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Sep. 18th, 2004 10:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
firstfrostI went to see the Village all by myself. I don't think I've seen a movie by myself in... well, I'm sure I must have, at some point.... hmm. No, can't think of one. It might happen again, though, what with the Somerville Theater being forty-five seconds away.
Of course, because it's an M Night Shyamalan movie, I can't really talk about it in detail. I've seen commentary complaining that it's boring and slow, but I didn't mind the pacing. He's very good at making me jump - Signs made me scared of the dark for weeks - and this movie was no exception. Some clever twists. But... there are some bits I really wanted to argue with. I wanted to argue with Signs some, too (these aliens were technologically competent enough to invent space travel?), but more with the Village.
Still, it's not really about the logical coherence of the plot, it's about the crafting of the mood. And that was well done; the strings he chooses to pull just work very well on me.
(Hey! That was the guy from the Pianist? I would never have guessed.)
Of course, because it's an M Night Shyamalan movie, I can't really talk about it in detail. I've seen commentary complaining that it's boring and slow, but I didn't mind the pacing. He's very good at making me jump - Signs made me scared of the dark for weeks - and this movie was no exception. Some clever twists. But... there are some bits I really wanted to argue with. I wanted to argue with Signs some, too (these aliens were technologically competent enough to invent space travel?), but more with the Village.
Still, it's not really about the logical coherence of the plot, it's about the crafting of the mood. And that was well done; the strings he chooses to pull just work very well on me.
(Hey! That was the guy from the Pianist? I would never have guessed.)
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Date: 2004-09-21 09:02 pm (UTC)I did enjoy the movie still. It didn't make me jump out of my seat ever, so I think my twitch zones are different from yours. Well, hardly ever.