The Village- a Utopian Society

Rating: 8/10 (21 February 2005)

I have seen all of Night's films, and agree with another commenter that the endings tend to be weak.....especially Signs, and The Village...not so much with the Sixth Sense. He has an interesting approach to the supernatural, which is great, but why do they fall apart at the end....? The Village is a great film about a Utopian Society, and in watching the "making of" and the deleted scenes, I understood it a lot more....unfortunately, the deletion of the pipes in the woods, which made the eerie sounds of the "monsters", would have helped the audience understand the farce. I was angry that the park ranger who stole medical supplies for Ivy was not seen assisting her back to the woods, we did not see her return to the Village which is when they could have shown the pipes. I did not see this as a true horror film, since the monsters were farce, it was an interesting portrayal of a group denouncing modern society and its violence, returning to a simpler life.....however, not sure they needed to avoid medicine? Also, when Ivy returned, why the film ended abruptly there, I don't agree with....no transition, the healing of Lucius, nothing....it's like I was mesmerized by the whole film, and then said, "that's it?" at the end???????? bad. So I loved the film, but not the ending. Much like Signs...when I saw the alien it was all over. The mystery was better than knowing. The Sixth sense made more SENSE, and was good. Unbreakable was disappointing at the end as well.... come on Night....let's put more effort into your endings, please.....!!!