There’s a lot of Internet hype and misconception around the M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village.<\/p>\n
As always these reviews are spoiler free, although I’m sorely tempted in this case to provide a long list of what this movie is not to debunk the hyperbole.<\/p>\n
Here’s what The Village does:<\/p>\n
1) Explores of various kinds of love, particularly those denied.<\/p>\n
2) Dares \u00e2\u20ac\u201c it’s his riskiest film yet.<\/p>\n
3) Sends a message \u00e2\u20ac\u201c this film is a metaphor about the perils of deceit even where the intent seems just. Some may interpret this message as an anti war film \u00e2\u20ac\u201c but I disagree.<\/p>\n
4) Introduces an excellent talent, Bryce Howard. Yep, Opie’s daughter.<\/p>\n
5) Defies expectations.<\/p>\n
Bottom line : M. Night at his worst, is better than 90 percent of the movies out there. This is a different sort of film from him. Matinee or DVD it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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