Frighteningly Beautiful--Beautifully Frightening

Rating: 10/10 (10 August 2004)

Mr. Shyamalan has single handedly created this amazing "CULT"ural masterpiece. "The Village" is a haunting and thought provoking film that leaves me wondering about our own seemingly innocent and overscaled "CULT"ure. Are we lead to fear our own borders? Frightening moments are preceded and accompanied by relaxing moments of love and ritual. Metaphor peaks through the surrounding woods, whispering details of a process lost with obedience. Speech is without contractions, hindering that which is often set aside by large viewing audiences. To see this film is more than just a Friday night fright at the theater. It is to see the world we live in as what it really is. I give it a 10.