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It’s not like they didn’t warn us.
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
Signs
2002 Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
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Znaci, M. Night Shyamalan's Signs, Oionós, Sledite, Znaky, Znaki
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"Morgan, after you were born, the doctor gave you to your mother. When she first looked at you, you just stared right back. You both just stared at each other for longest time, and you didn't even cry."
Faith as horror. Family in the process of rebuilding. Suspense within silences. Terrifying and beautiful in a way I can't quite describe, mainly because of its unrelenting confidence. I wish I could replace every new theatrically released christian movie with this.
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every time joaquin was on screen my mum softly gasped and whispered “joaquin...” which first of all is a big mood and second of all made the movie way more dramatic than it actually was because it was uhhhh. boring
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HOW DO YOU FORGET TO BRING YOUR DOG, A MOST BELOVED MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY, INSIDE THE HOUSE DURING AN ALIEN INVASION?!??......unrealistic
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"Looks a little like our house doesn't it?"
Baptism by water. A uniquely traumatic drama anchored by comedy and familial disruption. As scary as it is amusing and overflowing with tears.
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"[it] felt wrong not to swing"
chaos and tragedy are inevitable, it's our choice to act, believe and love in the face of it anyway that defines us
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Men only have two moods:
1. "Aaahhhhh, I am insane with anger!!!"and
2. "We're gonna beat your ass, bitch!!" 😠
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THE REAL ALIEN INVASION IS ATHEISM
Shyamalan sets every single moment and plot device up so cleanly for such ridiculously perfect payoffs, some hilariously stupid (the water) others infuriating and disgusting (the asthma), that the result is an effectively meaningless experience. It is a unique alien invasion movie as it isn't really about the alien invasion at all - that is just an excuse for the director to profess vain and vapid ideas about the effect of faith on human reaction and the psyche. But don't let its pathetic emptiness fool you, it's still an insultingly surface-level presentation of some incredibly profound philosophies that it refuses to explore to any extent other than the most basic, and then has the gall to pretend it has truly delved into any sort of valuable discourse. I hate this movie more than anything.
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Action!: The Campy, The Violent and The Plot Twist — Its a Plot Twist! The Shyamalan Chronicles
I have a weird memory. Sometimes I forget what I was going to pick on my bedroom or kitchen, but I can still vividly recall watching this movie with my mom and when the knife scene happened, four girls a few rows on my right all got out of their seats and screamed.
The beauty of this film is that, like his previous two films, Shyamalan hasn't written a movie that caters to any one specific genre. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I realize this is a faith movie wrapped inside an alien invasion film. That's the only…
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"One time, I was at this party... and I was sitting on the couch with Amanda McKinney. She was just sitting there, looking beautiful. So, I lean in to kiss her, and I realize I have gum in my mouth. So, I turn to spit it out and put it in a paper cup. I turn back, and Amanda McKinney throws up all over herself. I knew the moment it happened, it was a miracle. I could have been kissing her when she threw up. It would have scarred me for life. I may never have recovered."
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"I can't hear my children."
maybe God would try to make himself known to a creation He felt truly disconnected from, just like any father would want to assure his family of his protection. on the other hand, does our vulnerability due to lack of spiritual connection mean anything in the first place if the attack we're vulnerable to is just part of God's plan? put another way, it might not be the best idea to attack a planet made mostly of water just because you hate water.