Split (2016)

Miika's Movie Diary 2023 (62 movies items)

"29.8. rewatch"

"Look over Bruce's shoulder,....that's Rte 23 (Schuylkill Rd) in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and this scene was filmed at the recently torn down Fisherman's Restaurant! M. Night Shyamalan might not make"

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan (10 movies items)

" "You are different from the rest. Your heart is pure! Rejoice! The broken are the more evolved. Rejoice." Written by M. Night Shyamalan Music by West Dylan Thordson Cinematography by Mike Gioulakis Editing by Luke Ciarrocchi"

“El trastorno de personalidad o identidad múltiple es algo a lo que difícilmente le podés sacar un trato coherente a niveles de narrativa, especialmente porque en casos así cada personalidad trata de tener su propia individualidad e imponerla. Naturalmente soy de quejarme de que muchos personajes en una sola película termina siendo algo incómodo y a veces molesto y desfavorable al significar que puede que muchos que supuestamente tienen relevancia en el papel sean al final desaprovechados o faltos de la profundización necesaria, todo para que a un nivel individual ninguno termine por ser valioso, y esto puede pasar si tu personaje de base es varios al mismo tiempo.

En Split Shyamalan hace que suceda algo similar pero de forma un tanto diferente y con mucha atmósfera que a ” read more

My Favorite Films of 2016 (25 movies items)

" "You are different from the rest. Your heart is pure! Rejoice! The broken are the more evolved. Rejoice." Directed by M. Night Shyamalan Written by M. Night Shyamalan Music by West Dylan Thordson Cinematography by Mike Gioulakis Editing by Luke Ciarrocchi"

“As said in my recent review for 'The Visit', M Night Shyamalan is one inconsistent director, with films that have fallen on both extreme sides of the film spectrum. The great films being 'The Sixth Sense' and 'Unbreakable' and the terrible films (especially) being 'The Last Airbender', 'The Happening' and 'After Earth'. It was frustrating to see a director start so promisingly and fall downhill and showing few signs of learning from his mistakes.

'Split' now replaces 'The Visit' as Shyamalan's best film since 'The Village. Neither were perfect films or were to me the returns to form often touted, both with many great things which made it more frustrating that they also had flaws big enough to stop them from living to full potential. Ranking 'Split' with the rest of the films, it'” read more

My Top 275 Favorite Horror Movies of All Time (275 movies items)

" After the Sixth Sense, M. Knight Shyamalan was being touted as the next Steven Spielberg. However, with each succeeding film, his reputation as an exciting new filmmaker became more and more diminished. And it wasn't a rep that had no basis. Personally, I disliked each film he came with a little more than the last. By the time After Earth was released, it appeared as though there was no hope for the "fallen" film-maker. That is, until Split came along. A story about a mentally disturbed pati"

My Top 85 Favorite 2nd Chapter Sequels (85 movies items)

"After the Sixth Sense, M. Knight Shyamalan was being touted as the next Steven Spielberg. However, with each succeeding film, his reputation as an exciting new filmmaker became more and more diminished. And it wasn't a rep that had no basis. Personally, I disliked each film he came with a little more than the last. By the time After Earth was released, it appeared as though there was no hope for the "fallen" film-maker.That is, until Split came along.A story about a mentally disturbed patient su"