A Movie A Day Keeps The Zombies Away

Unbreakable (2000)

A suspense thriller with supernatural overtones that revolves around a man who learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident.

I revisited my FAVORITE M. Night Shyamalan movie!!! Yes, it appealed to me the most. 

If there is no villain then what is the meaning of hero?

Security Guard aka “caped crusader” Bruce Willis and “born bad” Samuel L. Jackson go head to head, in this discovery of meaning and purpose.

Two characters with their own quirks: Willis aka David Dunn, has that (Marvel) superhero name like Peter Parker, Bruce Banner, Matt MurdocK etc. first and last name start with the same letter. And his color is “Green”, seen in his surroundings and wardrobe. 

Glass Man, Elijah was one to remember. His color scheme was obviously violet/purple, villainous. His “glass” like form gave life to the film. Pity comes first and then the horns come out and reveal his true intentions.

TRIVIA: Several scenes relating to the “Mr. Glass” character involve glass:

• as a newborn, he’s primarily seen reflected in mirrors
• as a young child, he’s seen reflected in a blank TV screen
• he leaves his calling card on the windshield of David Dunn’s car
• he’s reflected in a glass frame in his art gallery
• his walking stick is made of glass
• comic books seen behind him in one scene are of Thor, who for a time in the 1980s, had a curse upon him where his bones were brittle and would break easily.

One thing i really enjoyed the most was the attempt in shooting this just like a comic book. The framing was spot on in some essential scenes. The suspense built up well and the “reveal” was just right. This isn’t the usual special effects riddles hero flick. This is a smart one, that peeps into the “reason”. 

We all have our kryptonite.

Tragedies turn some into heroes… we embrace things… it is OUR choice… isn’t that choice interesting?