A different review with questions (SPOILERS)

Rating: Null/10 (13 January 2005)

I have several significant questions that, while probably can't be answered, would like to see discussed.
1) Ivy is sent into the towns because she is stronger than most others in the town and is lead by love -- why is it not brought up that she's most likely sent BECAUSE she is blind, not in spite of it? What I mean is anyone else going to the towns would see the elements of the modern life and would tell others of the cars, lights, people; Ivy, being blind, would not see these things, wouldn't be able to tell others about them, and would keep the ideal of their community in tact.
2) There are too many older people in the town. The elders invented the community, yet many of the townspeople are their peers, so why do they have a fear of the monsters? Therefore, aren't the children the only ones who would truly be scared of the woods? And if that is the case then wouldn't the community be considered a failure since it did not even last one entire generation?
3) Should Shyamalan constantly be compared to his own earlier successes or simply to the other films of the year, as all other directors are? I fear a Michael Jackson "Thriller" type downward spiral for Night if this continues.
If you're still reading, thank you. Just wanted to make a comment that of the two love stories in the movie, one is incredibly unique but very believable. Edward Walker never touches Alice Hunt because he knows she loves him and doesn't want hurt her. That's incredibly insightful view into the human condition isn't it? I would like to see what Night could do with a straightforward love story. Also his understanding of familial love has been present in all of his movies, does anyone else enjoy this aspect of his work?