There are SO many amazing things in this film that I didn't notice until you pointed them out. Bravo. Oh, and please review Strange Magic. It's one of my favorite movies ever.
6:50 that dialogue went over my head as a child. As an adult, however, I realize she's crying for two VERY adult reasons... one: he didn't sleep with anyone else and two: she did. The guilt manifests in her instantaneously crying.
@@Robp787 I'm projecting my own feelings on the scene. It's exactly how I'd react in the same situation assuming I'd slept with someone and my husband hadn't. She's struck instantly with regret.
3:53 And only looking back after knowing his weakness, you notice things... Such as since water is his weakness, it’s almost as if the rain is a barrier, considering he standing just out of the reach of the rain, he cannot play football.
The thing about this movie is that it stands out from other superhero films. When you have superhero movies, it's usually either lighthearted and comedic or dark and depressing. This movie shows "realism" to what would happen if a real life superhero existed. One example of realism is that he can't save everybody but he still does the right thing because he feels responsible to. Love this movie.
The most poignant moment of this film for me was when David carries Audrey into his bed and tells her he had a bad dream and she tells him everything will be ok. That hit me in feels because of the callback to the date night scene. Man, I really love this movie.
I love to believe that david dunn dying was a bad dream to me. It haunts me. I would have just torcher that doctor from mental institution if she ever thought of doing so.
Hey let’s stop requesting and maybe compliment the amazing work CW does? Seriously I kinda feel bad the comments are full of requests and nothing more :/
One more thing I love about the ending is that the music which plays when David defeats the Orange Man and completes/accepts his role as the hero is the music which plays when Elijah finally completes/accepts his role as the villain. The use of what was David's triumphant and good willed theme furthers the mixed emotions of triumph and distain we feel towards Elijah at the end. I love it.
I love this movie. I love the idea of a low-key 'everyman' hero, and I'm so glad to see so many people talking in the comments about how much they love this movie too.
I never put together that that was the Beast on the cover of Elijah's first comic. Damn. Really, if M. Night was always this good, he'd be one of the best directors ever.
Corn Pone Flicks I still think he is. Think about it, some of his first films were considered ground-breaking and brilliant, not something every director has. So when he has one some consider a clunker, it sticks on his reputation a lot harder and longer. But he also gets redeemed as well as I’ve seen more and more people change their opinion on “The Village”, which I always loved. Real, honest to bad movies he’s had very little, he just has every new release compared to his early films that blew people’s minds. Hence why I think films like “Glass” would have had better scores/reviews under another person’s name. And I still think “Glass” got somewhat unfair reviews because it was released at a time when the MCU dominated everything, and it was released before “Joker” - and “Glass” and “Joker” I find very similar in how they approach a comic book movie, where the focus is on the characters more than anything else. And I honest to God think in the years to come that this trilogy will be respected as how “comic book” movies can still be higher art cinema without all the flashy special effects, or goofy superpowers a superhero may have...It’s a refreshing span of movies for Marvel and DC burnout.
Well, his actual first two films, which no one ever talks about, didn't make much of a splash...his first movie was seven years before The Sixth Sense. I never liked Signs-I thought the whole premise was positively ludicrous, but I did like the Village, if not nearly as much as this one, most for Bryce Dallas Howard's performance. I didn't like anything else from him until Split, and then Glass, which I also enjoyed. I'm hoping he's caught his second wind; more good movies is always a good thing, and his visual sense is beautiful even when his stories don't work. I've often wondered if he would ever direct a script written by someone else.
i've loved everything night's ever put out, with the exception of airbender. the village is absolutely my favorite, and i will forever defend the happening. (i truly and honestly think that had other actors been cast, it would've been MUCH better. the two leads were so corny, and that wasn't even a result of the writing. they just *were*. mw can't pull off a character who isn't swearing left and right, and zd's performance was so flat. ugh.) night's one of my top three directors. he writes great shit.
CinemaWins: *dives into to the depth of each metaphor and direction choice, so that the viewer appreciates the work put into the story* CinemaSins: "me no like intro"
Oh my god yes😭 I used to watch CinemaSins religiously, and then once I accidentally stumbled upon this channel. I now prefer watching CinemaWins because it brings positivity instead of mockery. And it's a lot nicer to see someone praise the little things rather than picking on them.
@@TheLivingThanos 4 things he said were good about this movie... so how many of his 'sins' were him saying something like "dick and balls haha" and then adding one?
Also another thing I noticed was the phone call after David got back from remembering the wreck with Audrey. You can say that he was receiving his “calling” like when heroes finally accept their destiny, the idiom in this case is turned literal.
M.Night's use of color was perfect in this, And it really gives away every scene and the end twist from the start.Everyone has a color, and it shades the scenes in which they have power or focus
Not trying to be a jerk, but asking 6 times is not that many. I am guessing he hasn't gone the Cornette Trilogy because he watches MovieswithMikey and often says he has nothing to add after Mikey does a movie.
