“What you have to ask yourself is what kind of a person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs...sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky?"

Signs was M. Night Shyamalan's second movie after The Sixth Sense and in my opinion it continues to be his last great film. I've enjoyed his later movies, but they never reached the high standard that those films along with Unbreakable set. Signs is a masterpiece at building up tension and delivering a truly atmospheric and suspenseful story. To this day I can still recall the uneasiness I felt at the theatre with James Newton Howard's masterful score (how it wasn't nominated for an Academy Award still astonishes me…

Film #3 of Gustav's M.National Shyamalan-a-thon

“People break down into two groups. Are you the kind that sees signs, that sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky? Or, look at the question this way: Is it possible that there are no coincidences?”

A man, who has lost faith and belief in God due to bereavement, due to an irreplaceable loss, which he considers is betrayal on the part of the Almighty is forever deemed to decay in a state of self-doubt and relentless, inexpressible dissatisfaction. He thinks God did not stay true, did not requite the kindness he had shown to Him and to his fellow beings. When his Faith was firmly instilled and propagating, he…

Signs has a lot of the amazing visual style, great score, emotional plot threads, and solid acting that Shyamalan was known for from his 2 previous movies. I can see why it is regarded by some as one of the good movies in his filmography instead of the beginning of his decline. There are elements I find amazing in this film, but most of them are character-driven story points. The plot thread of a minister who has lost faith after the death of his wife is so touching, particularly when he is forced to reflect on that tragic event. And the journey that his faith takes throughout the story is powerful. He has a solid arc that underscores everything else…

The third film in his run from The Sixth Sense to the Village and I have to say, I liked this one. There is so much good stuff in the first 100 minutes of this film including some really good performances from Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix. Signs has the creep factor down pat. It even has some parts that can be classified as scary. They are few and far between but when they come they have some creep in them. M Night shows off in this film as he has some really masterfully directed sequences in the film such as when they first show the alien in found footage. It is among some of the very best things he's…