He stays calm. He lets Crowe absorb Cole's secret in order to come to terms with it and in coming to terms, understand his place in the scheme of things. Shyamalan's concept is daring, indeed. Unlike The Blair Witch Project, it has been given the full Hollywood treatment. Ultimately, there are too many questions hanging in the ether.
Poetic licence is one thing, cinematic licence far cheaper.
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