@@wafflespizza470 Fun Fact. I didn't actually know so you may be right or wrong and I couldn't call you on it. I am just gonna assume you are right and add that to my list of useless fun facts.
10:10 notice how the floor represents Elijah (the color purple) is surrounding or revolving around the colors. green (David) witch then surrounds yellow (the beast)
I was hoping you'd tackle this one. I love all the contrasts between David and Elijah. The color schemes with their clothing, the fact that their names start with a vowel or a consonant respectively, their family lives, etc. There are just so many it's hard to list them. I also love that Elijah wears purple because it's not only Samuel L Jackson's favorite color, but a reference to Adrian Veidt from Watchmen.
Still my favorite Shymalan film, Samuel L Jackson and Bruce Willis portrayal. Not to mention James Newton Howard's score is just so ....Tear-inducingly beautiful...
I guess I'm the odd man out. I totally loved Unbreakable. It absolutely resonated with me because it was so real. This is how it would be for people who discovered they had a superpower. It wouldn't make them overjoyed, they wouldn't be flying around the clouds or swinging away on webs whooping it up. It would absolutely shatter their world and change everything for them, and not always in a good way. That's why Unbreakable is one of those movies that are in my "If I had to pick X movies to take with me to a desert island" list.
Honestly you make me realize more and more with each video why I love movies especially when you go over some of my favorites and you talk about all these small details and it just makes it 1,000,000 times better in my eyes so thank you for doing what you do it brings me joy and I appreciate it a lot.
What I love about these is that you actually show things someone who watched this at a younger age might have missed, or only seen through their subconscious; There's great merit in displaying the things that resonate within us from these movies, but we just can't place. Keep doing the thing, CW.
I just watched the Eastrail 177 trilogy and I loved it! Well, I was disappointed with Glass, but there were things about it that I liked, but I absolutely adored Unbreakable and really liked Split. I can't believe it took me this long to watch Unbreakable, as my dad and sister were big fans of it when it came out. Interesting, I saw the ending as a completely triumphant moment for Mr. Glass, not something he felt remorseful about. I guess that's just the beauty of different interpretations, though!
Yes, a man goes in search of a Hero, but has to become the Villain to actually find him. Ironic indeed, yet also inevitable, which is why I never thought of the end of 'Unbreakable' as a twist so much as a dramatic reveal, since it's explicit throughout that David and Mr. Glass are polar opposites... even if you don't notice.
It's weird how low-budget and realistic this movie is, and it still takes about half a dozen watches to notice all the details. Kind of makes me happy as indie """"""filmmaker"""""", I've got nothing but my phone camera and some rough sketches but now I feel it's still possible to make it work. M Night is such an inspiration when he knows what he's doing.
turns 20 today! Another success by M. Night Shyamalan. The reception was lukewarm and it didn't pass the $100 million mark at the box office. But now it's recognized as one of the more early superhero flicks. We didn't know at the time Shayamalan was creating his own universe. More of a moody comic book like drama with a slow burn. Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson are stupendous. I like Robin Wright Penn a lot. It's good because Shyamalan helped developed the shaping of modern comic book films to come. This one though focuses more on the characteristics of the heroes without resorting to flashy tropes like capes, costumes, mustache twirling villains or big end of the world scenarios. Feels more grounded in its own reality. A heck of a twist ending that ties everything together.
Neitzche said to have 10 eureka moments a day, my first today was realizing that the fight between the Horde and David was foreshadowed by that vintage comic book. The hero with a green costume and the animalistic villain with a yellow costume on the cover wrapped in purple paper. A clever revelation 18 years in the making. Thank you for pointing out that overlooked moment of brilliance. May the road rise with you!
When I first saw this movie I had no idea what I was in for, some kind of tense thriller I think, but it may have been the first good superhero movie I saw as a kid and honestly it's still a margin I judge gritty superhero films by, it managed to tell a story that deeply resonated with an audience that had yet to realize what it wanted, I honestly feel this is probably my favorite of Shyamalan's works and the one that stuck with me.
This is easily my favourite Bruce Willis performance. I love Die Hard. Die Hard is great. And Bruce was made to play imperfect, human heroes. He's like a more human Sylvester Stallone in his movies. I can't help but feel sorry for both of them. They know how to play sad men. But, even if nobody knows how to shake me fundamentally through his words like Sly ("Nothing is over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off! ...", "It ain't about how hard you can hit. It's about how much you can get hit, and keep moving forward! How much you can take and keep moving forward! ...", ...), Bruce doesn't need big speeches. In a way he'll always remind me of my father. And that's how i want to be to my child one day, when my wife and me get lucky (hopefully soon). The best thing about this movie is how real his struggles feel. The moment where he tells his wife about his nightmare is so beautifully tied up in the carrying Audrey scene. I hope I'll never end up with my wife in a similar spot like them. But if we do, I hope we can save it in a similarly satisfying way. God, this movie is good.
It was just brilliant how grounded in reality this fantastical story was. Definitely a precursor to the Heroes television series and I wouldn't be surprised if it had some influence on Nolan's Batman trilogy.
