[Pyro7480]

It seems that just like the reviewers who saw this movie, FReepers who saw the movie either liked it or hated it. I liked it, personally. Like another person who saw it, I think the ending was rushed, but overall, I liked the movie. Ron Howard's daughter was a brilliant actor, and I hope she has a future in Hollywood. She was an attractive figure, both in her appearance and in her acting.

I think Roger Friedman's theory about this movie being anti-Bush was too far-fetched. I actually think this movie can be better interpreted to criticize the isolationist stand of conservatism. The cinematography, the scenery (the movie was filmed in the "neck of the woods," ;-)where I grew up, in northern Delaware/extreme southeastern Pennsylvania), and the score were all great. The featured violin soloist was Hilary Hahn, who I saw in concert earlier this year. She's a great musician.

I think the author of the article at the beginning of the thread hates Shymalan because he isn't a "player" in Hollywood, and because he makes in an old-fashioned sense.

[nyconse]

Friedman hates Pres. Bush and makes every effort to bash him. This lead to the convoluted reasoning in his review- What a jerk!

[Pyro7480]

Not only is Bryce Howard a good actor, she is a stunner! Here's a picture of her at the premiere:

[TeleStraightShooter]

IMHO symbolic labels {Walker/ Red} in a movie like this are not randomly chosen by the screen writers.

To you and me symbolic labels as such and the corollary to the Village elders and Bush are silly and dismissed out of hand, but to those who want to believe wacked-out leftist conspiracy theories spun by Micheal Moore and the $100 million paid to view his lunacy, it does have a little traction.