| Rating: | ★★★ |
| Category: | Movies |
| Genre: | Mystery & Suspense |
As a filmamker, MNS has outdone himself once again. There were so many elements in the movie that made it so authentic, made the actors come alive, that it was amzing to behold. You'd be engrossed in the village and all it's people and it would be enough to draw you into the story.
But regardless of how amazing the set and design is, how creepy and spine tingling MNS makes the environment and the set-up of the town, you are always brought back to the people, the characters, central to the movie. You feel for them, empathize with them, fear with them. MNS does that so well, that he can keep an audience glued to his stories until the end, regardless of the outcome.
The movie is a good piece of fiction, true. But if you were out to get spooked like the Sixth Sense, or thrilled to your bones like Signs, you'll be much disappointed. these earlier films are in themselves tough acts to follow, but the fact that MNS can still come up with amazing and original material, while still being a technical genius (like knowing where and when exactly to cut, where best to place a camera, when to place which flashback scenes where...), is something not very many directors can equal.
I love watching his movies! They always inspire me to maybe work on my own material! Even if in sum I only give The Village 3 stars, I still believe that the movie is worth yout time and money. So check it out soon! And try and figure out what the twist is before you get to the "abandoned and forbidden storage house"
Good Job MNS! We need more films like this! =D
Your review is inconsistent. Binigyan mo ng three stars yung movie pero sabi mo we need more films like this. Ano ba talaga fafa? =)
ReplyDeleteBtw, nakita mo ba yung boom mic tsaka yung proximity mic sa tatlong dramatic scenes? Naging mukhang reality tv show tuloy yung movie. =)
uy, san scenes yung may mga mic? di ko nakita yun a...
ReplyDeleteMay isang release na merong mga boom mic. Sa mga mas recent na release ng film, na-edit out na. Like the car speeding past a highway sa isang open scene sa Lord of the Rings the Two Towers. Paglabas na sa Asian release ng movie as well as the DVDs wala na yung kotse. =D
ReplyDeleteI gave it a 3-star rating because like I said, I'm a fan of Shyamalan. Pero medyo supot sya kumpara mo sa iba nyang film. Bwiset lang kasi medyo natitimpla ko na style ni Shyamalan, story-wise. Pero sa technical aspect ng film, bilib talga ako sa style nya. Example is his cameo in the film. He wasn't really part of the film, only his reflection, and his outline in the background/foreground.
good film, love it
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