A very impressive film in some ways and surprisingly subtle for Shyamalan - maybe detrimentally so as kept looking for bigger twists than were actually delivered. Although I enjoyed it, there are several big flaws that stopped this from being a great film for me. First of all, I didn’t buy the logic of the whole situation - I mean they really hadn’t thought about what to do when people got sick? But more problematically, the use of disabled characters is quite troubling and manipulative at times, used entirely for genre purposes in a way that is at times quite uncomfortable, particularly in regards to a big reveal that I won’t spoil here.
That said, The filmmaking itself is some of Shyamalan’s best; it has atmosphere, rhythm and strong performances.
Why are people defending this so vigorously? This is speaking from a big Shyamalan fan. The Sixth Sense is one of my all-time favorites. Unbreakable, Signs, Split, and The Visit are great. The rest are... pretty terrible.
But really? This twist ending is absolutely utterly ridiculous. In no way is it convincing at all. The suspense built up over the first half was actually kind of gripping. Then it melted away faster than ice cream on a hot summer day. Awful. I expected much better.
I remember hoping people would stop looking for the twists in M. Night Shyamalan's movies soon because they were far better than those simple end twists. The Village turns out to be rather touching and has great moments of suspense and mystery.
Wow, so many different opinions on the same movie... such movies are often really interesting.
This one really appealed to me for several reasons. The element of mystery as well as the beautiful visual style and the importance of certain colors made it very interesting. Great soundtrack, too.
After watching the whole movie and getting to know the secrets - although the villagers decided to stick to their ways in the end - I also consider this a beautiful way to show that suffering is a part of life and hiding from the world is not the solution and just causes different problems.
I also loved the actors - Sigourney Weaver, Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquín Phoenix and Adrien Brody were amazing, but the whole ensemble was wonderful.
I lost a bet and had to watch this, so I was expecting a pretty hard slog. This really surpassed my expectations though. Let's just say I wish you could dislike something twice.
Well, I guess the movie is fine. From the discussions, I expected it to be scary. DONT expect that, it's more of the drama/mystery-ish kind.
Felt like a joke while I was watching it, probably because I expected something else, but it feels like it has an ok story when I look back at it.
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well, this movie surprised me. i believed it was an horror movie till the 3/4 of its lenght, but the final is revealing and a pleasant surprise, maybe cause i always dreamed about creating a similar project.. discovering that the story is placed in our days is surprising, almost for me.
i really liked it. maybe it's not a 10/10, but is absolutely worth watching. one of my best icm reccomendations.
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imokaylarry
A very impressive film in some ways and surprisingly subtle for Shyamalan - maybe detrimentally so as kept looking for bigger twists than were actually delivered. Although I enjoyed it, there are several big flaws that stopped this from being a great film for me. First of all, I didn’t buy the logic of the whole situation - I mean they really hadn’t thought about what to do when people got sick? But more problematically, the use of disabled characters is quite troubling and manipulative at times, used entirely for genre purposes in a way that is at times quite uncomfortable, particularly in regards to a big reveal that I won’t spoil here.That said, The filmmaking itself is some of Shyamalan’s best; it has atmosphere, rhythm and strong performances.
GreyScarf
The score for this movie was brilliant! James Newton Howard delivered a haunting masterpiece.ntan
Why are people defending this so vigorously? This is speaking from a big Shyamalan fan. The Sixth Sense is one of my all-time favorites. Unbreakable, Signs, Split, and The Visit are great. The rest are... pretty terrible.But really? This twist ending is absolutely utterly ridiculous. In no way is it convincing at all. The suspense built up over the first half was actually kind of gripping. Then it melted away faster than ice cream on a hot summer day. Awful. I expected much better.
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Siskoid
I remember hoping people would stop looking for the twists in M. Night Shyamalan's movies soon because they were far better than those simple end twists. The Village turns out to be rather touching and has great moments of suspense and mystery.Duke of Omnium
The surprise ending was telegraphed about an hour beforehand, and Shyamalan's little hide and seek game with the camera got old very early.IreneAdler
Wow, so many different opinions on the same movie... such movies are often really interesting.This one really appealed to me for several reasons. The element of mystery as well as the beautiful visual style and the importance of certain colors made it very interesting. Great soundtrack, too.
After watching the whole movie and getting to know the secrets - although the villagers decided to stick to their ways in the end - I also consider this a beautiful way to show that suffering is a part of life and hiding from the world is not the solution and just causes different problems.
I also loved the actors - Sigourney Weaver, Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquín Phoenix and Adrien Brody were amazing, but the whole ensemble was wonderful.
Eagleheart
I lost a bet and had to watch this, so I was expecting a pretty hard slog. This really surpassed my expectations though. Let's just say I wish you could dislike something twice.moviewizguy
Shyamalan's under-appreciated masterpiece.Thief
One of my favorite films and, IMO, better than anything that Shyamalan has done.Here's an entry I wrote about it on my blog.
http://films-music-stuff.blogspot.com/2010/11/village-how-m-night-shyamalan-finally.html
Musanna
Probably one of the worst films I've ever seen.thestaulker
alright. I'll except it as a watchable movie. In theory it could be worked on, perhaps even re-made.Elica
Well, I guess the movie is fine. From the discussions, I expected it to be scary. DONT expect that, it's more of the drama/mystery-ish kind.Felt like a joke while I was watching it, probably because I expected something else, but it feels like it has an ok story when I look back at it.
Skyscore
http://www.afisha.ru/movie/173393/review/149556/phantometal
shyamalan's best...meztruo
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well, this movie surprised me. i believed it was an horror movie till the 3/4 of its lenght, but the final is revealing and a pleasant surprise, maybe cause i always dreamed about creating a similar project.. discovering that the story is placed in our days is surprising, almost for me.
i really liked it. maybe it's not a 10/10, but is absolutely worth watching. one of my best icm reccomendations.
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