Why Shyamalan's "The Happening" is happening....

Rating: 10/10 (23 July 2008)

For those of you that love the "fear" aspect in films as opposed to the "horror" aspect, this is a film for you. Widely advertised as the first R-rated film from director M.Night Shyamalan, "The Happening" is more for those of you that prefer your movie not spoon-fed to you and like to think. M.Night does not waste any time on getting the movie going, as the violence starts within the first two minutes of the film. From there, it is a roller-coaster ride that takes us throughout the eastern part of the United States of America. This area is infected with this unseen affliction and it is graphic as people are killing themselves in pretty creative ways....I will stop there to not give anything away. For those of you looking for a slasher-type blood and guts horror-fest, you will hate it. For those thinkers that love a motive behind the violence and want to see actual "fear", it will give you fear. The difference between "fear" and "horror" is evident here. This is not a "horror movie". It is a movie that will scare the pants off of you.....The scariest movie that I have seen in the last 20 years is "The Sixth Sense"---this is a movie that I would not want to watch alone. Would you call "The Sixth Sense" horror??? i wouldn't... "The Happening" just joined that club. The message in the film will come to you after you see it and think about it. Fear and Scares, with a lack of the word "horror" do work once again in Shyamalan's blender....he simply has fear with no horror---which works!!!! This one is scary because it is REAL!!!! enjoy...