A Magnificent Spectacle

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 2008)

The Happening has achieved the position of one of the most beautifully coordinated and thought-provoking stories ever told. When i walked into the theater, i was expecting nothing short of perfection by M. Night Shyamalan whose movies (with the exception of his sporting try at a fairytale, Lady In The Water) are frankly beyond stunning. When i walked out of the theater my perception of movies had polarized. No longer were movies something to do on Friday night, no longer were they something that attempted to capture my attention for an hour and a half, no more were they just mindless pictures with sounds. They had now reached a level of unparalleled conception. No other form of media could challenge films in getting a message across or telling an entertaining story. There was meaning beyond what music, video games or even books could achieve. Meaning, normal people could not comprehend, especially the ones who go out of their way to belittle someone's artistic expression by giving vacuous reasons to why they believe, in their simpleton minds, it was not worthy of their approval. How can you trivialize someone's craftsmanship when in reality you have no experience in the field whatsoever. But by paying for a 10$ ticket you feel its your place to criticize and denounce someone's obvious hard work and zeal. Its your fault for even deciding to go to an excellent, captivating movie in the first place. Its not equitable of you to prevent people from experiencing this new truth just to fuel your rampage of ignorance. I highly advocate that next time someone offers you something visionary, keep your opinions to yourself unless you have valid justification to support your harsh accusations.