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Originally posted by darthbenbo
[b]i'll play the role of devil's advocate and say that i thought this :
2. the whole arguement that this film is about faith also bothers me, and for the following reasons: while Gibson's character never stops believing in God, his faith disappears as a result of his wife's death. what would have happened if his son had died as well? would his faith have finally departed for good? that isn't faith. the kind of "faith" that Shyamalan is trying to convey, isn't really faith at all. the movie tells the audience that faith should be based upon God granting you "good" things. if God allows you to fall on hard times, then it's OK to question Him and His motives, and that is bull-shit. take Job in the Bible, his entire world crashes down around him, yet he never loses sight of God throughout his ordeal. that is the crux of true faith. Shyamalan would have us believing that faith is only required of us when God makes sure that no harm befalls us. sorry, but there are numerous references throughout every piece of religious literature that says the contrary.
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Ok i shall argue why i think most of the above works. Mel's charater has his whole world fall apart on him and does lose his faith in God. His family never does even with all their ticks, asthma and strike out records. Faith has kept them behind for a reason. It took Mel a long time to find his faith in the end as the Astham that took his son near death that night (cursing at God for destroying what was left of his life/world to live for) is the one thing that saved him. It was a Cruel act of faith, just like his wife's death. But everything that made him lose faith in God slowly appeared in front of his own eyes only to realize faith had done this for a reason.
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3. the whole scene with the alien stuck in the closet was ridicuous. these things can run and jump far beyond any human is able to, but when it comes to some furniture stacked against a pantry door the aliens are stopped dead in their tracks. sorry, don't buy this for a second. and why in the sam hell would someone lock an alien in their pantry, only to leave town? calling the police, or anyone else for that matter, never crosses his mind. please.
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He saw his moment and locked the door for his own safety. I think Police would laugh at him if he said "well i got an alien in my pantry" BUT he did call someone. . . he called Mel. In which he talks about that night he ran and hit/killed his wife. He mentions it was almost like Faith caused himt o do it. How do we know they aren't that strong. It could be fast and agile but maybe a very hollow bone structure (like a bird) We and others don't know what they are like
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4. the acting was horrid. just horrid. Joaquin Phoenix is an incredibly talented actor, yet this never shines through in the film. Gibson did a good job of portraying a confused, hurting, lonely father. but the children were just pitiful. that whole scence with the Culkin kid saying the line about everything being re-written in textbooks, only to be repeated verbatim by the news anchorman was so ridiculous!
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I just have to say everyone was well casted and that the kids did a great job. Joaquin was the best in the movie. But the kids were great and hasn't had a bad kid actor yet in any of his movies.
great line and was set-up earlier in the movie.