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.
Which I acknowledged.
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.
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:
It's a shame we don't have M. Night here to weigh in on this.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.
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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.
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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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.
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.
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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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.
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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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.
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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I wanna see that movie with Robert De Niro and that fine ass bitch Anne Hathaway
Yeah it was awesome. I hear everyone is ok though.
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