Unbreakable was awesome! But then again, I am a major comic geek...JFK
I loved the way he juxtaposed and juggled with Hebraic, Christian, and Hindu messiah/avatar concepts. The model for the original Superman, for example, was Moses (early extraordinary deliverance, incredible later powers ...). In the end, though, we need a "Shiva, the destroyer" to "bring balance to the force."