Too bad people's IQ are not displayed along with the comments

Rating: Null/10 (22 August 2004)

SPOILERS !!
First I have to say that English is not my primarily language.
Most of the reviews are made by people who did not understand the deeper meaning. Too bad.
Such as questions why the Elder people did not go for medicine, but they send a blind girl. Who would be better capable of such a task not being able to see the outside world? And did you forget that Walker wanted to go, but it was not possible because of the strong oath (what else can you rely upon in such a society?).
Interesting to see that people thought it was predictable, especially after reading all the comments. It's not about the surprise, but the deeper meaning. Congratulations on the fact that you guessed it right, but sorry to read that you are not that smart.
There was a lot of democratic criticism (9/11) in the movie. Surely not only the colors, but the name Walker is known (George W. Bush).
Somebody said: "America hates to look in the mirror. We like to watch, but we hate when the image is turned back on us. The truth is ugly and The Village is a masterpiece."
The name Lucius is not a coincidence, although I doubt that most of you will know what kind of an important Roman name that was. Ceasar and Verus might I add.
Too bad that the trailer and preview made it look as a horror-suspense movie. This movie should not be presented as a block buster, but as a movie for those special-movie houses where the show 'intellectual' movies.
There is a lot of philosophy in the movie. If a child was born only being able to see shadows, that is all the world exists of. This part of the plot is not strange or unrealistic as many have stated.
The blind woman obviously represents the blind Americans, not seeing what the government sometimes is doing. She of course saw the color red within Lucius, not of the monsters, but the color of blood (and for all the historians: you know what Lucius has to do with that color).
The color red reminds the elders of the killing (you can see at the picture at the end that they are a group of traumatized people being treated but think they have found the ultimate cure -> nice paradox).
The microphone in the movie that was shown could be a mistake, but could also be a hint to the Truman-Show.
And nobody is mentioning the fact that it is the ONLY movie from M. Night Shyamalan that is in fact realistic:
Signs: not possible in this way (maybe there are in fact aliens in space, why not, but sure they cannot be hurt by water and wood) Unbreakable: don't believe there are people like that amongst ourselves Sixth Sense: don't think many believe in ghosts
The Village: pure realistic idea and probably also happening in our world somewhere (sect-leaders, Amish in positive meaning).
And for those once who did not know: when an audience is laughing (especially big muscular guys!) at a suspense scene, it means they are afraid. Laughing is a natural reaction to fear.
Of course there are negative things. M. Night Shyamalan is not a God and the producers are a problem, money, time-lines when movie has to be ready etc. There could be a lot of things better, but hey, like i said people have to open their mind watching the idea behind this movie, not looking to find mistakes and holes and twists. Go see Twister for that sake.
So I understand a lot of questions from peoples (why explaining Ivy a lot of things, but not about 'the wall' and a lot more other things).
The creature part as far as I am concerned could be kept more alive and suspense when the scenes with Noah falling in the hole were cut out and the part where Ivy finds out what is going on without showing to the audience (just screaming). The movie would be more balanced.
But over all: I am disappointed in the reviewers intelligence above all, but maybe that is the fault of the trailers and previews expecting a horror movie.
Very very interesting movie that will prove to be more interesting when I watch it for the second time (I will be looking for the link between the newspaper and the dead body and other hints for the time-line).