Not meant to be alien film. SPOILERS

Rating: 10/10 (11 September 2002)

For me this is my favorite movie in a very long while. First, I don't see this movie as another INDEPENDENCE DAY or another alien horror movie. I take the position that Shyamalan was trying to bring a story across about what faith is and what it means, and how one man regains his faith through an interesting circumstance. This film was billed as a "crop circle" film which I really loved because I went in thinking I would see another alien suspense movie but was pleasantly surprised to find one of the deepest plots to any movie, as well as one of the most original ideas. I would never have guessed that this movie would be a movie about faith with a majority of the plot set during an alien invasion. The minute amount of special effects used was also well done, because it didn't overwhelm the true story. I think lately many people go to movies just to see how good the effects are and not really caring about the plot (for example,STAR WARS:EPISODE1), well in this movie Shyamalan throws the plot in people's faces, and doesn't rely on special effcts to carry the movie. He also relies on the music and camera techniques to create a genuinely suspenseful thrilling experience (a la Hitchcock). The opening credits themselves were suspenseful with the music, even though they just showed names. Overall I would definitely give this movie a 5 out of 5. And probably the best movie of 2002. (LOTR: Two Towers may turn out to be better, but not by much.)