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Post by janntosh on Sept 22, 2020 1:24:40 GMT
then turns to utter shit!
The first half is genuinely tense and foreboding. The second half gets dumb fake looking aliens that can get killed by water and can't get through wooden doors, totally dead and nonchalant reactions to the fact that fucking aliens exist (my favorite is Shyamalan's character who goes on this long spiel and then at the end goes "oh yeah I saw an alien in my pantry and locked him in there"), and the ending where apparently the characters needed a message from God that maybe using a baseball bat or some other type of weapon to try to fight back against the alien holding your son is a good idea. Apparently God had to kill Gibson's wife to help set off the chain to deliver that message. Too bad though. Like I said there is still a lot of good parts in it. The score by James Newton Howard is also fantastic
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Post by lowtacks86 on Sept 22, 2020 1:31:25 GMT
The water thing was pretty stupid (there is literally water in the air), but it can't hold a candle to this :
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 22, 2020 2:16:41 GMT
then turns to utter shit! The first half is genuinely tense and foreboding. The second half gets dumb fake looking aliens that can get killed by water and can't get through wooden doors, totally dead and nonchalant reactions to the fact that fucking aliens exist (my favorite is Shyamalan's character who goes on this long spiel and then at the end goes "oh yeah I saw an alien in my pantry and locked him in there"), and the ending where apparently the characters needed a message from God that maybe using a baseball bat or some other type of weapon to try to fight back against the alien holding your son is a good idea. Apparently God had to kill Gibson's wife to help set off the chain to deliver that message. Too bad though. Like I said there is still a lot of good parts in it. The score by James Newton Howard is also fantastic The baseball bat had to be swung in exactly the right way at the exact right time in order for the alien to have the water land on him. The thought of his wife had to come to him the exact moment it did. He was fulfilling prophecy so to speak. Everything was always going to happen the way it does in that scene. Just my take on it. Despite some of the sillier stuff in the movie, it works more than it doesn't. It is all meant for Mel Gibson's character to find his faith again. The water stuff doesn't bother me at all for example. It is a very entertaining, funny and scary movie. There is also the interesting theory that they are metaphoric demons, not aliens. They theory goes that the water in the house is blessed, meaning that water doesn't normal harm them, only holy water does. Another theory is that they are interdimensional beings and they don't even know what water is. The water in the atmosphere isn't enough to harm them, but a splash of water is enough. The aliens end up leaving in a hurry and the one that is in the house is left behind. I always took this as they found out how dangerous the Earth is to them, same as War of the Worlds with the germs.
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Post by politicidal on Sept 22, 2020 3:15:58 GMT
then turns to utter shit! The first half is genuinely tense and foreboding. The second half gets dumb fake looking aliens that can get killed by water and can't get through wooden doors, totally dead and nonchalant reactions to the fact that fucking aliens exist (my favorite is Shyamalan's character who goes on this long spiel and then at the end goes "oh yeah I saw an alien in my pantry and locked him in there"), and the ending where apparently the characters needed a message from God that maybe using a baseball bat or some other type of weapon to try to fight back against the alien holding your son is a good idea. Apparently God had to kill Gibson's wife to help set off the chain to deliver that message. Too bad though. Like I said there is still a lot of good parts in it. The score by James Newton Howard is also fantastic The baseball bat had to be swung in exactly the right way at the exact right time in order for the alien to have the water land on him. The thought of his wife had to come to him the exact moment it did. He was fulfilling prophecy so to speak. Everything was always going to happen the way it does in that scene. Just my take on it. Despite some of the sillier stuff in the movie, it works more than it doesn't. It is all meant for Mel Gibson's character to find his faith again. The water stuff doesn't bother me at all for example. It is a very entertaining, funny and scary movie. There is also the interesting theory that they are metaphoric demons, not aliens. They theory goes that the water in the house is blessed, meaning that water doesn't normal harm them, only holy water does. Another theory is that they are interdimensional beings and they don't even know what water is. The water in the atmosphere isn't enough to harm them, but a splash of water is enough. The aliens end up leaving in a hurry and the one that is in the house is left behind. I always took this as they found out how dangerous the Earth is to them, same as War of the Worlds with the germs. Hadn't heard of the demon theory. That's kind of fitting for Gibson's character. Even if that's not the case, I still do really like Signs. Probably my second favorite of his after Unbreakable.
