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re: M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village" is actually a solid movie
Posted on 4/14/15 at 10:44 am to BiggerBear
Posted on 4/14/15 at 10:44 am to BiggerBear
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I could not get past the HUGE plot hole (water as weakness leftover from "Unbreakable" apparently). The worst part of it was the aliens being out in a corn field at night when corn gets covered with dew. Other than that, it was a decent SciFi pic with good acting.
This will sound like I'm being a dick, but I'm not...but you are one of the people I always talk about when I discuss the hatred of Signs. You completely missed the point of the entire movie.
Signs isn't a movie about aliens. It's a movie about faith. More specifically, it's about a religious man (priest) who has lost his faith and him rediscovering it. And the water being there, the son having an asthma atrack right as the alien sprays the toxin, Merrill being a baseball player/"swing away" with the bat right there, etc. All of it fell into place perfectly on purpose, and it all helped Mel Gibson find his faith again.
And as far as the water thing, there are any number of explanations that could suffice for that. First off, this planet is 2/3 water, but there is a shite pile of land around. So them coming here isn't stupid. Secondly, things like dew or moisture in the air...clearly those small amounts of water don't affect them. They sent scouts and later attacked (this was directly mentioned in the movie actually), so clearly that moisture wasn't an issue. For example, I'm highly allergic to poison ivy, but can walk through a field of it and be fine as long as I don't touch it and whatnot. Even though the earth is littered with water, it's pretty easy to avoid.
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Posted on 4/14/15 at 10:55 am to CocomoLSU
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Signs isn't a movie about aliens.
Posted on 4/14/15 at 10:58 am to CocomoLSU
My biggest complaint about The Village was that I read this book in 5th grade
so when the twist was revealed, I realized it was a film adaptation but with more monsters.
so when the twist was revealed, I realized it was a film adaptation but with more monsters.
Posted on 4/14/15 at 4:06 pm to CocomoLSU
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You completely missed the point of the entire movie.
No. I didn't. I know what it was about, but it still has a huge, stupid plot hole.
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Secondly, things like dew or moisture in the air...clearly those small amounts of water don't affect them.
But one 1/2 cupful, bat accelerated, can cause them great pain?
Look, you may think it's a great movie and want to defend against every criticism, and that's fine. But as far as plot holes go, it's got a big one. I don't buy the 2/3 water thing either, but then there is the rain, dew, fog, and cups of water inconsistencies that just won't go away. At least the aliens could have had sense enough to use protective clothing. But, despite their advanced status as interplanetary travelers, they don't wear protective suits in an environment that is dangerous to them, instead, hiding inside the homes of the people who they are hiding from when a rainstorm comes? Keep coming up with silly explanations.
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