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    Quote Originally Posted by SPX View Post
    The fuck happened to Eire? That dude showed up, posted like a thousand times in a week, and then disappeared.
    He just wanted to be immortalized in your sig.
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    Quote Originally Posted by zY| View Post
    Why is Bo special? Is she? Maybe she's just meant to be creepy and weird. This is M Night Shymalan after all. And both of the kids are pretty damn weird, to be honest.
    She is definitely special. If there is any single point that you can look to for this it's the scene that I pointed out earlier where she says, "There's a monster outside my room. Can I have a glass of water?" I didn't really pick up on this until someone tipped me off about it, but she's very clearly asking for something that she knows will protect her here. She's not saying she's thirsty. By this point, water had never even been mentioned in the story so what we're really being told is that she has some sort of secret knowledge and/or special abilities.

    Even if the demon theory is totally wrong, there is still something objectively special about her character.


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    Why don't the alien craft show up on radar? Maybe because they're technologically advanced enough to invade another planet.
    Which I acknowledged.


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    Three cities from the Middle East? Ok, sure, but it's just a throw-away line reinforcing the theme of faith.
    Well as I mentioned, it's not just the bit about three cities in the Middle East, it's that combined with them having found a "primitive method." I think it's curious that never--ever--do any news broadcasts say anything about water. The only mention of the humans' defense is a "primitive method" discovered in the Middle East.

    So that's at least interesting if nothing else.


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    If the demon theory is to be believed, then M Night is living and dying by his "water twist", which is ultimately my main problem with this theory. If your intention is to craft a film that relies so intensely upon an esoteric metaphor that overlooking it relegates your film from 'genius' all the way down to recycle bin status. . .
    Well first off, I think that Signs is an awesome film regardless. I loved it before I had even run across the demon theory. I just love it more now. So it's brilliance certainly does not rely upon anything more than a surface reading of the film.

    And the water twist, in my opinion, is still defensible on its own. The movie ultimately asks this question: Is everything random and meaningless or is there a higher power with a grand plan at work? Are coincidences in life just that or do they mean something?

    Bo's weird water habits just seem like a strange quirk at first, but in the end they are the key to overcoming the creature that invades their house. By the end:

    Bo's birth
    The mother's death / Ray Reddy falling asleep at the wheel PRECISELY when he did
    Bo's water habits
    Morgan's Asthma
    Merrill's baseball career

    . . . all come together in the vanquishing of this evil that has come into their lives. Even if we take the film solely at face value, I am still impressed.

    And as I said about the demon theory, I don't necessarily believe it. I mostly just think it's interesting and it gives me a new way to watch the movie. But I DO think it's plausible and COULD very well be true. If nothing else, I would not be surprised if M. Night intended for the film to generally be watched in the usual way, with the surface level interpretation, but also meant for it to be able to be interpreted alternatively as well.

    I actually sent links to this to a friend of mine. He's a very skeptical type--a former Jehovah's Witness turned atheist who demands evidence for everything. And he had this to say:

    I enjoyed this. You actually have me convinced that M. Night definitely wanted the audience to flirt with the idea of demons. He didn't overtly insist that they are demons, but there are elements that demand we at least compare demons with the aliens, given the religious context.
    It's a shame we don't have M. Night here to weigh in on this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Luke View Post
    Jesus H, did you write all those posts or get them from somewhere else? If you wrote them, you should be writing on your own movie website. Well done(if thats the case).
    I did write it, and thanks. I re-watched the movie on Sunday night and took most of yesterday putting the post together. I HAVE actually thought about trying to do a movie site or blog, and have also wanted to maybe get something going on YouTube. Need a camera for the latter though and I don't have one.


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    Anyway, I think you can make an arguement for demons or aliens, its according to your mindeset and what "you" see in the movie. I have to admit, I havent seen the movie in 10 years either. I think the biggest arguemebt for demons is the Bo and the water. Its almost like shes the holy one who was put there to protect everyone.

    The fact they call them aliens, they come from the sky, and they are doing things to protect themselves from aliens gives the arguement they are acutally aliens and they are just putting faith in god to protect them

    I would have to watch the movie again to give a better opinion, but don't think there "needs" to be a definte answer to what they are. The fact people talk about it still is good enough for the film makers, imo

    good post

    I mostly agree, though demons are fallen angels, and angels are also thought of as coming from the sky. But in any case, you should re-watch the movie with this theory in mind. It's a pretty interesting experience.

    Personally, Signs is my #2 in the M. Night canon. The Village is my favorite (which seems to be a controversial opinion).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Luke View Post
    We should both go see Everest this weekend and report back
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    Quote Originally Posted by SPX View Post
    She is definitely special. If there is any single point that you can look to for this it's the scene that I pointed out earlier where she says, "There's a monster outside my room. Can I have a glass of water?" I didn't really pick up on this until someone tipped me off about it, but she's very clearly asking for something that she knows will protect her here. She's not saying she's thirsty. By this point, water had never even been mentioned in the story so what we're really being told is that she has some sort of secret knowledge and/or special abilities.

    Even if the demon theory is totally wrong, there is still something objectively special about her character.
    Maybe. I'd have to rewatch it to really say, which I'm probably not going to do, haha. Even still, it's pretty obscure as it isn't explained.



    Quote Originally Posted by SPX View Post
    first off, I think that Signs is an awesome film regardless. I loved it before I had even run across the demon theory. I just love it more now. So it's brilliance certainly does not rely upon anything more than a surface reading of the film.
    We're just going to disagree here. It's an aight movie, with some well done aspects, but as a whole it just doesn't come together for me.

