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Split Review. 7.7. Review scoring. good. Director M. Night Shyamalan's new film, Split, is an engaging, stylish psychological thriller. Alex Welch. Read Review. Summary. James McAvoy leads the...
- What Was Up with Kevin's Personalities in Split?
- How Casey's Past Protected Her from The Beast in Split
- Split's Themes of Generational Abuse & Trauma Explained
- Split Is Actually Unbreakable 2
- What Happened After The Events of Split
- The Real Meaning of The Split Ending
Kevin Suffers From A Fantastical Form Of Dissociative Identity Disorder
McAvoy’s "main" character is Kevin, a regular guy who, due to a series of traumatic childhood events, has created a string of alternative personalities, or alters, most of whom are mentally stronger than he was initially. In this world, dissociative identity disorder doesn't just lead to a psychological change, but also a physical one; Kevin can actually alter his body with each personality switch,meaning some personalities can have OCD and need glasses, while others need insulin shots. Who K...
Her Trauma Echoed In The Beast's Shared Memories
While the film is ostensibly concerned with Kevin’s past, the person whose backstory is elaborated on most explicitly is Casey's.She’s introduced as the weird kid who's always on her own and constantly getting into trouble, only invited to the birthday party from which the girls were kidnapped out of pity. Despite these social defects, she shows a proactiveness and understanding of the dire situation that allows her to succeed where the others fail. The truth behind this, however, is rather h...
How Casey And Kevin Deal With Their Pasts Affects Their Futures
On a thematic level, Split is predominantly about how people deal with abuse. Both the protagonist and antagonist are the product of turbulent childhoods that have led to them becoming outsiders. For Casey, this manifests in her desire to be alone, with silence essentially her coping mechanism — she causes trouble so she can be sent to detention and get away from everyone. Kevin's is a more extreme case, hinted to come from a darker past, where he's completely repressed the pain and birthed n...
The Movie Sets Up A Third Film In Glass
For years, Shyamalan had teased a sequel to 2000’s Unbreakable, his dark superhero drama. It turned out he wasn’t lying — in a jaw-dropping rug pull, it’s revealed in Split's final scene the film is actually Unbreakable 2. The coda plays immediately after the end credits title card, showing a diner where a TV report about Kevin is playing and customers comment on its similarity to an event from 15 years ago involving a guy in a wheelchair. The camera then tracks over to reveal Bruce Willis, r...
It All Finally Built To Shyamalan's Dark Superhero Trilogy
The ending of Split set up a broad scope for the threequel ending to Shyamalan's intense, low-budget superhero riff. Unbreakable told the origin story of Bruce Willis' David Dunn, aka The Overseer; Split told the origin story of James McAvoy's Kevin Wendell Crumb, aka The Beast; while Glasswrapped up the trilogy with the origin story of Samuel L. Jackson's diabolical villain Elijah Price, aka Mr. Glass. The third movie brings them all together in a knock-down, drag-out fight between a noble h...
Casey & The Beast Share A Common Connection
The Split ending was a fascinating twist long before David Dunn appeared in the actual final twist of the movie. The David scene connecting Unbreakable to Splitwas fun for fans, but it had little to nothing to do with the actual story M. Night Shyamalan was telling in this film. The Beast is a monster who kills and has almost no empathy for anyone. However, the ending of the film shows this is not entirely true. There is one person that Kevin Wendell Crumb has empathy for — Casey Cooke. This...
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Apr 4, 2022 · Acclaimed screenwriter Abi Morgan returns to our screens with the third and final series of BBC One drama The Split, starring Stephen Mangan and Nicola Walker, this week.
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- April 21, 2018
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- April 20, 2018
Oct 19, 2021 · Set in the fast-paced, complex world of London’s high-end divorce circuit, The Split is an authentic, multilayered and witty examination of modern marriage and the legacy of divorce.
Feb 8, 2021 · Set in the fast paced, complex world of London’s high-end divorce circuit, The Split is an authentic, multi-layered, witty examination of modern marriage and the legacy of divorce.
Feb 25, 2021 · Split is an unconventional thriller that uses great acting, terrifying music, well-written scenes and twists, and zero horror clichés to drive its point home.
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