A Misunderstood Masterpiece

Rating: Null/10 (31 August 2002)

I saw the film last night with 3 of my friends, and I think they completely misunderstood the "punchline" of the movie. The movie is called Signs, and while you are led to believe that the title refers to the signs that the aliens are leaving before the actual invasion, the title has a much more sophisticated meaning.
Watch the movie from the beginning. There are many signs, or clues, to the eventual restoration of faith in Father Hess. Every member of the family has some significance, and Father Hess just has to take their traits as more than just coincidences -- Bo's phobia of dirty water is an eventual life saver, as well as Morgan's asthma, and Merrill's old baseball bat (and Hess' wife's last words). The movie slowly slowly comes to show that there is a reason for everything, and that a little faith can come a long way. Hess has to trust his own faith when curing Morgan.
The movie is not about alien invasions. It's about people questioning their faith when the unbelievable happens.