A fascinating story of reconciliation and hope

Rating: 10/10 (30 April 2013)

M. Night Shyamalan delivers once again in a film that is sure not to disappoint anyone who enjoys scifi flicks. From it's amazing soundtrack to top notch acting, "Signs" keeps you on the edge of your seat, wondering what's going to happen next.
As far as the plot is concerned,Shyamalan tells the story of an normal American family experiencing crisis on every side. The film documents the struggle of a family grieving the loss of a loved one while also dealing with a world falling apart around them. Although much attention is focused on how the family as a whole deals with grief and despair, the real story centers around Graham Hess (Mel Gibson). Hess is confronted with a existential crisis of whether God really exists in the light of his wife's death. "Signs" uses the phenomena of crop circles and the threat of alien invasion as a metaphor for the truth that God really does have a plan in mind for humanity. Could all the evil and hurt in the world actually be used toward some future good? Shyamalan seems to think it could.
The spiritual significance of this film is overwhelming. As a Christian, I view this film as a fascinating and deeply moving story of the questions that all of us ask in life. Could God actually be using the present evil we experience in life for good? I side with Shyamalan's conclusion. Just as suffering is a mandatory part of life on Earth, so to is the possibility of healing and hope. Of course, since I am a Christian, I see suffering as a result of man's decision to rebel against God. However, God has a plan! Just as sin brought about suffering and death to every person, so to God through Christ lived a life of suffering and experienced death without sinning, so that by believing in Christ's payment for sin we can experience reconciliation and hope ourselves. God has a plan! Please don't lose hope, find it in Christ.