a missed opportunity for a great movie

Rating: 7/10 (1 January 2015)

Let me start of by saying that i love the movie and am very disappointed with it! the basic idea as in a lot of Shyamalan movies is outstanding and very philosophical but it misses out so much in the ability to translate that message. trying to portrait the human need to find purpose in life through a subtle, complex and vulnerable "super hero story" is a great contrast at first sight. but originally thats what comic books were about. dealing with important political and philosophical questions in a context the common cowed could understand and empathizes with. and in a century were comic book movies mostly became nothing but pure stupid "popcorn cinema" i admire the effort to remind people that comic books and movies can very well have true and meaningful content. However, while the concept of "Unbreakable" is ambitious and set for greatness, i feel it severely lacks love for detail. there is hardly any story that give the message of the movie any body. the movie is not able to attach the viewer to any of the characters really. and while at first there is a certain tension to what is the secret about these two characters, the initiate tension doesn't build up any further. on the contrary, i feel the longer the movie goes on the more it loses its original tension, to the point were the viewer almost loses interest. and then the big "plot twist" the main thing about the movie doesn't contribute to any excitement either, its not really part of the arc of tension either its just dished out at the end leaving the viewer with this great but almost not utilized message about a basic human desire.