Spoilers Glass review thread

[The Nth Doctor]

According to Shyamalan, Glass features unseen footage from Unbreakable.

This news reminds me that I need to sit down and watch Unbreakable and Split again before Glass comes out. I have no idea where such unseen footage would be set, although I like the article's speculation.

 

[Spot261]

I had a glass trailer once.

It broke.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

I watched both Unbreakable and Split again in preparation for Glass tomorrow. I hadn't seen Unbreakable in more than a decade but it I was struck by how well it still stand today. It's more quite, more nuanced "superhero" film than most superhero films of today.

However, two things struck me while watching Split this evening: Firstly, Kevin's father departed on a train, possibly when Kevin was young. Perhaps it's just a coincidence, but perhaps the same train David Dunn was on? Secondly, one of the last things The Beast says to Casey is ""You are different from the rest. Your heart is pure! Rejoice! The broken are the more evolved. Rejoice." Now, that can't be a coincidence.

Either way, I'm really looking forward to watching Glass tomorrow. I've added a poll to the thread. I hope everyone enjoys the film.

 

[stj]

The climax hinges on the judgment that the world changing is wonderful, even if terrifying at the same time. The superhero motif, interpreted solely as a fantasy about being special, is deliberately undercut. That leaves the generalized metaphor, that “we” may do amazing things (when “we” grow up, either as children literally growing up or as a society marching into the future.) It is to be expected that the trendy, hip, gotta be cool, fetishize the buzz reviewers can’t see any point at all. The movie ends on a huge climax if you can see it. Ending on a climax is never a bad decision.

There is one big negative I think (well, playing fast and loose with images of mental illness can get on somebody’s nerves.) The movie also sees a person being negative as the true essence of villainy. If only!

 

[Saul]

'Glass' is a good movie, I don't think it's as good as 'Unbreakable'. I think it suffers from having to continue a story rather than tell it's own story. Solid movie though, well worth the watch. Re-watched 'Unbreakable' last night and damn what a movie, it's gone way up in my estimation since I last saw it. Also nice to see movies where Bruce Willis is actually acting. He clearly appreciates the material.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

I'm deeply satisfied with Glass and how it concludes M. Night Shyamalan's extraordinary trilogy that began nearly 2 decades ago. I agree it's not quite as good as Unbreakable or Split, but there's still a lot to love about this film and how it ties everything together from the first two things.

Granted the the three-leaf clover gang (or whatever they might call themselves) may have come out of nowhere for the trilogy (and probably weren't part of Shyamalan's original vision). However, the seeds for their existence were there throughout Glass and resolved various things that niggled in the back of my mind during the main body of the film: How did they find The Beast and David so quickly, why didn't they grab David sooner if Ellie already knew his name, why was Ellie so damn insistent they didn't have superhero abilities despite obvious evidence, why didn't she react to the video footage after they broke out, etc.

While David's, Elijah's, and Kevin's stories are over in a satisifying way, I like how the door is left open for future stories if Shyamalan is so inclined. This explains his comments last year if he wasn't sure if he would do more after Glass while it concludes the trilogy. If he has the stories to tell, I'll probably be interested in seeing them.

Also...

However, two things struck me while watching Split this evening: Firstly, Kevin's father departed on a train, possibly when Kevin was young. Perhaps it's just a coincidence, but perhaps the same train David Dunn was on?

Called it! I'm so glad I rewatched both films this week before watching Glass today. It really helped me appreciate this film all the more.

 

[1001001]

I'm deeply satisfied with Glass and how it concludes M. Night Shyamalan's extraordinary trilogy that began nearly 2 decades ago.

"Deeply satisfied" is a perfect way to put it.

"A"

 

[The Nth Doctor]

I forgot to mention before, but I really liked how Shyamalan utilized the Unbreakable deleted scene as a flashback for Joseph during a key emotional moment. I love that kind of cohesiveness.

 

[slappy]

Shyamalan could really do with an editor or someone to tell him NO on certain things. Glass is a perfect example. He's a guy who needs to know how to quit when he's ahead. The major twist with the video at the end was bafflingly dumb. It would accomplish exactly nothing in 2019 because most people would just assume it was fake or part of some viral marketing stunt.

