Shyamalan's different approach

Rating: 10/10 (1 August 2004)

I think that when people went to see this movie they set their expectations high and for good reason. After the monumentous success of 'The Sixth Sense' everyone was waiting for a movie where things jumped out at you and a plot twist that actually twists (which are very rare these days). People were disappointed when Shyamalan took a different approach. He used his monsters more as metaphors than as the horror type movies we're used to. I think that yes some of the acting wasn't up to par, but over all it was a very good movie. Very well done and something that goes against our expectations of what his movies "should be like." Shyamalan took a risk and tried something different with "The Village" and people were to busy trying to guess the plot twist than paying attention to what they were actually watching. Saying this was the worst movie ever made is a little uncalled for because there are so many movies out there that are 10 times worse. I was very pleased with the movie and I really enjoyed it.