Disney's Fictional Fahrenheit? (M. Night Shyamalan's new movie another Bush Bash)

Fox News ^ | 7/27/04 | Roger Friedman

[Republican Red]

Roger Freidman is a left wing wackadoo. Why FNC.com carries this hack is beyond me. His review is sort of like Meryl Streep saying she was really portraying Karen Hughes in the Manchurian Candidate.

Yeah right, whatever.

M. Night Shyamalen's movies are fascinating. I have enjoyed the three I have seen, Sixth Sense, Unbreakable and Signs. All movies had religious tones through them. All were very entertaining. I plan on seeing this one as well.

I guess you can find whatever you are looking for in any movie. I remember seeing a movie where a character had his hat fall off his head and the hat rolled down the street. The reviewer of the movie had paragraphs written about the symbolism of the hat. To me it was a damn hat rolling down the street. Period. Today, the hat would symbolize the Iraq War and Bush's failed policies. Again, yea right, whatever.

[wireman]

Give me a break!

[wingnutx]

This sounds like he is really reaching here.

[Conservative4Ever]

Nice post...swing away, Ogie. :). I'm looking forward to seeing the movie The Village. Like M. Night's work. And sometimes red is just red.

Red

[theDentist]

Actually, Holdy, it does have a cumulative effect.

[theDentist]

Sorry, I misspelled Hildy.

[Zeroisanumber]

I haven't seen the movie, but this sounds like a bit of a strech. A little sensationalism to get the attention of the higer ups maybe?

[jonno]

Dean Koontz's latest novel -THE TAKING - is along this theme - a merging of science fiction with religion. It is spooky and makes you think - something good entertainment should do.

Agreed.

BTW, The epilogue of The Taking was TOTALLY unexpected - an interesting spin on a "well known" event.

Regards

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Thanks - Signs was a very pleasant surprise for me.

[AmishDude]

Biblically, blood above the door saved people.

[AmishDude]

Sounds like a 2 hour Twilight Zone episode.

[Vince Ferrer]

This is more a review of the reviewer than the film.

M. Night Shyamalan's films can be viewed and interpreted on more than one level, and knowing this is what causes the author to claim some anti-Bush message. But this is almost certainly just reading into the film his own beliefs. Shyamalan gets the benefit of the doubt because he has earned it through his other films.

[RightWingAtheist]

Same here. Judging from interviews with Shyamalan and the cast, the movie tries to take a critical stab at the commune phenomenon of the 19th century, and to ask hard questions about the meaning and usefulness of people's quest for utopia-not a very lefty sentiment.

[RightWingAtheist]

What I like about Shyamalan's movies is that they're so old-fashioned in that way, and that's not intended as a put down. He's a throwback to the old days of Val Lewton and Rod Serling, where good writing and subtlety were more important that flash and style.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Villagers, ignore the great metal birds, they will not hurt you. Ignore the blinking stars that move, they will not hurt you.