• SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org
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    Yeah, it’s not a good movie. I did enjoy the mystery of it though, it does build up nicely until the big reveal of what they look like.

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      This describes most of his movies. Good build up to the mystery with a payoff so bad it retroactively makes everything before it worse.

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        Wait, I never thought about that and this is probably the best and most accurate description of how his movies are.

        I recently saw Glass for the very first time. Rewatched Unbreakable and Split just to refresh the memory. And I was happy with Glass until I was halfway through. Afterwards, everything was just set on fire and I was left with nothing.

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          11 hours ago

          Yeah, the Shamalayan “twist” is that halfway through every flick, the creative flow becomes an untethered spray. Picture, if you will, a olde-timey grinder producing a length of sausage when suddenly, the casing comes loose… so the crank doubles its speed. How M. Night’s movies get made. 😶 (If you look closely, stamped into the steel there is the ShamaWurst logo.)