Say one things about M Night Shyamalan, he was on a roll in 2004. He'd already had three successful films (yes I mean Signs!) and could have gone anywhere. He'd given us a ghost redemption thriller horror story, with not to mention of THE twists in film, an unconventional superhero story (before he ruined it) and an existential crisis with an alien invasion story, then he gave us a story about a village in the woods that WASN'T a cult. I can understand why there were those disappointed in the film because they were expecting a 'twist' but if you think about it, what was the 'twist' in 'Signs' or 'Unbreakable'? The film also gave us Shyamalan, who insists on cameo-ing in his films, the best cameo. The real beauty is realising why he appears the way he does. But before we get too far into the weird and wonderful world of Shyamalan pre 'the Lady in the Water', I'll stop there.
To celebrate the underrated should be classic, I made a zine, obviously. I also wrote about the film for its 15th anniversary which should hopefully be posted on Vulturehound soon, so no link yet. But he's a sneak peak at the zine instead:
