I owe an apology

Rating: 10/10 (2 September 2002)

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Well, I must admit, it is the first time that I feel like owing an apology to the director of a movie. But, also, I must admit that I think Mr. Shyamalan's incredible ability as a screenwriter this time has carried him a little so far. Why? Well, I thought that Shyamalan had gone just crazy and that he had just creafted, because of ignorance or of excessive ego, the most stupid non-understandable, illogical movie EVER. But I got it! The movie story is a dream that the little girl (or Mel Gibson character himself, I am not clear) is having, and it is childish, not understandable, illogical because of this! we are given so many clues through the movie that I feel incredibly dumb for not having got this by myself (I got it from other people's review). That is also WHY it is so scary: the dream-like inconsistencies, the terrorizing aspects of the end of the world are scary like some dreams were scary when we were child. The director has done just a job so incredible that he has hidden himself behind a underplot that is so subtle that it takes days and days to get it. I believe it is the FIRST time ever that the plot big surprise of a movie story gets you DAYS AFTER YOU HAVE SEEN THE MOVIE. To me, it is an incredible experience.
Thank you again, Mr. Shyamalan.