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Nov 22, 2000 · No one gets killed early in “Unbreakable,” but Shyamalan is skilled at misdirection: He involves us in the private life of the comic book dealer, in the job and marriage problems of the security guard, in stories of wives and mothers.
I love(d) this movie but Glass kinda killed it for me...which is a shame because I loved Glass until the last 15 minutes.
- Are Heroes Born, Made Or Found?
- Seeing The World Upside Down
- Superhero Or Saviour?
- Who’s The Bad guy?
- Dads Who Save The World
- What to Read Or Watch Next
Each of Unbreakable’s characters is heavily invested in David Dunn’s hero transformation. Like many kids, Joseph (Spencer Treat Clark) sees his father as a heroic and even godlike character. Joseph wants this so badly to be true that its almost hard to watch. Unlike many other kids, he gets his wish. Wife Audrey (Robin Wright Penn) is more ambivale...
To change the world, you have to see it in a different way. This is Elijah’s way. His mother explains his skewed perspective – like that of a comic supervillain – comes from his past trauma. Price has an inverted view of the world. He refuses to limit his beliefs to the laws of physics and genetics. Instead, he imagines a world in which he’s not al...
Superheroes risk their lives to save the weak; sometimes they seem incapable of refusing to help. It’s a story archetype with roots in biblical stories of Jesus as Messiah. Jesus is both an early example of superhero, and an origin story for the genre which borrows from it. The archetype features in action hero movies, too. Harry Potter, Neo in The...
As a movie that plays games with perspective, there’s a corresponding plurality about the bad guy(s) to Unbreakable. Price claims to be the villain. In the film’s final scene, he says the villain is always the exact opposite of the hero. But if Unbreakable is David Dunn’s origin story, Price is the radioactive spider. He helps Dunn find his purpose...
Dads fighting to save their families (and/or the world) is an established movie genre all of its own: see also The Day After Tomorrow. In 1970s disaster movie The Poseidon Adventure, a priest (i.e., a father) sacrifices himself to save others. The 2005 remake comes full circle by swapping the priest for a dad. In 2009’s Knowing, Nic Cage saves his ...
The Dark Knight, Joker, The Matrix(noir superhero stories)Unbreakable is a 2000 American superhero thriller film written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, and starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, and Robin Wright. It is the first installment in the Unbreakable film series.
Jan 15, 2019 · Synopsis: M. Night Shyamalan brings us the original story of David Dunn (Bruce Willis), the sole survivor of a train crash that killed hundreds of people ... To the surprise of everyone, he managed to survive the accident without a single scratch.
Jun 20, 2014 · When reflections are mentioned in writings about Unbreakable, it is often in a general way, but they are in fact restricted to the early parts of the film. Metaphorically they indicate that Elijah is as fragile as these breakable reflective surfaces, but they also appear for a very specific reason.
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Dec 6, 2021 · Unbreakable has one of the twist endings that M. Night Shyamalan is famous for, but that wasn't the only possible ending.
