Word: shyamalanã
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...despite the repetitiveness of these films, Americans can’t seem to get enough. M. Night Shyamalan??s disastrously received film “The Happening” has made over $100 million in profit since its release, and green-messaged “The Day After Tomorrow” made over $500 million worldwide. Perhaps we need to witness the earth being torn apart by natural forces beyond our control to realize that at least the real world isn’t really that bad. Or maybe we’re all just victims...
However, his character isn’t anything new. From Bruce Willis in “The Sixth Sense” to Mel Gibson in “Signs,” Shyamalan??s leads are always the same—tragedy-stricken, under-achieving men with a potential for love, surpassed only by their propensity for the metaphysical...
...less-than-subtle move, Shyamalan adds a film critic to the cast of characters, all but shattering the fourth wall from the movie’s outset. But when the Lady asks Shyamalan??s character to do nothing short of—seriously—saving the world, ignoring the director’s metatextual presence is a lost cause. Even off-screen, he is visibly descriptive with his camera work, framing original point-of-view shots and probing angles that sustain the film’s suspense...
...hard to decide whether self-awareness can redeem Shyamalan??s lack of originality; after all, as mythologist Joseph Campbell wrote, all epics follow the same progression along their “Hero’s Journey.” But only diving headlong into this bedtime story can save you from a feeling...
...conclusion is a disappointment, since the beginning of “The Hills Have Eyes” is legitimately scary and even promising. As was the case with M. Night Shyamalan??s “Signs,” the movie is only spooky when the villians are obscured, indefinite, and inexplicable. Once the monsters are revealed, there’s nothing left to your over-active imagination—and in Craven’s flick, there’s no Joaquin Phoenix eye-candy to make up for this lack of suspense...
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