Creepy Plot Details on Shyamalan's 'The Happening'

Oh, it's reliable. I've read the first draft of the script (and reviewed here- http://tinyurl.com/2whusp
) and I can say verify that there is a sequence like that in there.

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i read through this twice, where are the creepy parts?

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Sounds like it could be a variation on 28 Days Later, though less running and more introspection.

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Guess I'm alone in thinking he's become a much better filmmaker since the boring Sixth Sense. I didn't care that the kid saw dead people and I see no driving force behind that film. With a silly lead and no ultimate goal, what's the point of that film? his later flicks - especially The village - gave us strong characters and people to root for.

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I totally agree he's become a stronger filmmaker since his beginning. Sixth Sense was a breakaway hit with everyone, shattering conventional belief. Signs was just plain great, except that the aliens were shown. Bad call. The Village gets so much more flack than it deserves, but the point of the film isn't that it's set in modern day, but the ramifications and consequences of the decisions we make, and the love story behind it all. The symbolism was evident. Lady in the Water gets better every time I see it and really deserves a watching. The line "its time to prove some stories are real" is the true point. Just let the film wash over you, don't think, don't guess. Just act as a child, listening to a village elder weave you a tale.

Unbreakable is undoubtedly Shayamalan's masterpiece to date. The semi-noir style, the hidden themes, and the fantastic casting of Sam Jackson. Too many forget this is a superhero movie, and it's the best, in my opinion. It's a crime we won't get to see the other two films of the trilogy.

The Happening will hopefully shake the world. Shayamalan brings out some of the best morals in his stories. Signs: everything happens for a reason, Sixth Sense: the spirits just needed to be helped, unbreakable: again, doing good, The Village: love conquers all, hope, striving to purify society and protect future generations from pain, Lady in the Water: working together to be a better society.

With that, I disagree with you, Mr. Bradshaw.

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THE SIXTH SENSE is "genuinely great"? Wow. I just thought it was a bloated overlong TWILIGHT ZONE episode with a "surprise" ending that was no surprise at all.

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I sincerely hope that Shyamalan's next effort is a critical and commercial success. I'm not a fan, but I admire his commitment to his work. But there is no getting around it - his career has been a textbook example of "the law of diminishing returns".

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So... it's basically Shaun of the Dead, but not funny. What a waste of Leguizamo.

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How exactly does that information in ANY WAY resemble Shaun of the Dead? Christ almighty, talk about a ridiculous way to bash Shyamalan.

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28 Days Later? Shaun of the Dead? These are pretty strange comparisons people. According to the article, I don't see anything that has to do with zombies.

To me, is sounds closer to "The Signal," in which characters inexplicably get angry and beat the crap out of each other. In this though, they kill themSELVES. Sounds interesting and definitely worth a watch. I'm in the small minority who thinks The Village was stylistically well done and a decent story to boot. I agree with totencough's comment about THe Village above.

Anyway, despite the absolutely HORRIBLE "Lady in the Water," I still will prettu much see everything Shyamalan releases.... at least for now.

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Shaun of the Dead is not about zombies. It's a about a failed relationship that is regenerated through extremely difficult circumstances as the two parties mature while trying to flee an urban death trap and a widespread deadly disease. In this film it's viral depression, in Shaun it's zombies, but the main plot remains very similar.

And for that matter, an episode of Red Dwarf featured an alien that exuded a psychotropic substance that brought on instant suicidal mania, and that was actually quite funny too.

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Um, targ8ter, nothing you said about Shaun of the Dead relates in ANY WAY to the information posted in the story above EXCEPT for people fleeing from a disease, which could describe ANY number of movies. And for the record, in Shaun of the Dead they never give a reason for the zombies, so you don't know if it was a virus or not.

The above information gives no indication of a story about "a failed relationship that is regenerated through extremely difficult circumstances as the two parties mature while trying to flee an urban death trap and a widespread deadly disease."



sheesh.

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But nobody has mentioned the inevitable M. Night twist!

I'm going to say that it's not an airborne virus but just regular rain and everyone is a sufferer of Seasonal Affective Disorder.

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Shyamalan is so overrated. It amazes me that he still gets the money to make films. He should be making TV commercials for some health insurance company. But then they gave money to guy who did "I know who killed me" and he's probably signed to another film already. Sad, because the money wasted could have funded quite a few smaller, better films.

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Finally I've found some fellow M. Night fans! :-) I've liked everything he's done, flaws and all, and though I generally avoid R-rated films, having all the bravery of a mouse, I'll probably stiffen my upper lip and go to this one as well.

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I'm tired of M. Night being remembered only for his twists. Name the twist in Signs, please. Name the twist in Wide Awake. Or Praying with Anger?

Or, better yet, name the "big twist" in Lady in the Water? It was small plot twists along the way, but only because the characters couldn't figure out the mystery themselves.

Also, The Village's only real twist is that the monsters don't really exist. The moment you realize that they are in the modern day is no more than a revelation about the actual circumstances and reality of intentions.

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