Split

[bigshot]

I was with the film until the point where they made the psycho into a superhero. I wanted something like Silence of the Lambs or Psycho, but what I got was evil Spiderman.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by bigshot

I was with the film until the point where they made the psycho into a superhero. I wanted something like Silence of the Lambs or Psycho, but what I got was evil Spiderman.

So you won't be watching

[Show spoiler]the planned crossover of Beast with Dunn and Mr. Glass? I suppose they could call it Avengers of Night

[Desk.]

Originally Posted by bigshot

I was with the film until the point where they made the psycho into a superhero. I wanted something like Silence of the Lambs or Psycho, but what I got was evil Spiderman.

I enjoyed it. It was an interesting exploration of the idea that

[Show spoiler]humans have untapped potential, and that the power of the mind can lead to people exceeding what we currently think is physically possible.

Granted, it did take this to extremes, and turned a man with mental health issues into a diabolical, superpowered monster (which is perhaps a questionable move in these more enlightened times).

But after a bit of a faltering start I came to find myself enjoying the idea of creating a supervillain story out of (relatively) grounded reality, in the same way that Shyamalan did the same thing for a superhero with Unbreakable - which I continue to love.

I'd almost given up on Shyamalan in recent years, but although this film did not have the same artistic flourishes as The Sixth Sense or Unbreakable, perhaps due to the constraints of a much lower budget, I am interested to see what happens when

[Show spoiler]David Dunn meets Kevin Wendell Crumb.

Desk

[Supernova]

just finished watching this, what a movie and the ending took me completely by surprise having not read anything about it prior to watching, cannot wait for the crossover.