I was just having a little fun earlier. I didn't get caught up in all the problems with the movie's logic. A person can run on end about the illogical aspects of this movie or many other movies for that matter. I chose to see this movie as I saw his other movies- as an allegory. The dilema facing the characters in this film was not where they were going to find wood for heat or how they were going to patch their clothing. Their struggle was with protecting or sacrificing a perceived innocence they sought to create. Signs was a fable about restoring faith, Unbreakable was about balance. Sixth Sense was just about a boy that saw dead people all the time (and maybe a little about justice).
I haven't read many of your other posts, so maybe I'm missing something you meant to point out. Know that I am not trying to convince you to like the movie. I'm just expressing my point of view.
True enough - it's possible to get wrapped around the axle with all of the hair splitting this film allows, and nearly all of it is irrelevant. BTW, I don't think unbreakable was about balance, otherwise we would have had the symbolism of Willis dumping the weights because the two paint cans on the right side were empty.
You have touched on some of the points posted earlier. I think the movie has many allegorical images and symbols about life’s' choices. But the full potential of these allusions was squandered on "the twist". That is my frustration with the film - it could have been excellent but was rendered mediocre by an unnecessary plot structure and its marketing as a "monster movie".