Careful What You Wish For
Last week I watched M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable for the first time since seeing it in a theater back in 2000. Most people who saw the movie when it came out didn’t like it because they were still on a contact high from The Sixth Sense. I, on the other hand, really enjoyed the film and looked forward to watching it again someday.
As time went by I became more and more concerned that perhaps all the naysayers were right. Maybe when I finally got around to watching Unbreakable again it wouldn’t be as good as I remembered. So, I specifically avoided it in order to live with my warm and happy memories of the film instead of facing the possibility of a cold and dark reality.
Finally, I could stand it no longer. I had to watch it again. I had to know if Unbreakable was the great movie I had built it up to be, or if my younger and foolisher self had committed a grievous error on par with typing the word “foolisher”. My hands shook as I inserted the DVD into my computer and waited for the movie to start.
Well, I’m happy to report that I was right all along. I loved watching every minute of the movie and still think it’s a work of art. The moral of this story? Unbreakable good, Ben right, stay in school, don’t do drugs.
– Ben
Oh no…he should have locked the bathroom door.
ALWAYS lock the bathroom door.
(PS “Curt ‘N’ Rod”…very nice).
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Maybe I’ll have to go back and re-watch “Unbreakable”. I think I was one of those people who wanted M. Night’s next film to be just like “Sixth Sense”. I’ve since learned that all of his stuff is different. I’ll be contacting NetFlix.
“Unbreakable” has its ups and downs; the long periods of awkward silence and muttering is probably what turns away so many people (as well as the abrupt ending). The film does have one of my all-time favorite film super-villains, Mr. Glass, and a lot of neat references to retro comic book heroes and villains.
For some weird, dumb reason the title always makes the song “Unbreak My Heart” pop in my head.