M. Night Shyamalan's The Village

[Sleuth]

YOU GUYS ARE SAYING THAT THE POINT WAS SUBTLE?

not at all. the word I used was "obviously".

That still doesn't explain why I'd rather have not understood it

[Kal]

This is the biggest piece of shit movie... It was weird that I didnt see it until today, but now I understand why...

[socketlevel]

i've read the last couple pages of posts and it's sad to see the point has been lost entirely over the last few months.  whether the film is subtle or overt is not the issue.  sure the isolation/bush allusions are there; but to what extent?  one can not assume that just because the topic is covered in the film, it naturally must have a social progressive message.  there exists also conservative reform rhetoric.  the first step has been taken, and the majority see a message formulated in the film, now dissect the rhetoric (the way the message is treated) and you will see that it backs bush, backs fear, and does not wage any action against the contemporary anti-free thinking mindset.

-sl-

[The Perineum Falcon]

I didn't think it took the side of either.
I thought it was more of an observation that people would rather choose to hide, to be controlled, to be kept isolated from the outside world than to face the inevitable dangers that will touch them all. It is for the viewer to decide if this is right or wrong.
The radio broadcast of the war was just to give us a contemporary time frame; this is happening today, not 20 years before.

(I'm almost positive this point has been made before...)

[SiliasRuby]

This film was a bit disapointing, maybe because of the hype for it, but the end made me smile and it was quite disturbing and sad the way the characters felt about the world around them.

[Pubrick]

This film was a bit disapointing, maybe because of the hype for it

what hype? what year are you living in? the general hype for this film is/was nothing but negative reviews and accounts of disappointment.

[©brad]

yea okay, so tell me again why we're talking about this movie?

[RegularKarate]

yea okay, so tell me again why we're talking about this movie?

tell me about it... every time I see this thread's been updated, I think that they're finally releasing the Criterion.  Let's hold off until we get some REAL news people!