as creating a world changing movement in consciousness.
M. Night's movies have been promoted as being "scary" and with a twist. This could potentially be his downfall as this movie has neither. It is mostly character driven and for the ADHD audiences, this movie would be too slow and boring. Too bad.
Tell Your Friends