That really was the point of the Nolan Trilogy, it was grounded in reality, and for every reason could honestly exist in real life if you had the resources. Even a lot of the MCU is like that, things like the Iron Man suit is somewhat based on science, the only thing that is strange is the arc technology, since it’ll be a very long time until we can safely harness that energy on a significant scale
@@lucienreles2321 Yeah or the fact that there would be no system to cool it down efficiently. Or that Tony would be turned to mush by some of the hits he is taking. The MCU is really good at easing us into its absurdity. Making things somewhat believable at first but then going more and more ridiculous without you really taking notice. And before you know it you went from weaponised armours to magic space metal, kings of secret nations and gods. But don't confuse their ability to make things believable with actual realism.
This and 12 monkeys were my dad's favorite movies and I remember watching them over and over again with him and I kept thinking to myself "is my dad trying to secretly tell me that he's a superhero?" and the scene where Bruce Willis admits to his son quietly that he really is a hero is my dad's favorite scene in the entire film and he always watches it over and over because he loves it so much
My first experience with this movie was watching it when I still had the idea of Bruce Willis as only a testosterone action hero. Didn't know he had superpowers until, like halfway through it and it pretty much changed my life in those small ways that good twists can.
This channel has gotten so much better! You teach us so much but i also feel like we are learning along with you and that's just great. Love your channel and keep up the great work!
The computer screen- A comicbook frame...The wall behind it a comicbookframe... Your life... I get it. Ir has a few very typical comicbook shots, but not always the ones pointed to. Sort of missing other symbolism in favour of just the frame. i guess we do live in a world of framemakers as my art teacher once said, nobody looks at the picture
Yay! I'm so excited for this! For such a long time, this was one of my fav thrillers, but no one seemed to know about it, even though it came after the Sixth Sense! It's such masterful story-telling, and I'm glad that Split introduced so many people to this movie. Thank you for taking the time this movie deserves to really explore it! :D
I don’t think you mentioned it but throughout the movie, the bad guys are always portrayed it bright colors. If you go back to the train station scene, everyone he touches that has an evil past is in a bright vibrant color. Elijah price is shown in bright purple throughout the movie foreshadowing he is evil.
Your grasp of movie language is amazing...makes me love you and movies....soooo much more! And also if this movie was a prequel to glass but shot after it wouldn’t have surprised me...but knowing this was first is incredible....M.Night at his absolute highest best...
adding to this, even if its not directly him it's one of those interesting things you can draw back to, like the "random kid in iron man was peter parker" theories. Makes movies more fun.
also according to WIkipedia "In October 2018, M. Night Shyamalan confirmed a fan theory that "Five-Year-Old Boy" and "Woman Walking By" who bump into David Dunn outside a stadium are younger versions of Kevin Wendell Crumb and Penelope Crumb from Split, confirmed in the 2019 film Glass."
I never get tired of this movie (or this review). For a long time, I struggled with the idea of which character was the most "important" to this movie. But as you said, the movie doesn't work without either of them. They are both the most important. I think Bruce Willis did a great job, but I agree with you that Samuel Jackson was just off the charts in the final scene. The complete mixture of joy and grief when he declares himself as Mr Glass - I think it is in that moment that Elijah actually goes insane. His life's dream was fulfilled and handed to him, only to realize that he's the villain. Elijah didn't want to be a villain, and he rationalized that finding David justified any act on Elijah's part. Then he realizes that it didn't, that he's been granted his heart's desire via the blood of innocents. David has a similar transition - he gains a fulfilling role, but with that the knowledge of how many more people he can't help. Also, he had to be feeling some guilt over Elijah's actions, even though he wasn't responsible for them. I'm guessing he carried that guilt for the rest of his life, constantly needing to "earn" the fulfillment he's getting because it came at so high a price (Price).
I love this movie but it always bugged me that it opened up with David being so sleazy since it felt wrong but you put it in terms I understand. I appreciate you for this since it's what makes me keep coming back to watch your videos.
Okay so I haven't actually seen any of these three movies, and that score with David becoming the hero, even that *tiny bit of it*, brought tears to my eyes. Wow.
I love how much you appreciate this trilogy this is my favorite comic book movie series and is also why "Shy Guy" is my favorite director. Im not to great on your opinions of Hereditary and the "Insidious" franchise but these are w opinions that i respect dearly
OMG, I just watched Glass and was so confused by the end. Then I realized I hadn't watched this in YEARS and so much of what you talked about I forgot which actually fills in the questions that I had at the end of Glass. Thank you, thank you.
Bro, you do such great work. Unbreakable is my favorite M. Night film. Such good insights. I always seem to learn something new while watching your videos. No Country for Old Men is in my top 5 movies of all time. I would love to see an EGA about it. Keep up the good work!
Loved this movie from the first watch. And thank you for doing this! But... I am surprised you didn't win the music score in the train station scene. It is a masterpiece of tension building and triumph as he uses his powers to actively search for evil.
