A John Steinbeck Novel in Verse

Rating: 10/10 (13 January 2005)

I have to say upfront that I LOVED this movie and I didn't expect to. But it is different from any other movie I've ever seen and different from this director's other films.
The Village feels like a John Steinbeck novel (think Of Mice and Men) presented in the style of an opera (without music) with dialogue presented in verse . Actually, I would love the thought of a modern composer making an opera out of this movie.
The DVD notes compare this movie to Hitchcock. I have no idea why. This movie is very spiritual. It is about feeling, emotion, human suffering and human experience. It is about emotional pain and the attempt to free one from pain.
I've read some comments that compare The Village to the Truman Show. I really don't think there is a comparison. The difference is that The Truman show is affected by an external situation while the Village is internal.
The Village is a wonderful movie.