The Village (2004) | Movie Review | M Night Shyamalan’s Sixth Film

2019-05-13

Continuing to keep audiences guessing what his next film will be...Shyamalan shifted away from aliens and into the past with his quasi-creature feature, The Village. No one assumed Shyamalan's next film would tackle a period piece, nevertheless, he assembled a major all-star cast in this mystery, thriller with (in Corbin's opinion) his best twist since The Sixth Sense. Unfortunately, due to deceptive marketing audiences and critics turned on this film. 15 years later--Allen and Corbin go in blind with zero expectations...so...

Continuing to keep audiences guessing what his next film will be...Shyamalan shifted away from aliens and into the past with his quasi-creature feature, The Village. No one assumed Shyamalan's next film would tackle a period piece, nevertheless, he assembled a major all-star cast in this mystery, thriller with (in Corbin's opinion) his best twist since The Sixth Sense. Unfortunately, due to deceptive marketing audiences and critics turned on this film. 15 years later--Allen and Corbin go in blind with zero expectations...so does the film work better all these years later without the marketing? Join Corbin and Allen as they journey into Covington woods and beyond the forbidden forest to find out!

Question after the show: What did you think of the twist in The Village (no spoilers please!) and did it affect your viewing experience today or in 2004? Comment below!

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Timestamps:

Background Info 00:02:22

Plot Summary 00:29:47

Discussion 00:33:36

Ratings 01:47:22

Closing 01:54:12

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