Joseph: "Do you think you could beat up Bruce Lee?" David: "No." Me: (smiles internally) Quentin Tarantino: Well, if I'd written Unbreakable..." Me: *SIGH*
Thank you for giving a bunch of wins to that father-son scene. It seriously made me tear up just thinking about it. It's so fucking touching, and... It's weird to say, but it feels so REAL. It's a scene where a father tells his son that he's a superhero. That shouldn't be able to be portrayed realistically, and yet... The emotions of that scene feel more real than 99.99% of scenes in all films in history. Maybe you'll do it later, but so far you haven't mentioned how amazing that kid is. Seriously great acting. Not just great acting for a kid, great acting. Period.
LMFAO HOLY SHIT! There is a typo in those credits. You mentioned that lady's last name was Inverso. Right above that is the listing for the young Bruce Willis, who I had noted earlier as being a pretty decent young Bruce Willis. I decided to look up "David Duffield" and found out... It's actually "Davis Duffield." lmao
I guess I gotta do a third comment. lol I never saw it as Elijah giving up anything. His heart is broken, because he thought he was the hero, and it turns out he's the villain. But, he also knows who he is. He can throw away the trappings of the normal life he pretended to live and embrace the villain that he was always destined to become... From his point of view. "Now we know who I am..." is such a powerful line. Heartbreaking and triumphant at the same time. And, you're right of course, that Samuel L. "Motherfucking" Jackson just runs a masterclass in that scene. I don't know that anyone else could really have done that the same kind of justice. Finally, there's the thing you bring up twice, that I had never thought about before: What if David Dunn is alive? Even just saying that gives me the excitement shivers. It would be the perfect Shyamalanian twist. Set up flawlessly, and executed... Competently. lol Because you're right, that story does imply that, while David is weak to water, and it can kill him, once he's away from it he heals. And, frankly, that would excuse a terrible ending to an otherwise great film. I think we were all a little confused about the end of Glass... and now that I think about it, that confusion only really makes sense in the context of a larger twist. As you said, "the best twist is the kind where nothing else would make sense." (Or something like that)
You guys are amazing!!! Keep up the amazing work!!! Please do: 1) Tangled 2) The Princess Bride 3) Mr and Mrs Smith 4) The Circle 5) Jack Reacher never go back 6) The Hobbit 1,2,3 7) Air Force 1 8) The Iron Giant 9) Galaxy Quest 10) FROZEN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lee, you NEVER fail to impress the shit outta me with your extremely awesome ability to watch movies in a way most people just can't see. I LOVE your channel. You educate us all with every vid. You break down films in such an entertaining and educational way. I LOVE IT!
Just want to point out that the cartoon around 10:45 is an episode from the 1998 Powerpuff Girls show. It's about a female villain who disguises herself as a normal, kind woman to (in lack of a better term) seduce the Professor in an attempt to force the girls to entirely stop using their superpowers in order to get away with her own villainy. It's the disguised version showing some of her true colours in the clip. The episode is called "Mommy Fearest" if anyone wants to check it out, or look up a more detailed plot synopsis.
I NEED To suggest three winnable movies: "Song of the Sea" an Irish film About Celtic folklore "Kirikou and the sorceress" a French film about Guinean folklore "Like Crazy" an Italian film about two women who escape from a mental institution in search of happiness
I absolutely adored Song of the Sea. So glad to have watched it with my sister to give it a breath of fresh air from mainstream animation. The film has some pretty great qualities that call for an EGA. Like the way some of the human characters mirror the mythological ones, such as Ben and Saoirse's dad and Mac Lir who are both voiced by Brendan Gleeson. And the animation was stunning, some scenes even reminded me of Hayao Miyazaki. Easily one of my favorite animated films.
When I first saw this movie in the theater we came in a few minutes late. I didn't see the text about comic books until later on video. I always thought the movie was better without it. I didn't know it was about comic book characters until the actual movie revealed it. Still one of the most masterful movies I have seen it. I was reminded of that when I was sucked into watching it again on tv a few weeks ago.
Something he didn't mention is that when you see the bad things those people did their clothes are coloured while everything else is dark and gray like a comic book
Great review, I really liked this film when I first saw it and it would still be a really great film if it came out today. There is not a lot in Shyamalan's movies that define the time periods, you could show this, The Sixth Sense, or Signs to someone who has never seen or heard of them before and I think they would struggle to pick the year it was filmed. I loved the Alanis Morrisette ending :)
I remember the first time I saw unbreakable. I'd recently regained contact with my biological mother, estranged for 13 years due to foster care. We bonded, I told her what I'd grown up to enjoy, and comics was one of the things. She sent me this movie, and by this point, I knew M. Night more for crappy twists and garbage like the village and lady in the water, and the happening. I'd seen the sixth sense, but it had been years...and then I remember being bored one 3 AM night, putting it in with no real investment...and by the end, I was hooked.
Uhhhhhh...Forgot to link my merch store. bit.ly/CinemaWinsStore
Hey no shade intended but at 7:28 you said "As David gets weary of Elijah again..." You mean wary.
