M. Night is the Michael Moore of Fright

Rating: Null/10 (2 August 2004)

I saw the film last night and at first I found it a little rambling and confusing. I was also looking for the usual shocks that come from M. Knights films. As the story progressed things began to make sense and it became clear what the message was or at least it became clear to me. These are people consumed with fear and looking for an alternative. Of course they also have the means to create an alternative(the money of the Walkers - thus Walker Wildlife Preserve)and so they do. They create a town protected by walls and the guise of being a wildlife preserve. The "Elders" create a fantasy tale of the "evils" of the other side or the town to "control" desire to seek life outside the village. This serves to continue their efforts and to reproduce what they have started, not to protect the children. The fictional villain is created and the "color" of fear is instilled to keep control. Much like our current situation of fear "code red or orange". The basic premise is fear. We cannot nor could the people of the village avoid the human element for destruction and creating fear for control and for personal/ or financial benefit will not change that. Crime, greed and envy followed them into the village.