Just a quickie update.

I just got back from seeing The Village. I agree with Leo, the movie is OK. It's certainly better than a lot of what gets pumped out of Hollywood and Mr. Shyamalan shows some superb talant as a director. Some of the scenes in this movie were a little clunky. It was just that early in the movie there were one or two scenes which had some confusing cuts. Shyamalan loves still shots and some of the best scenes are still and focus on one or two characters. The plot was good, though this movie is definatly not for someone looking for a light movie to watch on an off night. This movie has depth, but not as a movie. There are statements in the movie, and the whole thing made me sit and reflect for a second, but ultimately I descided that this was not meant to entertain me. I didn't mind not being entertained, but I am certain the movie was lost on the adolescent girls who sat in front of us (and almost repeated Leo's experience by talking the whole time). They got up and said, "That's the ending?" Yes, that is the ending, that is the message, and you won't get it until you read a book which has something equally deep to say. I suggest The Giver, or a short story such as "The Ones who walk away from Omelas." Those are good examples of plots which are vessals for deeper meaning. I am glad the plot of The Village was as transparent as it was, just so I can look and see whats behind it.

Also, if you've seen the commercial for the movie which features a song by Evanescence, it works. I at first thought, "Oh, they just got some popular band to lend them a song." No, the song fits... it fits so well that I believe Mr. Shyamalan picked the song as a way of hiding plot of the movie in plain sight.

Current State: Tired

Current Mood: Decent

Current Emote: ~_~

Current Tarot: Strength

Current Music: "Imaginary," Evanescence

"The birds have vanished down the sky.
Now the last cloud drains away.
We sit together, the mountain and I,
until only the mountain remains." - Li Po