Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

The Age of Commercialism

Really Surprised!

Did you people see the same film I saw?

I'm shocked to see that right now, 17 years after the release of this movie, only 300.000 people had rated it, and has a 7.3 total average. This movie deserves so much more. I'm gonna get technical first, and then I'll analyze it's simbolism and meaning more deeply. The plot is a thrilling story, extremely careful assuring it hasn't plot holes or conveniences. The story develops differently in each scene, and gets progressively more unrealistic. Right from the start we get to know the characters (David Dunn and Elijah Price), both in very good sequences, filmed, almost entirely, in only one take. The whole movie is filmed with great sequences and shots, resembling to the comic books panels, with low camera movement and very simmetric shots. It make me think on Alan Moore's 'Watchmen' because of how the perspective changes slightly on panel to panel. Attached to this is the color palette, each character wearing a distinctive color, in a sometimes contrasting or matching environment. Enough with the technical. Let's dive deeper. The way the movie loses it's realism throughout the scenes is a very realistic iteration of how would be the life if superheroes were real, and how this gifted beings would discover and develop their powers, and weaknesses, slowly and with baby steps before jumping to the sky and start punching bad guys, figuratively speaking. The figure of the villain is also well portrayed here, showing how a comic book villain reacts to the world surrounding him, he's motives and how he feels about the hero. If you are expecting a Marvel or DC like superhero movie, this is not your type of movie. This can't be fully considered a superhero movie, though. It's much more than that, just as 'The Dark Knight'.

When I saw this film I was blown away. A beautiful origin story about a hero who unveils his destiny, and the super villain who comes to terms with the pain in his life. A real life superhero universe where the powers are rooted but at the same time exceptional. The final battle where the hero confronts a masked nemesis and is one of the best battles / rescues in superhero cinema. Also, the cast is perfect and somehow Sam Jackson and Bruce Willis transcend their normal personas on screen to leap into these characters.

Before Sam Rami's Spider-Man films helped bring back superheroes to the big screen, Director M. Night Shyamalan made a film that brought a realistic side to the beings known as superheroes and super villains. In a world where every cool superhero name ever thought of is copyrighted and Marvel and DC movies appear in theaters every year, Unbreakable is a breath of fresh air for superhero fans. We are introduced to Bruce Willis' character, security guard David Dunn, as he is taking a train home from a job interview in New York City. Immediately we are thrust into this parallel world as Dunn is the only survivor of a horrific train crash. As we learn more and more about Dunn's past, his lack of illness and injury, we are introduced to Samuel L. Jackson's character Elijah Price, a man suffering from Osteogensis, a genetic disorder that causes his bones to be as brittle as glass. Price attempts to convince Dunn that he is in fact the embodiment of superheroes from comics but Dunn ignores him until he puts himself through various tests and discovers that he is, in fact, a superhero. As we follow Willis' character, the actor does a great job of keeping him down-to-earth and relatable for the audience, helping to make the narrative is a whole believable. An interesting note I would like to make is the cinematography for this film is one of the more interesting aspects of it. Oscar-nominated DP Eduardo Serra takes some interesting liberties with his chosen shots, using reflections, upside down shots, and interesting back-and-forth conversation shots to drive home the point that this is not an ordinary world. One of M. Night Shyamalan's better films, the twist of Price, choosing to go by the name Mr. Glass, having caused the most recent big disasters in the city, including the train wreck, is somewhat televised early on in the film is somewhat predictable. This in turn causes the ending to fall somewhat flat and happens in a really fast, jarring way that leaves the audience wondering what just happened. Despite being slow in some areas and sporting a jarring ending, Unbreakable is a cinematic diamond-in-the-rough that helps to bring the idea of a superhero back down to earth and reminds us that we all might be superheroes in our own way.

I looked forward to M. Night Shymalan's Unbreakable with great anticipation. Shymalan's previous film as writer-director was last year's innovative thriller The Sixth Sense. I was, alas, pretty disappointed in this film. In the end, this film was not unbearably suspenseful, it was simply unbearable.The film reunites Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson (Die Hard with a Vengeance and Pulp Fiction), two great actors wasted in a maudlin mess of mediocrity. Samuel L. Jackson plays a comic book collector suffering from a rare disease that leaves his bones brittle and easily broken. Bruce Willis plays a security guard who is the sole survivor of a disastrous train wreck. Not only has he survived, but he survived without a scratch. Could it be that he is unbreakable?To be fair, there are inspired moments of writing here, but the whole is decidedly smaller than the parts. The film's tone is uneven--so much so that the audience laughed hysterically at one of the more dramatic scenes--and the acting is pretty flat. In fact, Shymalan's line from The Sixth Sense, "I see dead people" might be more relevant here. The central character follows a fairly traditional hero's quest, but the character has such a flat personality that I was left feeling pretty uninspired. The comic-book ending made the film seem even more disjointed. Throwing together a bunch of talented people does not necessarily result in a talented film.If you are in the mood for heroes and unbreakable characters, I would recommend two other films currently playing rather than this lackluster loser. Remember the Titans is inspiring, relevant, and wonderfully told. Men of Honor is a wonderful story of courage and character. Both films deal with racism and heroic responses. These are both four-star films in my book. If you really want to see Unbreakable, wait for the video. This is a film that will not lose much in the transfer to the small screen, and if your expectations and the price of admission are a bit lower, you might even enjoy it.