Weary means Tired
Wary means Suspicious Of
CinemaWins please do everything great about the last samurai !
Iron giant...please. its game changing
There are SO many amazing things in this film that I didn't notice until you pointed them out. Bravo. Oh, and please review Strange Magic. It's one of my favorite movies ever.
I'm still waiting on EGA Happy Gilmore. Please, pretty please; thanks!
6:50 that dialogue went over my head as a child. As an adult, however, I realize she's crying for two VERY adult reasons... one: he didn't sleep with anyone else and two: she did. The guilt manifests in her instantaneously crying.
Wow
I took it another way, relief, she has probably been overthinking it and it’s a hope the relationship can be fixed and he stills love her....maybe,
@@Robp787 interesting. I wonder if there's an official answer somewhere in the internet.
Tbf I never thought your way, but it does make sense
@@Robp787 I'm projecting my own feelings on the scene. It's exactly how I'd react in the same situation assuming I'd slept with someone and my husband hadn't. She's struck instantly with regret.
3:53 And only looking back after knowing his weakness, you notice things...
Such as since water is his weakness, it’s almost as if the rain is a barrier, considering he standing just out of the reach of the rain, he cannot play football.
I never thought of it this way but I love it
i cant believe that Elijah’s first comic was the finale of Glass with David and Kevin
I saw that too. David's color is represented by the color green, Mr. Glass is purple and Kevin's color is yellow.
And it’s depicted on top of a building, the place Mr. Glass told The Beast he should fight The Overseer at.
Never realized that until finally watching it again
@@brainrich1358 great continuity
"his arms and his legs are broken."
"Which is brutal." - gives a win -
now THAT is brutal...
You know what else is Unbreakable? My insistence that you make an Everything Great About Treasure Planet.
Painfully underrated movie
Agreed
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Hes making it this year, so max wait is like 16 weeks
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The thing about this movie is that it stands out from other superhero films. When you have superhero movies, it's usually either lighthearted and comedic or dark and depressing. This movie shows "realism" to what would happen if a real life superhero existed. One example of realism is that he can't save everybody but he still does the right thing because he feels responsible to. Love this movie.
Love this point! So many times when they try a “realistic” take, they go to “the heroes with powers would actually be jerks who don’t want to help.”
Unbreakable has been one of my favourite films ever since I saw it. Thank you for finally covering it.
I'd love him to do one for Into the Badlands, but every win would be a brutal one.
The most poignant moment of this film for me was when David carries Audrey into his bed and tells her he had a bad dream and she tells him everything will be ok.
That hit me in feels because of the callback to the date night scene. Man, I really love this movie.
I love to believe that david dunn dying was a bad dream to me. It haunts me. I would have just torcher that doctor from mental institution if she ever thought of doing so.
David Dunn is forever my favorite superhero bring him back pls 🙏🙏 like logan and Henry Cavill superman
Hey let’s stop requesting and maybe compliment the amazing work CW does? Seriously I kinda feel bad the comments are full of requests and nothing more :/
On a channel literally dedicated to compliments.... Oh the semi-irony
That's not irony. That's a correlation. Irony involves a contradiction. Showering Cinemasins with compliments, for example, would be subtly ironic.
You know that he literally asks for us to give him movie requests every single video, yeah?
One more thing I love about the ending is that the music which plays when David defeats the Orange Man and completes/accepts his role as the hero is the music which plays when Elijah finally completes/accepts his role as the villain. The use of what was David's triumphant and good willed theme furthers the mixed emotions of triumph and distain we feel towards Elijah at the end. I love it.
I love this movie. I love the idea of a low-key 'everyman' hero, and I'm so glad to see so many people talking in the comments about how much they love this movie too.
David Dunn is forever my favorite superhero bring him back pls 🙏🙏 like logan and Henry Cavill superman
I never put together that that was the Beast on the cover of Elijah's first comic. Damn. Really, if M. Night was always this good, he'd be one of the best directors ever.
Corn Pone Flicks I still think he is. Think about it, some of his first films were considered ground-breaking and brilliant, not something every director has. So when he has one some consider a clunker, it sticks on his reputation a lot harder and longer. But he also gets redeemed as well as I’ve seen more and more people change their opinion on “The Village”, which I always loved. Real, honest to bad movies he’s had very little, he just has every new release compared to his early films that blew people’s minds. Hence why I think films like “Glass” would have had better scores/reviews under another person’s name.
And I still think “Glass” got somewhat unfair reviews because it was released at a time when the MCU dominated everything, and it was released before “Joker” - and “Glass” and “Joker” I find very similar in how they approach a comic book movie, where the focus is on the characters more than anything else. And I honest to God think in the years to come that this trilogy will be respected as how “comic book” movies can still be higher art cinema without all the flashy special effects, or goofy superpowers a superhero may have...It’s a refreshing span of movies for Marvel and DC burnout.