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Post by ck100 on Sept 22, 2020 3:19:01 GMT
The aliens should have noticed right away coming to Earth that it's 75% water.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 22, 2020 3:24:08 GMT
The aliens should have noticed right away coming to Earth that it's 75% water. Not if they don't know what water is. They obviously are from a place where water doesn't exist (as unrealistic as that is), so they would only know it was harmful unless they came in contact with large enough doses to harm them. If they were in pain walking around during a sunny day, the aliens wouldn't know why that was. Water in the air isn't visible. We are never given any information about why they are here. Invasion? Unlikely. Desperate, lost and looking for resources? Most likely. That just leaves the question of what is the purpose of the signs. That is there for the religious implications.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Sept 22, 2020 8:39:02 GMT
3/10 I never cared for it.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Sept 22, 2020 14:39:10 GMT
then turns to utter shit! The first half is genuinely tense and foreboding. The second half gets dumb fake looking aliens that can get killed by water and can't get through wooden doors, totally dead and nonchalant reactions to the fact that fucking aliens exist (my favorite is Shyamalan's character who goes on this long spiel and then at the end goes "oh yeah I saw an alien in my pantry and locked him in there"), and the ending where apparently the characters needed a message from God that maybe using a baseball bat or some other type of weapon to try to fight back against the alien holding your son is a good idea. Apparently God had to kill Gibson's wife to help set off the chain to deliver that message. Too bad though. Like I said there is still a lot of good parts in it. The score by James Newton Howard is also fantastic The baseball bat had to be swung in exactly the right way at the exact right time in order for the alien to have the water land on him. The thought of his wife had to come to him the exact moment it did. He was fulfilling prophecy so to speak. Everything was always going to happen the way it does in that scene. Just my take on it. Despite some of the sillier stuff in the movie, it works more than it doesn't. It is all meant for Mel Gibson's character to find his faith again. The water stuff doesn't bother me at all for example. It is a very entertaining, funny and scary movie. There is also the interesting theory that they are metaphoric demons, not aliens. They theory goes that the water in the house is blessed, meaning that water doesn't normal harm them, only holy water does. Another theory is that they are interdimensional beings and they don't even know what water is. The water in the atmosphere isn't enough to harm them, but a splash of water is enough. The aliens end up leaving in a hurry and the one that is in the house is left behind. I always took this as they found out how dangerous the Earth is to them, same as War of the Worlds with the germs. My theory has always been that the aliens we see in the film were drunk teenagers out joyriding through the galaxy, it's really the only thing that explains their behavior. The movie itself is ridiculous but I've always enjoyed it for whatever reason.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Sept 22, 2020 14:41:36 GMT
then turns to utter shit! The first half is genuinely tense and foreboding. The second half gets dumb fake looking aliens that can get killed by water and can't get through wooden doors, totally dead and nonchalant reactions to the fact that fucking aliens exist (my favorite is Shyamalan's character who goes on this long spiel and then at the end goes "oh yeah I saw an alien in my pantry and locked him in there"), and the ending where apparently the characters needed a message from God that maybe using a baseball bat or some other type of weapon to try to fight back against the alien holding your son is a good idea. Apparently God had to kill Gibson's wife to help set off the chain to deliver that message. Too bad though. Like I said there is still a lot of good parts in it. The score by James Newton Howard is also fantastic I bet you really related to the tinfoil hat scene, though.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 22, 2020 21:27:10 GMT
The baseball bat had to be swung in exactly the right way at the exact right time in order for the alien to have the water land on him. The thought of his wife had to come to him the exact moment it did. He was fulfilling prophecy so to speak. Everything was always going to happen the way it does in that scene. Just my take on it. Despite some of the sillier stuff in the movie, it works more than it doesn't. It is all meant for Mel Gibson's character to find his faith again. The water stuff doesn't bother me at all for example. It is a very entertaining, funny and scary movie.There is also the interesting theory that they are metaphoric demons, not aliens. They theory goes that the water in the house is blessed, meaning that water doesn't normal harm them, only holy water does. Another theory is that they are interdimensional beings and they don't even know what water is. The water in the atmosphere isn't enough to harm them, but a splash of water is enough. The aliens end up leaving in a hurry and the one that is in the house is left behind. I always took this as they found out how dangerous the Earth is to them, same as War of the Worlds with the germs. My theory has always been that the aliens we see in the film were drunk teenagers out joyriding through the galaxy, it's really the only thing that explains their behavior. The movie itself is ridiculous but I've always enjoyed it for whatever reason. Those are the reasons I like it. Wouldn't you describe Split as a ridiculous movie too? I love Split, but it is a ridiculous movie. from Roger Ebert's 4/4 star review. The genius of the film, you see, is that it isn't really about crop circles, or the possibility that aliens created them as navigational aids. I will not even say whether aliens appear in the movie, because whether they do or not is beside the point. The purpose of the film is to evoke pure emotion through the use of skilled acting and direction, and particularly through the soundtrack. It is not just what we hear that is frightening. It is the way Shyamalan has us listening intensely when there is nothing to be heard. I cannot think of a movie where silence is scarier, and inaction is more disturbing.
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Post by CrepedCrusader on Sept 22, 2020 21:46:33 GMT
I've always liked that movie, but I admit the ending is a bit meh.
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Post by Vits on Sept 23, 2020 10:45:54 GMT
8/10
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Sept 23, 2020 17:32:54 GMT
It's one of my favorite Shyamalan movies, with The Sixth Sense being my favorite. I really liked it. 8/10
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Sept 23, 2020 20:16:23 GMT
Was I the only one who figured out The Sixth Sense? Not bragging (well, maybe a bit...) but I thought it was easy. The constant regurgitation of the tag line, "I see dead people" and one kind of throw away scene.
Spoiler
When Cole comes home, he's in a room with his mother and Bruce Willis. Cole talks to Mom, Cole talks to Bruce. But Mom never talks to Bruce or even looks at him. I thought "It's like he's not in the room." Two seconds later, I realized "He's not in the room. I see dead people, but Mom doesn't"
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Sept 24, 2020 12:16:28 GMT
Was I the only one who figured out The Sixth Sense? Not bragging (well, maybe a bit...) but I thought it was easy. The constant regurgitation of the tag line, "I see dead people" and one kind of throw away scene. Spoiler When Cole comes home, he's in a room with his mother and Bruce Willis. Cole talks to Mom, Cole talks to Bruce. But Mom never talks to Bruce or even looks at him. I thought "It's like he's not in the room." Two seconds later, I realized "He's not in the room. I see dead people, but Mom doesn't" Yeah, a lot of people said they figured it out . . . AFTER the last scene was shown. But they say they knew it prior.
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