    Quote Originally Posted by SPX View Post
    And the water twist, in my opinion, is still defensible on its own. The movie ultimately asks this question: Is everything random and meaningless or is there a higher power with a grand plan at work? Are coincidences in life just that or do they mean something?

    Bo's weird water habits just seem like a strange quirk at first, but in the end they are the key to overcoming the creature that invades their house. By the end:

    Bo's birth
    The mother's death / Ray Reddy falling asleep at the wheel PRECISELY when he did
    Bo's water habits
    Morgan's Asthma
    Merrill's baseball career

    . . . all come together in the vanquishing of this evil that has come into their lives. Even if we take the film solely at face value, I am still impressed.
    That actually doesn't address the main problem with the water at all (ie: the whole atmosphere and most of the planet is water).

    As far as the higher power comments, I'm not sure how to describe why I don't like it. I mean it's definitely cliched, but I think my problem is it comes across to me as ham-fisted and clumsy. Maybe even a bit childish and naive how neat and tidy everything comes together. If that makes sense.

    "Swing away, Merrill" is the best part of the film though. The climax is cool if you can get suspend your disbelief over the water allergies.
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    Quote Originally Posted by zY| View Post
    That actually doesn't address the main problem with the water at all (ie: the whole atmosphere and most of the planet is water).
    A few things here. . .

    First, there are a lot of things that are safe for humans in small amounts but fatally toxic in high doses. It could be the same for these aliens, which is why the atmosphere does not bother them. Also, there's a lot of water on the planet, but there's also a shitload of land. If they have the intelligence and technology to get here in the first place, surely they have the ability to simply stay away from large bodies of water.

    I think the bigger issue is rain. But even that can be worked around. For instance, it would make sense for the aliens to be able to forecast and understand the weather and simply operate on the surface when rain is not a threat.

    But I think the biggest thing we have to think about here is that we never really know their motivation. Why exactly are they here? Perhaps they're in desperation mode. In any case, it seems they deemed the risk-to-reward ratio to be worth it and now they're here. That's all we need to know for the story to work.


    Quote Originally Posted by zY| View Post
    As far as the higher power comments, I'm not sure how to describe why I don't like it. I mean it's definitely cliched, but I think my problem is it comes across to me as ham-fisted and clumsy. Maybe even a bit childish and naive how neat and tidy everything comes together. If that makes sense.

    "Swing away, Merrill" is the best part of the film though. The climax is cool if you can get suspend your disbelief over the water allergies.
    I think that's just M. Night's style. He is a bit on-the-nose with things. It doesn't bother me. I actually kind of like it because there's an open sincerity there. I guess if that is a bother though, then his films just aren't for you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SPX View Post
    Conclusion








    I think a strong case can be made for the demon theory. There is definitely some good evidence to suggest that M. Night had a few tricks up his sleeve with this script and there's a hidden narrative within the main story. The detracting evidence, however, is strong I think. While less voluminous than the supporting evidence, it nonetheless punches some pretty big logical holes into the demonic interpretation. (Although one could argue that demons are masters of deception.)

    One thing that is definitely true is that the demon theory allows you to resolve certain narrative problems like, "Why would the demons come down without protective suits on?" and "Really? WATER?!"

    Personally, I think that one's own openness to the theory will depend on how much weight you place on certain factors. If you just can't get over the detracting evidence, then that's understandable. On the other hand, if you find the supporting evidence to be strong enough that you clearly feel like Shyamalan is trying to say SOMETHING that's not obvious on the surface, then I can definitely understand that as well.

    For me, I think the movie works (albeit imperfectly) as a film about an alien invasion. I also think it works (albeit imperfectly) as a movie about demonic forces at work. And I know that I'll never be able to watch it again without interpreting it on both levels, regardless of what the director intended. Though I will say this: If the theory is correct, and M. Night intentionally encoded this hidden story-within-a-story in the movie, knowing that only a few would ever see this hidden meaning, then he is a GENIUS and Signs stands as an even better movie that I previously gave it credit for.
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    Justin Wren, the MMA fighter who found redemption among the Pygmies

    http://www.theguardian.com/sport/201...ng-the-pygmies


    Interesting to see what he did after the UFC. Maybe he can train one of them and they can fight Demetrius Johnson.

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    All I'm going to say is that the next I have a girl that I'm kind of serious about, I'm going to let her know on the front end that if she gets too far out of line she's subject to pimp arrest.



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    I went to see Everest in IMAX 3D this weekend. Good, solid film that's based on a true story and treats the subject with respect.

    8/10

    After seeing the movie, I then immediately bought Jon Krakauer's "Into Thin Air." (Krakauer was a member of the ill-fated expedition.)
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    Everest looks really good. Might check it out Friday
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    I wanna see that movie with Robert De Niro and that fine ass bitch Anne Hathaway

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    LOL, it finally happened:


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    Yeah it was awesome. I hear everyone is ok though.
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    What happened? the video is down
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    Quote Originally Posted by Luke View Post
    What happened? the video is down
    http://thesportsdaily.com/darrion-ca...tor-143-video/

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    Quote Originally Posted by zY| View Post

    So that's it, huh? 18 months probation.

    I'm okay with it. 30 days in jail might have been justified as well but I'm rarely in favor of overly harsh sentences.

    Now the question is when does he fight again and how good will he look.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SPX View Post
    So that's it, huh? 18 months probation.

    I'm okay with it. 30 days in jail might have been justified as well but I'm rarely in favor of overly harsh sentences.

    Now the question is when does he fight again and how good will he look.

    Yeah, I'm okay with him getting coked & liquored up, running a red light, smashing into a pregnant women and causing her injuries, then being a POS and runnning from the scene rather than helping her. Probation seems right. That will teach him.
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