Well, his actual first two films, which no one ever talks about, didn't make much of a splash...his first movie was seven years before The Sixth Sense. I never liked Signs-I thought the whole premise was positively ludicrous, but I did like the Village, if not nearly as much as this one, most for Bryce Dallas Howard's performance. I didn't like anything else from him until Split, and then Glass, which I also enjoyed. I'm hoping he's caught his second wind; more good movies is always a good thing, and his visual sense is beautiful even when his stories don't work. I've often wondered if he would ever direct a script written by someone else.
The only two I didn’t like were the village and the happening. I was totally fine with glass even tho it was least favorite of the trilogy.
@@bharrisn Did you like the Happening remake? I think it's called "Bird Box"
i've loved everything night's ever put out, with the exception of airbender. the village is absolutely my favorite, and i will forever defend the happening. (i truly and honestly think that had other actors been cast, it would've been MUCH better. the two leads were so corny, and that wasn't even a result of the writing. they just *were*. mw can't pull off a character who isn't swearing left and right, and zd's performance was so flat. ugh.)
night's one of my top three directors. he writes great shit.
I think about this movie every time I see a cover on a swimming pool because that scene was utterly horrifying.
My favorite scene of this film is the scene at the table with David and Joseph. Such amazing acting between them.
CinemaWins: *dives into to the depth of each metaphor and direction choice, so that the viewer appreciates the work put into the story*
CinemaSins: "me no like intro"
Oh my god yes😭 I used to watch CinemaSins religiously, and then once I accidentally stumbled upon this channel.
I now prefer watching CinemaWins because it brings positivity instead of mockery.
And it's a lot nicer to see someone praise the little things rather than picking on them.
Thing is CinemaSins loves this movie too
He cut 4+ in the movie
@@TheLivingThanos 4 things he said were good about this movie...
so how many of his 'sins' were him saying something like "dick and balls haha" and then adding one?
Also another thing I noticed was the phone call after David got back from remembering the wreck with Audrey. You can say that he was receiving his “calling” like when heroes finally accept their destiny, the idiom in this case is turned literal.
"the kids, they called me mister glass"
BRO WHY AM I CRYINGGGGG
Yo, forget the shirts. I want a full-on Ironic parody single I can throw money at!
I knew I couldn't be the only one disappointed it cut off so early. I want to hear more!
So, next time could we get Everything Great About The Iron Giant or The Prince of Egypt?
The Prince of Egypt is such a good movie!
Add The Princess Bride to that list. It's a ridiculous movie, but fun to watch.
Literally all the yes.
Iron giant yessssssss
The Prince of Egypt is a fantastic movie. Love for him to cover it
M.Night's use of color was perfect in this, And it really gives away every scene and the end twist from the start.Everyone has a color, and it shades the scenes in which they have power or focus
Attempt 6 of asking for the cornetto trilogy which consists of shaun of the dead, hot fuzz and the worlds end
POP QUIZ. Why is it called the cornetto trilogy?
Aaron Cause there’s a different type of Cornetto in each movie
@@wafflespizza470 yep, red in SoTD, Blue in Hot Fuzz and green in TWE
Not trying to be a jerk, but asking 6 times is not that many. I am guessing he hasn't gone the Cornette Trilogy because he watches MovieswithMikey and often says he has nothing to add after Mikey does a movie.
@@wafflespizza470 Fun Fact. I didn't actually know so you may be right or wrong and I couldn't call you on it. I am just gonna assume you are right and add that to my list of useless fun facts.
9:00 Oh my god, that's an amazing tie in. Never noticed that before!
"Poooor Kevin Wendall Crumb. I'm sure it'll all work out for you in the end."
Just why, dude, why. 😭
10:10 notice how the floor represents Elijah (the color purple) is surrounding or revolving around the colors. green (David) witch then surrounds yellow (the beast)
I was hoping you'd tackle this one. I love all the contrasts between David and Elijah. The color schemes with their clothing, the fact that their names start with a vowel or a consonant respectively, their family lives, etc. There are just so many it's hard to list them.
I also love that Elijah wears purple because it's not only Samuel L Jackson's favorite color, but a reference to Adrian Veidt from Watchmen.
Everything great about Rush Hour pleeeease
Some love for Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker
JOHN WAYNE YOU KNOW JOHN WAYNE?
Yesss!
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE WORDS COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH?!
Sam Jackson played in Kong Skull Island please do everything great about Kong Skull Island please please please
I agree
Yeah you're already doing king of the monsters!!
I thought he did
Me as a completely cultured 12 year old saw this movie and to this day it is still my favorite movie the absolute cinematic masterpiece
Still my favorite Shymalan film, Samuel L Jackson and Bruce Willis portrayal. Not to mention James Newton Howard's score is just so ....Tear-inducingly beautiful...
The final scene with David and Elijah mixed with the delivery and score gives me goose bumps every time
I guess I'm the odd man out. I totally loved Unbreakable. It absolutely resonated with me because it was so real. This is how it would be for people who discovered they had a superpower. It wouldn't make them overjoyed, they wouldn't be flying around the clouds or swinging away on webs whooping it up. It would absolutely shatter their world and change everything for them, and not always in a good way. That's why Unbreakable is one of those movies that are in my "If I had to pick X movies to take with me to a desert island" list.
