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>Seriously, though, I think Shyamalan is a damn good
>filmmaker. I still think The Sixth Sense (despite the
>revisionist history of some who hate it now) and Unbreakable
>are fantastic movies... Signs left a bit to be desired, while
>I thought The Village was sly and completely misunderstood,
>and unfairly mocked -- especially around here. I give the
>dude credit for even trying to tell that Twilight Zone-esque
>story.
Even though I didnt LOVE the film, I thought it was interesting, and somewhat competently made.
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>Nonetheless, I'm getting increasingly irritated by M. Night's
>ever-growing sense of self importance. I dig any artist
>(especially one who writes his own material) who has a
>healthy, bordering-on-unreal, self-confidence, but M. Night's
>is crossing (or is at least appearing to cross) that line into
>Arrogantville, where no one wants to live. He's the Kobe
>Bryant of filmmakers in that regard (and I'm a Kobe fan, so
>there you go)...
1) I dont really think he's arrogant. I think, it may have to do with he very fact that since he had such a huge hit in The Sith Sense, people have had these huge expectations for the follow ups.
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>I'm also seriously irritated by the marketing of his films,
>which he has a heavy hand in. Once Sixth Sense hit, every one
>of his subsequent films has been advertised as "including a
>SHOCKING TWIST ENDING that you WON'T SEE COMING!,"
Thats kind of what I was saying, market though DOES have a hand in it, but I never heard of any evidence supposrting any facts that HE was heavily involved in the marketing for his films. I mean, thats amongst what the studios jobs include, nest ce pas?
>But again, I like M. Night, but it's only natural to expect
>that there will be people who feel the need to take him down a
>peg or two, and deservedly so...
Is it really deserved though? Maybe its jus me, or is it that people are naturally jealous/envious creatures whom will always find wrong amongst people whom see to be held upon pedastools by others(if not themselves).
Then again, who am I to say this, I mean, Im only an aspiring filmmaker, so I guess I kinda vouch for him...
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