Usually people celebrate anniversaries – especially as of late with the new “cool” being to point out our favorite films from years past.
But today’s a different kind of anniversary…it’s the day M. Night Shyamalan’s hope of becoming the new ‘Steven Spielberg’ died.
Our reader Bret C. was quick to remind us that today marks the 10th anniversary of the release of Shyamalan’s The Village, which boasted an absolutely moronic finale that was clearly forced to appease fans of The Sixth Sense. It was also a sucky movie.
In it, the population of a small, isolated countryside village – featuring Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt and Joaquin Phoenix – believe that their alliance with the mysterious creatures that inhabit the forest around them is coming to an end.
After Shyamalan’s 1999 The Sixth Sense, Hollywood and accompanying press were quick to dub him the new Steven Spielberg, only they spoke way too soon. His criminally underrated 2000 Unbreakable was panned by critics, and even his 2002 Signs, which has its moments, received extreme criticism.
By then, hope was dwindling that Shyamalan was the man we all thought he would be, and if anything, The Village lay him harshly in a coffin setting the stage for the 2006 Lady in the Water to hammer the final nails in.
Today we raise a glass, turn it over, and poor it to the ground in remembrance of the most overhyped director of the decade. Next up, we’ll be talking about J.J. Abrams…
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