"I'm now an uncultured 34-years-old..."
*Run a youtube channel on movies and explained what half-tone and animation "on-two" was in just one video*
Yup, always bugged me. Goes to show how many times I rewatched the movie looking into its details.
@@epichal4883 I think you got the wrong comment.
So glad you finally did this! Could you do The Green Mile, The King’s Speech, or even Midnight in Paris?
Honestly you make me realize more and more with each video why I love movies especially when you go over some of my favorites and you talk about all these small details and it just makes it 1,000,000 times better in my eyes so thank you for doing what you do it brings me joy and I appreciate it a lot.
What I love about these is that you actually show things someone who watched this at a younger age might have missed, or only seen through their subconscious; There's great merit in displaying the things that resonate within us from these movies, but we just can't place.
Keep doing the thing, CW.
I just watched the Eastrail 177 trilogy and I loved it! Well, I was disappointed with Glass, but there were things about it that I liked, but I absolutely adored Unbreakable and really liked Split. I can't believe it took me this long to watch Unbreakable, as my dad and sister were big fans of it when it came out.
Interesting, I saw the ending as a completely triumphant moment for Mr. Glass, not something he felt remorseful about. I guess that's just the beauty of different interpretations, though!
At last. This masterpiece gets the love it deserves
David Dunn is forever my favorite superhero bring him back pls 🙏🙏 like logan and Henry Cavill superman
At 10:22 you can see the carpet is yellow, green, and purple. Yellow for Kevin. Green for David. Purple for Glass
5:48 As a Yu-Gi-Oh nerd, I'm pissed that no joke were made about a man dressed in purple in front of Egyptian Hieroglyphs.
Oh my god a giant rock
@@miaolinchang2273 Was thinking about the dark magician, but an abridged joke is always appreciated.
Miaolin Chang it’s gonna hard to beat that giant rock. Also screw the rules I have money.
If only Elijah had a glass eye
@@Infernape1998 Omg ANOTHER Giant Rock!
Yes, a man goes in search of a Hero, but has to become the Villain to actually find him. Ironic indeed, yet also inevitable, which is why I never thought of the end of 'Unbreakable' as a twist so much as a dramatic reveal, since it's explicit throughout that David and Mr. Glass are polar opposites... even if you don't notice.
I've been waiting a while for this one, since I know you love it so much
It's weird how low-budget and realistic this movie is, and it still takes about half a dozen watches to notice all the details.
Kind of makes me happy as indie """"""filmmaker"""""", I've got nothing but my phone camera and some rough sketches but now I feel it's still possible to make it work. M Night is such an inspiration when he knows what he's doing.
turns 20 today!
Another success by M. Night Shyamalan.
The reception was lukewarm and it didn't pass the $100 million mark at the box office. But now it's recognized as one of the more early superhero flicks. We didn't know at the time Shayamalan was creating his own universe. More of a moody comic book like drama with a slow burn.
Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson are stupendous. I like Robin Wright Penn a lot.
It's good because Shyamalan helped developed the shaping of modern comic book films to come.
This one though focuses more on the characteristics of the heroes without resorting to flashy tropes like capes, costumes, mustache twirling villains or big end of the world scenarios. Feels more grounded in its own reality. A heck of a twist ending that ties everything together.
Neitzche said to have 10 eureka moments a day, my first today was realizing that the fight between the Horde and David was foreshadowed by that vintage comic book. The hero with a green costume and the animalistic villain with a yellow costume on the cover wrapped in purple paper. A clever revelation 18 years in the making. Thank you for pointing out that overlooked moment of brilliance. May the road rise with you!
Also spoilers for Glass.
When I first saw this movie I had no idea what I was in for, some kind of tense thriller I think, but it may have been the first good superhero movie I saw as a kid and honestly it's still a margin I judge gritty superhero films by, it managed to tell a story that deeply resonated with an audience that had yet to realize what it wanted, I honestly feel this is probably my favorite of Shyamalan's works and the one that stuck with me.
This is easily my favourite Bruce Willis performance. I love Die Hard. Die Hard is great. And Bruce was made to play imperfect, human heroes. He's like a more human Sylvester Stallone in his movies. I can't help but feel sorry for both of them. They know how to play sad men. But, even if nobody knows how to shake me fundamentally through his words like Sly ("Nothing is over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off! ...", "It ain't about how hard you can hit. It's about how much you can get hit, and keep moving forward! How much you can take and keep moving forward! ...", ...), Bruce doesn't need big speeches. In a way he'll always remind me of my father. And that's how i want to be to my child one day, when my wife and me get lucky (hopefully soon). The best thing about this movie is how real his struggles feel. The moment where he tells his wife about his nightmare is so beautifully tied up in the carrying Audrey scene. I hope I'll never end up with my wife in a similar spot like them. But if we do, I hope we can save it in a similarly satisfying way.
God, this movie is good.
Unbreakable: the deconstruction of the superhero genre.
