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- W2476602585 abstract "Much of the hype, praise, and the (increasingly widespread) criticism of M. Night Shyamalan’s work stems from the writer/director’s auteur status, and the expectations created by his first hit, The Sixth Sense (1999). Viewers and critics came to expect a horror movie with a twist or surprise ending, and most reviewers seem unable to avoid a reference to these expectations. Although Shyamalan is associated with suspense and horror, his first four major films share other significant thematic similarities not necessarily associated with horror films. While Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002), and The Village (2004) all resemble The Sixth Sense in featuring horrific moments that raise questions of good and evil, the scary and evil components of the films are mitigated by narratives of catharsis and redemption. And while each movie does feature a kind of a twist, the mechanisms leading to the twists and subsequent revelations might be better understood as extensions of the overall teleology of the story worlds. That is, a kind of ironic justice is operating such that each film presents an initial tragic dilemma that actually holds the seeds of its own resolution—a kind of circular logic that reveals itself as inevitable destiny. Thus, the “revelations” that occur near the end of each film need not be considered only as “trick” endings." @default.
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- W2476602585 title "Four Films by M. Night Shyamalan" @default.
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