Unbreakable
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan7.370%77%
An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed. The answer to this mystery could lie with the mysterious Elijah Price, a man who suffers from a disease that renders his bones as fragile as glass.
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- MoonyShibeMarch 12, 2025what is this movie trying to say?? is it that comics are bad and make people crazy?? what is the point of this movie??
- RyezooFebruary 15, 2025Grounded Superhero movie. I'm in! Sam. Jackson and Bruce Willis back when they both cared about the movies they stared in! This movie is fantastic. The slow buildup and the answers to the mysteries keep this movie going at a brisk pace. The last 10 mins had me on the edge of my seat. Lastly, what a great twist! Can't believe it took me this long to watch this movie.
- 匚卂尺ㄥFebruary 12, 2025This is a truly fantastic film. It’s a psychological thriller that presents the origin story of a superhero. All his life David Dunn (Bruce Willis) has been ‘gifted’. But he’s reluctantly suppressed his abilities, especially as his wife abhors the harms that can result from risky physical activity. And so David lives a quiet, normal life … feeling depressed and unfulfilled. Then one day he miraculously survives a horrific train crash. All other 131 passengers are killed, but he’s completely unharmed. This gets the attention of Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson) who has been desperately searching for someone who is super-human. Elijah suffers from a rare genetic condition (brittle bone disease) that causes him to be extremely fragile. And Elijah believes that if there are some people who break easily, or who get sick often, then – at the opposite end of the spectrum – there might be a few people who can’t be injured and don’t get ill. The question is, is David unbreakable? This is a superbly made film, concerned with the search for purpose in life. David initially dismisses Elijah’s beliefs, yet then strives to become the hero, and to save people from harm. While Elijah, so desperate to find purpose in his own existence, has turned to terrorism – causing the deaths of hundreds … simply to find one man who couldn’t be harmed. Just as David has discovered his reason for being, so Elijah has found his – to be a villain. This movie is brilliantly directed by M. Night Shyamalan, and well-acted (especially by Willis). The musical score thoroughly enhances the dark and foreboding feelings expressed in the story, as the characters seek to understand themselves. And the use of comic books as a central motif, for exploring the complexities of good and evil - of how each requires the other - is excellently utilised. It’s strange to be presented a superhero origin story that literally ends just as the hero realises who and what he is. But by allowing the time, and giving the space, to focus on the slow emergence of the hero so we’re offered an in-depth narrative on the tragedy, torment and personal cost involved in accepting one’s destiny in selfless heroism. And this film succeeds in a way that few others do in presenting the hero as a real man, with emotions, heartache, and disbelief. This is a complex film, presenting what is for the most part a downbeat storyline; yet the final act is emotionally uplifting. From the moment David Dunn accepts his fate as a superhero, there is a sense of spiritual awakening: he is utterly focused on confronting evil, proving himself to be unbreakable. In this way, the film is one of the finest superhero movies ever made. Fortunately, the writer-director has now made a sequel, Split (Blu-ray + Digital Download) [2017], which further develops the supernatural quality of the storyline. And the third instalment, “Glass”, is to be released in 2019. I highly recommend this movie. It’s a sophisticated piece of film-making, and one which elevates the superhero genre.
