Horror movie on the 'resting rock', with a real twist

Rating: 10/10 (20 August 2004)

I do apologize for the title. I will not give up anything and there is a small place in the movie called the resting rock, i will not lie. However, I will not give away spoilers.
M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village" is about a quaint, peaceful, tranquil, and boring little village in the middle of a clearing surrounded by forestry. The little village is not quiet though. People are living in fear. fear of something they have never seen, to an extent, something that has never attacked them, something they do not speak of. They have three real rules in the town. Don't let the color 'red' be seen. Don't go into the woods, and when you hear the warning bell, run like hell. Thats all well and good. But as you watch the movie, you begin to see the ultimate twists and turns that Shyamalan is known for. The acting is very good, each person seemed to feel their role as simple 19th century villagers.
The village itself is very authentic looking. The borders to the village (wooden flag polls) that line what seems to be a mile wide little town. everything down to the lock on the 'quiet room' door is that of the turn of the century. Shyamalan did another excellent job keeping the scenery authentic. Since all of his other movies were set in the late nineties and the early millenium this must have been an interesting change for him. He took that curve very well I must say. Overall, this is a hard review to write since saying anything that happened in the movie would give away a shock, I must advise you go see this one yourself. If you have a date, he/she may jump into your arms. It does shock both sexes. I saw people of all ages in the audience jumping and gasping at certain scenes. Heck even I jumped, and I do not do that very often. So I hope you'll who do watch it, enjoy it! -knightblade