Very Creative. (Don't know if it's a SPOILER)

Rating: Null/10 (23 August 2004)

Like Signs, there really is something subjective that horrifies people in The Village. Some people suppose it to be a horror film while some people find out it is completely a love story. A girl ventures to save her fiancé's life. The environment, the buildings, the furnishings and their dressings make us believe that they are in an earlier time when people are unsophisticated. The elders of the village frequently hold conventions about the village.
Its music with mild melodies suggests an artistic atmosphere. The role Lucius Hunt played by Joaquin Phoenix is somewhat chubby and dumb, which is varied from Phoenix¡¦s roles in other films such as the one in Gladiator.
The story reveals the danger and the high criminal rates the modern American society contains. The movie is categorized in the genre of horror. To my mind, however, the flick is not that frightening actually since it is known that the threat is only from an objective creature. This is a very creative story. It effectively leads our emotions from expecting something terrifying to happen to feeling compassion for the village isolated from the modern but risky society. Shyamalan, the director and writer, overall has built a convincing thriller in this film.