The Village (2004)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 00’s (211 movies items)

" The Village (marketed as M. Night Shyamalan's The Village) is a 2004 American period thriller film written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, and Brendan Gleeson. The film is about a village whose population lives in fear of creatures inhabiting the woods beyond it, referred to as "Those We Don't Speak Of." The Village received mixed reviews, with many critics expressing disappointment w"

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" August Nicholson "I often wondered if you and my son bonded because neither of you was fond of speaking. You're very kind. You must pardon my manners; I haven't slept in many nights.""

Why It’s Rated (604 movies items)

"Rated: PG-13 Why it’s rated: Violence and Scary moments."

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Directed by M. Night Shyamalan (10 movies items)

" "Sometimes we don't do things we want to do so that others won't know we want to do them." Written by M. Night Shyamalan Music by James Newton Howard Cinematography by Roger Deakins Editing by Christopher Tellefsen"

2004 Awardies (39 movies items)

"Other nomination Best Sound Best Cinematography Best Production Design Best Thriller or Horror Film "

The Best of Joaquin Phoenix (15 movies items)

" Lucius Hunt "I don't think of what might happen, only what must be done.""

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" Alice Hunt "My husband, Michael, left for the supermarket at a quarter past 9 in the morning. He was found with no money and no clothes in the East River three days later.""

Fictional Places You Don’t Want To Visit (205 movies items)

"Covington, Pennsylvania A actual county in Pennsylvania. But for all accounts, the film events don’t exist. Why you wouldn’t want to visit: The thing is you can’t. The town folks don’t want the outside world, to know where they live. And would to keep it that way."

“Of the four films of M Night Shyamalan's that are panned as bad- The Village, The Happening, Lady in the Water and The Last Airbender- I thought The Village(having just finished re-watching it yesterday and was not sure what to make of it at first) was the least bad of the four, to me the other three are as bad as they're said to be.

I wasn't expecting to like it after so many uncharitable things both here and elsewhere and by how it was marketed, but I sort of did. It does look great with beautiful scenery and brooding cinematography and the score is very haunting, eerie quality about it. There are also some genuine jolts and poignancy in the first half, and The Village with a great concept does start off intriguingly.

The best thing about it though is the cast. Willia” read more

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"9.12"

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"I thought it was a okay movie, a slow burn of a movie. But now, I find it to beautifully and visually stunning, and hauntingly effective."

Favorite Drama Films: 2004-2005 (62 movies items)

" Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan Produced by: Sam Mercer, Scott Rudin, and M. Night Shyamalan Written by: M. Night Shyamalan Cinematography: Roger Deakins Edited by: Christopher Tellefsen Music by: James Newton Howard and Hillary Hahn Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures"

October 2021 Horrorfest (70 movies items)

"Re-watch - Oct. 15th I wanted to see what my daughter would think of The Village since she's enjoyed all of Shyamalan's films so far. And she did, but when it ended she deemed it not spooky enough. I hadn't seen it since it was in theatres, & at the time I recall walking out of it thinking the twist was a messed up one. Now, however, I find it less messed up & more just an overreaction taken to an extreme. Ultimately I was glad she gave me an opportunity to revisit it. Streaming on Hulu"

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"Ivy "