Not your traditional hero tale.

Rating: 7/10 (29 July 2007)

M. Night Shyamalan does an interesting take on a very unconventional look at "super heroes" and "villains". Set in modern day, "Unbreakable" follows the change in life of a man, David Dunn (Bruce Willis), who inexplicably is the sole survivor of a train wreck. He is then sought out by an art dealer, Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), that claims he can prove the mystery behind this incident. Price was born with a genetic defect, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, causing him to have very weak bones and be susceptible to easy breakage. He believes that he was born for a purpose, and that there is someone out there who is as strong as he is weak. He believes this man to be Dunn.
This movie is not filled with high action sequences, it does not have big explosions, and it does not have any kind of spandex costumes. This is actually a very slow movie, and although easy to follow, there are many hidden meanings and symbolisms among the plot and characters. One can argue on whether or not Dunn is more than just an ordinary man and actually has a 'special' ability; or if he is merely an average human being who has been 'brainwashed' to think he is. The story does a interesting approach between Dunn and Price, in displaying the ideals and the thoughts that cross through peoples minds, in order for them to take the actions they deem necessary for what they believe in. It is not "good vs. evil", it is belief and what it is capable of doing.