Title Does Not Sounding Exciting, But Great Movie

Rating: 8/10 (18 September 2014)

The film, Unbreakable (2000), Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson reunited in their first film together since Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995). In the film, Bruce Willis plays David Dunn who is a security guard at the university stadium. Samuel L. Jackson plays Elijah Price who is a comic book collector and art gallery owner. Robin Wright Penn plays Audrey Dunn, David Dunn's wife.
In the opening scenes, the audience discovers that during childbirth, Elijah Price sustained multiple fractures and the David Dunn is involved in a train crash in which he is the sole survivor, and sustains no injuries. Elijah has a genetic disorder, which makes his bones easy to break. During his lifetime, he had 54 broken bones. As the story continues, Elijah seeks out David. Elijah's hope is if there was someone like him, who breaks very easy, there is someone who does not break. Much like the film, Cider House Rules and the character Homer Wells, the theme of this film is the coming of age/growing awareness. As the film progresses David starts to realize that he has superhuman powers and starts to explore these powers. Whereas in the beginning of the film, David was content with existing and doing his job, by the end of the film he has a purpose. The theme of coming of age and David's growing awareness has come full circle by the end of the film.
Throughout the film the use of special effects, such as sound, lighting, and focus are used, though some are subtle, these special effects add to the mystic of David realizing his powers. In one scene in the train station, David is standing in the middle of the train station while people are walking by and brushing up against him. He can "see" what the person has done previously. The use of lighting and sound in this scene lets the audience know that the scene is about to change to show what the person has done. In another scene, the use of focus brings the scene together. In the scene, Elijah is talking to a prospective customer and the focus is on a particular piece of art as Elijah talks the focus of the scene changes from the art piece to the reflection in the glass of Elijah and the prospective customer.
This film is a great film. I had never heard of the film until I received it as a gift on DVD. The title does not sound too exciting, but once you get pass the title and discover who is in the film and the plot of the film, the film is worth watching.