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| Nelson_Mandela 06/10/19 10:58:23 AM #305: | #125. Unbreakable https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9e/Unbreakableposterwillis.jpg Dir: M. Night Shyamalan Genre: Drama, Superhero Year: 2000 **Note: I realize now that I have been misleading you all along. There is STILL one more superhero movie on the list!** Unbreakable is the best M. Night Shyamalan film and also the last one before people started to tire of his very predictable storytelling formula. However, this one isn't as reliant on the twist as The Sixth Sense or some of his other films, so the formula actually works here to serve as a satisfying, well-earned climax rather than a WTF moment. Unbreakable does what so many recent superhero origin stories (especially the "dark" ones in the DCU) fail to do. It actually makes the hero feel tormented by the discovery of his powers--and once he realizes the good he can do with them, it feels so triumphant that it actually gives me goosebumps to watch. In this day and age, I'm not sure if a comic adaptation can go with a minimalism like Unbreakable, but I sure as hell would love to see them try. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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