Excellent

Rating: 8/10 (24 June 2005)

So just when The Village was released, all of us found mixed reviews & stale comments from leading critics. But after I thoroughly analyzed the logical sense, entertainment & drama which the film delivered, I could conclude that M. Night Shyamalan created a perfect-ten flawless master piece.
Shyamalan is simply genius. He creates the mood, ambiance & tension to perfection. He induced us all to be a fan for the Shocking suspense formula from "The Sixth Sense" & "Unbreakable". He induced (which very few were) to relish the realistic approach of a family drama in "Signs". Finally, Shyamalan is one of the finest director in Hollwood, as a revolutionist he needs to be respected & applauded.
"The Village" tells us a story about a small Isolated village in the 16th Century surrounded by Forest. The Villagers are somewhat self-sufficient for their daily needs. There exists a strong bond of love & respect among themselves. The group of Elders have always kept motivated the Youngsters with ethical values & traditions. Anyone watching the movie, to some extent shall get mesmerized with the vintage lifestyle of these Villagers who are intimate with nature. The Artificial Modern Day life of today have deprived us from the real luxury of living in Nature.
This Villagers don't have fear for anything as they are void of monetary needs, ego, greed and over-ambitious desires. But there's one fear stays within them, always. There lives Some Strange Creatures in the Forest which surrounds them. There always was a Peace maintained between the Villagers & the Creatures that none of them shall cross each other's boundaries. The Problem begins when a Young man named Lucius Hunt, tries to cross the Borders for a possible attempt to reach nearby towns for procuring vital medicines. Lucius unlike any young man was courageous and in love with Ivy, a blind Girl and daughter of Chief Senior of the Village, Edward Walker.
The Elders always strongly opposed the Villagers for any attempt to cross the borders and maintained that practice as an oath.
The Drama begins here as Shyamalan creates the Fear. The Direction is laid in a way that we become part of the Village. We start adoring the bond between Lucius & Ivy. Just then Lucius is badly injured by Noah, a mentally weak friend of Ivy who becomes jealous for Ivy's love for Lucius. Here is the need of medicine which can save the life of Lucius. Walker the prime supporter of their oath, had to decide for allowing Ivy to cross the Borders to get medicine. His life was important as Lucius had those leadership qualities who could be the future leader to maintain those rules, custom & traditions which the village always followed. He was the best suitable person to whom the ultimate secret could have been revealed.
The Script is marvelously written and told. It gave full justice to all characters. And of course the Twist at the end is as shocking as The Sixth Sense & Undreakable.