The Village

[Rosie Gamgee]

I looked for another thread on this and didn't find it, so here it is (profuse apologies if there's already a thread- and thanks to whoever points it out to me).

Well, M. Night's latest is... interesting. No spoilers allowed just yet, I suppose, but I will say that I did guess his signature surprise before it was acutally revealed, which was a little dissapointing to me.
Bad news first. I really only have three problems with The Village. I thought the movie had some problems with the story- like, where did they get metal for hinges and knives and shovels and any other thing that needed metal? How did they keep warm in winter if they were not allowed in the woods? Additionally, the way the story was presented is a little muddled. I was left with a feeling of "Why was I there?"- were we there to see a love story? a story of survival? a story of betrayal? Like I said, a little muddled. Second, the characters were rather shallow. This may be because some people thought that Shyamalan's characters in 'Signs' were a little over-developed (a belief which I do not share). It was har to understand who exactly the characters were because we had to take them on face value- no insight was really given in regard to their lives except for the 'present'. Thirdly, the language was a little tedious. A lot of times it seemed ill-fitting- like the characters had a hard time getting their thoughts across with them.
However, I definatly think the movie is worth seeing. The acting is gripping and superb, the directing is wonderful- creative, loving and bold- as usual with Shyamalan. The score is beautiful. Despite the problems with the story, the emotions in the scenes are portrayed well. A 'must-see' (as those cheesy liner-noters say) for anyone fond of great acting and directing.

What do you think?