'It's allright to be afraid, David, because this part won't be like a comic book. Real life doesn't fit into little boxes that were drawn for it.'
My favourite superhero movie which doesnt really have a superhero with otherwordly powers. M Night Shyamalan's self indulgent foray into the life of a Philadelphia security guard who is the sole survivor of a train crash and subsequently realises his true calling in life after a series of interactions with a brittle wheelchair ridden comic book addict.Bruce Willis and Samuel Jackson do a great job and have able support from Robin Wright Penn and Spencer Treat Clark. The tale is a deconstruction of comic books which brings the fantastical into the realm of reality. Comic cynics may just toss the film aside as one with the X men, Spiderman and other comic adaptations. But Shyamalan's true intent is to make the viewer comprehend the importance of the comic and graphic novel medium by rooting it into reality with a pinch of the supernatural.
22/04/06 @ 19:32