A recycled premise, taken miles further

Rating: Null/10 (24 July 2004)

Fans of this story might want to check out Peter Weir's "Fearless" from 1993. That movie starts out with Jeff Bridges walking away from a plane crash, the only survivor, without a scratch. The event has the same effect on his marriage, and the story deals with his struggle to overcome the numbness of survivor's guilt and connect with the world again. No comics or bench presses, however.
It's easy to speculate that Shyamalan saw the movie and saw a great premise that he could do a lot more with. Both directors seem fascinated with the process of dealing with the effects of near-death experience on the relationships of a survivor.