Is this movie over your head?

Rating: Null/10 (25 November 2000)

I walked into the theater to see Unbreakable without any expectations or preconcieved notions. It seems to me that to a certain extent, it ruins the whole moviegoing experience to go into a movie with an idea or theory of what direction the movie should take or what you should see. Or even what the movie is really about. Just sit back and enjoy the movie and let it take you on its story. Then, if you will, dissect it after it is through, not during the film. At least that is my opinion. This has some bearing of what I think of Unbreakable. It has received average reviews (though I put NO weight whatsoever into a "critic"'s opinion). However I have noticed that a lot of the user comments here as well as other places leads me to believe that a lot of people did not understand this movie for anything more than face value. A lot of moviegoers, too many, have short attention spans and a limited grasp of the movies they see (including the "critics"). I will not harp on this or the users any further, but it stands to be said and I am willing to believe I am not the only person with this opinion.

This being said, you should expect a lot of symbolism and hidden meaning, with this film being written and produced by Mr. Shyamalan. You don't quite expect the movie to have a "comic book" theme, but hopefully you realize it is NOT about comics, as this is just the tool/vehicle used to carry the story of David Dunn/Elijah to the audience. Sadly, most people did not realize this and wonder why the film could not "have more action" or "deal more with the comic book side". The movie has a slower than usual pace, but if you saw the Sixth Sense (don't try to draw parallels) you figure out this is very deliberate and helps tell the story as it was intended. Changing the pacing would have risked turning this movie into "X-Men", and that is totally not what Unbreakable was intended to be, despite the references.
I really enjoyed the movie and recommend it. I just wonder if I am the only one that figured out more of the movie than meets the eye.