Not a horror flick

Rating: Null/10 (31 July 2004)

If you go to the see The Village expecting to see a Halloween, Friday the 13th slasher-type movie, you will be disappointed. This is not a horror film. If you read the negative reviews you will see that most of those people were expecting to be scared off their pants. This is a more profound movie. Yes, it has some scary parts, but it has much more than that...even if some think that the twist was predictable. I went expecting nothing and was pleasantly surprised. A lot of hidden themes. It is a movie that makes you think and stays with you.
Another reviewer said that he thinks the movie was about the current war in Iraq. I see it more as a criticism of organized religion and the power of "fear" as a way to control masses.