Anyone like this "Happening"?

Posted by mpathus (A) on June 15, 2008 at 17:48:33

In Reply to: The Happening: Night, turn in all your guild cards posted by mr grits on June 13, 2008 at 19:34:21:

I haven't see it yet, and by the consensus it looks like I will have to prepare for it.

I've seen "The Sixth Sense", and "Signs".

It seems to me Shyamalan practices a different type of vision and places greater value on message rather than "art" or viewer manipulation, although there is beauty in his shots. He's like the complete opposite of Hitchcock.

"Signs" was so subtle I needed to see it a few times to come around from expecting to be wowed, surprised or shocked, to simply pacing my own expectations to sync with the film's purpose (like a meditation): to open my eyes to the subtlties of the strange or miraculous in apparently everyday occurrences.

I agree with the observation that repeated viewing isn't the formost after seeing a Shyamalan film, but he must intriguing or why would so many knowledgeable posters here not just skip it?

Also, he may have had more editorial support on his first projects.

Thoughts?

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Topic - The Happening: Night, turn in all your guild cards - mr grits 19:34:21 06/13/08 (20)

M. Night didn't peak early,.. - DWPC 11:02:45 06/16/08 (6)

Another Signs fan - Road Warrior 10:19:37 06/17/08 (5)

We're a rare bunch - DWPC 14:53:34 06/17/08 (4)

Bob Balaban had the best part. * - mr grits 19:56:35 06/18/08 (1)

Balaban was in Signs? Ok, I'll bite, I don't remember him nor does IMBD - Road Warrior 17:16:57 06/20/08 (0)

I liked it too. - Prisoners 22:07:24 06/17/08 (1)

Liked Unbreakable too - great Newton Howard score. ~t - mpathus 00:48:51 06/19/08 (0)

RE: "I may never see another of his films if they let him make one." - Jeff Starrs 02:04:23 06/16/08 (0)

Anyone like this "Happening"? - mpathus 17:48:33 06/15/08 (0)

My buddies dragged me to The Village a couple years ago. One of the worst movies ever - Jazz Inmate 14:17:31 06/15/08 (1)

Opie's daughter looked terrific, though. * - mr grits 05:53:08 06/16/08 (0)

Ah, isn't it great how Shyamalan can bring us all together like this? - Enophile 11:35:15 06/15/08 (0)

RE: The Happening: review fropm NYT-very funny - Duilawyer 08:56:57 06/15/08 (0)

I think everyone expects a trick ending - PhilJ 06:21:40 06/15/08 (5)

Are you related to Dan Quayle? nt - tinear 07:03:38 06/16/08 (3)

did i misspell something? - PhilJ 14:42:02 06/16/08 (2)

Monkees (sic), Dan. nt - tinear 04:40:41 06/18/08 (1)

sorry, i did not need to go there - PhilJ 06:59:27 06/18/08 (0)

I was expecting an alien to jump out and grab frontier woman. * - mr grits 12:12:20 06/15/08 (0)

Agreed... - mkuller 14:54:33 06/14/08 (0)

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