 

[Tosk]

I really wanted to like Glass more than I did. For the most part I was happy, but the final act is...clunky, to put it kindly.

 

[stj]

A blurry photo of a UFO or a few seconds of Bigfoot are correctly dismissed as a hoax. Faked news often relies on a minute of video taken out of context, carefully omitting every other perspective. Even viral marketing does not omit any product to market.

The multiple views by different cameras for a continuous period are not how hoaxes or viral marketing are done. Dismissing the video feeds put online at the end of Glass as a hoax is like dismissing the moon landing as a hoax.

I suppose you might claim Shyamalan should have made everyone sit through multiple sequences of the videos to get the point across. But at a certain point there's simply no use in trying to anticipate objections. A hostile eye will find something to pick at.

 

[Dick Whitman]

I saw it today. I was very pleased with it. I read some of the spoilers before hand. So I had somewhat lowered expectations going in. But it was much better than I expected, before reading that stuff. The only issue I had was the editing of the ending. Not the content of it. About 10 mintues before the real ending a couple got up and walked out. They were in the very back near the projection window and everyone could see their shadows!!! That annoyed me more than the slow reveals after the deaths of the 3 leads.

I saw Unbreakable when it first came out. I watched the DVD for the first time many years. It’s one of the oldest DVDs I still have an never updated to Blu Ray. It has original art for Alex Ross in it.

Ever since that came out I was curious to see him revisit it. But from the beginning suspected that many fans would not be satisfied with whatever he did. Because even though Unbreakable discusses and explores superheroes, it’s not a superhero film. I never expected him to go off and do a full out superhero film with these characters. It’s not his style. He is about hinting at and eluding to things.

I was interested in Split before anyone had any idea of the connection to Unbreakable at all. Just the premise alone. So that was extra bonus.

Some of the reviews complain how little Willis and Jackson speak. Seeing it myself now -it’s a non issue. Their presence is through out the movie. It’s makes when they do speak have so much more impact. I loved that they brought back both David ‘s son and Elijah’s mother. The whole thing felt like perfect sequel to Unbreakable with naturally including the characters from Split.

 

[Morpheus 02]

So what are the results og the voting? You can only see after voting and I havent seen it yet..

 

[Booji]

So what are the results og the voting? You can only see after voting and I havent seen it yet..

5 in the A range
3 in the Bs
2 in the Cs

 

[The Nth Doctor]

So what are the results og the voting? You can only see after voting and I havent seen it yet..

Oops, sorry, I meant to make that publicly visible. Changed it now.

 

[Christopher]

Finally saw this. I found it disappointing as a climax to the trilogy, but interesting at times. It didn't really kick into gear until Elijah started enacting his plan, at which point it became more satisfying; before then, it revolved way too much around Sarah Paulson, whom I find very annoying and whose character was unpleasant even aside from that. It also had a weird ambivalence about whether Mr. Glass was a murdering monster or someone whose final act we should celebrate as heroic and feel sentimental about.

Mainly, the film seems outdated. It's still stuck in a 2000 mindset where the world in general still sees superhero comics as disreputable kid stuff and it's swimming against the tide to suggest that they're worth taking seriously. It would make sense if it had been made just a few years after Unbreakable, but today it feels quaint and out of touch.

Also,

Spoiler: just in case

I wasn't crazy about the film killing off all three "first-generation" supers, even David. I see the idea, that it's passing the torch to the next generation (or the previous one in Mrs. Price's case), but it's kind of an ignominious way to end David Dunn's story when we've missed so much of it over the years. I was wondering if it'd go the other way, that he'd discover his "weakness" for drowning was only psychological after all, and by overcoming it he'd basically become invincible.

Anyway, was it really just Casey's affection and personal bond with Kevin that let her bring him out? Could the film be hinting that she also has powers, like some kind of healing touch? If so, though, it'd be odd that Staple was trying to encourage her to use that gift, in contrast to her policy with other super-folks.