I am waiting with sheer excitement, to see THE VILLAGE. Since the previews started to appear last month I was hooked. I have my direct tv set to remind me when any M. Night stories/interviews/ previews are on. "obsessed" send help. hey did anyone see the " Buried Secret of M. Night Shaymalan documentry"? 💃 😆
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I have heard two different rumors, both may be crap but the second is a great twist
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The creatures are werewolves
Lame right, ok before you blast me read this one:
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The village, is never given a date, we assume its late 1800's, however it is much more modern day, the creatures are Construction laborers and the marks on the doors are houses marked for demolition. the Village has been sheltered by a group of elders and never have seen the modern world.
who knows, mabey? LMK what you think
Originally posted by Cowboyography
Spoilers:I have heard two different rumors, both may be crap but the second is a great twist
Spoiler 1
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The creatures are werewolvesLame right, ok before you blast me read this one:
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The village, is never given a date, we assume its late 1800's, however it is much more modern day, the creatures are Construction laborers and the marks on the doors are houses marked for demolition. the Village has been sheltered by a group of elders and never have seen the modern world.who knows, mabey? LMK what you think
Well, I saw this and I'll tell you that as far as your second spoiler is concerned:
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We are definately given a date for this film -- its mentioned several times, so you can rule that "fact" out
Anyhow, my general impressions of the film are pretty good. I think that the storyline played out well, the cinematography is unmatched, there are some phenomenal scenes b/w Ivy and Lucius. And, it was interesting seeing M. Night's take on the classic love story.
I will probably be seeing this again over the weekend.
Why is EVERYBODY on this board trashing this movie? I loved it! Of course, I'm inclined to think that Jerry Bruckheimer's offerings are contrived pablum, so what do I know? 😒
Anyway, what I liked about it was that
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it DID occur to me that the elders were making it up before it was revealed. However...my first instinct was that ONE elder was behind it, like Mr. Walker (William Hurt). He was present when the creatures first howled, though, and I didn't think that it was a vast conspiracy amongst ALL of the elders. When Lucius's friend in the tower said something like "Why would you want to go beyond the woods; the elders have said...." that all but convinced me that the elders were behind it.
I even thought that
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it might be set in modern-day, when Mr. Walker is arguing with the elders about Ivy's sojourn, but I couldn't reconcile it with the fact that the children would have seen "strange, metal birds" flying overhead every day. M. Night tied that off nicely at the end.
I also noticed right off the bat that
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there was no hint of Christianity in their funerary or dinnertime rituals, although I chalked it up to M. Night's personal preferences. Still, how likely is it that the elders would all feel strongly enough to keep a sort of vague agnosticism in their community? That just screams fakery to the outside observer.
Finally, when
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Noah shows up as the "real" creature, I had no idea. I thought it looked cheesy, but then so did the aliens in "Signs". I didn't see that coming at all. Only when the elders approached their "secret box" did I manage to figure it all out (about 15 seconds before M. Night revealed it anyway. I'm so special.
There are parts that leave me scratching my head, of course, like
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why would the elders feel the need to be historically true to one era or technology? Making the women wear corsets, and letting seven-year-old kids die of TB or some crap that can easily be cured in the 21st centurY? It's insane to go into that kind of self-sustaining environment without planning for emergencies. There are all kinds of examples of closed-off communities (cults, the Amish, conspiracy-minded compounds, hippie communes, etc) that shelter their children to some extent, but even the elders should have allowed SOME modern conveniences to creep in. Of course, maybe that's kind of the point--that sheltering your kids from the real world doesn't keep suffering away. There's always disease, accidents, and the occasional homicidal retard.
Oh, and Ivy is a super-hottie. Way to go, Opie!
Originally posted by deathclock'
I really enjoyed the film. Most of the people who were unhappy with it seemed to be expecting a horror movie judging from conversations I've had. The trailers were a little misleading perhaps, but there were still a few moments that made me jump. Aside from Signs, The Village was my favorite.
Anyone know's seen MNS's past few films know that while they are suspensful, there's always more to them.
It's really upsetting that so many people missed the point of this movie -- i thought it was great.
Whats the point of the movie then sense you seem to be the only person who has fully comprehended it and the audience of 200 people that I saw it with boo`d at the end. If you are going to promote a movie that is made to look like a suspense creatures in the woods flick be prepared to deliver creatures in the woods not a retard stabing his blind sisters, mute boyfriends crapfest. The only horror category this movie falls under is horrible.