Reconstruction. It deconstructed how we view them, but the movie reconstructed the genre.
It was just brilliant how grounded in reality this fantastical story was. Definitely a precursor to the Heroes television series and I wouldn't be surprised if it had some influence on Nolan's Batman trilogy.
known as the best superhero movie ever made (Really), I mean the soundtrack makes me dream
That really was the point of the Nolan Trilogy, it was grounded in reality, and for every reason could honestly exist in real life if you had the resources. Even a lot of the MCU is like that, things like the Iron Man suit is somewhat based on science, the only thing that is strange is the arc technology, since it’ll be a very long time until we can safely harness that energy on a significant scale
@@lucienreles2321 Yeah or the fact that there would be no system to cool it down efficiently. Or that Tony would be turned to mush by some of the hits he is taking.
The MCU is really good at easing us into its absurdity. Making things somewhat believable at first but then going more and more ridiculous without you really taking notice. And before you know it you went from weaponised armours to magic space metal, kings of secret nations and gods.
But don't confuse their ability to make things believable with actual realism.
This and 12 monkeys were my dad's favorite movies and I remember watching them over and over again with him and I kept thinking to myself "is my dad trying to secretly tell me that he's a superhero?" and the scene where Bruce Willis admits to his son quietly that he really is a hero is my dad's favorite scene in the entire film and he always watches it over and over because he loves it so much
David Dunn is forever my favorite superhero bring him back pls 🙏🙏 like logan and Henry Cavill superman
Love this movie.The scene where he sees everyone's secrets in the station.Powerful stuff. Great job!
My first experience with this movie was watching it when I still had the idea of Bruce Willis as only a testosterone action hero. Didn't know he had superpowers until, like halfway through it and it pretty much changed my life in those small ways that good twists can.
Everything great about The Interview
Xd nice one Kim
Thanks, Kim Jong-un
This is one of my all time fav movies ever. IT's just so amazing. I loved the shots and how the two fed off each other.
This channel has gotten so much better! You teach us so much but i also feel like we are learning along with you and that's just great. Love your channel and keep up the great work!
The computer screen- A comicbook frame...The wall behind it a comicbookframe... Your life... I get it. Ir has a few very typical comicbook shots, but not always the ones pointed to. Sort of missing other symbolism in favour of just the frame. i guess we do live in a world of framemakers as my art teacher once said, nobody looks at the picture
Yay! I'm so excited for this! For such a long time, this was one of my fav thrillers, but no one seemed to know about it, even though it came after the Sixth Sense! It's such masterful story-telling, and I'm glad that Split introduced so many people to this movie. Thank you for taking the time this movie deserves to really explore it! :D
I don’t think you mentioned it but throughout the movie, the bad guys are always portrayed it bright colors. If you go back to the train station scene, everyone he touches that has an evil past is in a bright vibrant color. Elijah price is shown in bright purple throughout the movie foreshadowing he is evil.
When Bruce Willis reveals to his son. My heart. It weeps!
Your grasp of movie language is amazing...makes me love you and movies....soooo much more! And also if this movie was a prequel to glass but shot after it wouldn’t have surprised me...but knowing this was first is incredible....M.Night at his absolute highest best...
Wait !! That kid at the game at 9:03 was suppose to be Kevin ??! That’s just brilliant.
adding to this, even if its not directly him it's one of those interesting things you can draw back to, like the "random kid in iron man was peter parker" theories. Makes movies more fun.
also according to WIkipedia "In October 2018, M. Night Shyamalan confirmed a fan theory that "Five-Year-Old Boy" and "Woman Walking By" who bump into David Dunn outside a stadium are younger versions of Kevin Wendell Crumb and Penelope Crumb from Split, confirmed in the 2019 film Glass."
I never get tired of this movie (or this review). For a long time, I struggled with the idea of which character was the most "important" to this movie. But as you said, the movie doesn't work without either of them. They are both the most important.
I think Bruce Willis did a great job, but I agree with you that Samuel Jackson was just off the charts in the final scene. The complete mixture of joy and grief when he declares himself as Mr Glass - I think it is in that moment that Elijah actually goes insane. His life's dream was fulfilled and handed to him, only to realize that he's the villain. Elijah didn't want to be a villain, and he rationalized that finding David justified any act on Elijah's part. Then he realizes that it didn't, that he's been granted his heart's desire via the blood of innocents.
David has a similar transition - he gains a fulfilling role, but with that the knowledge of how many more people he can't help. Also, he had to be feeling some guilt over Elijah's actions, even though he wasn't responsible for them. I'm guessing he carried that guilt for the rest of his life, constantly needing to "earn" the fulfillment he's getting because it came at so high a price (Price).
I love this movie but it always bugged me that it opened up with David being so sleazy since it felt wrong but you put it in terms I understand. I appreciate you for this since it's what makes me keep coming back to watch your videos.
Okay so I haven't actually seen any of these three movies, and that score with David becoming the hero, even that *tiny bit of it*, brought tears to my eyes. Wow.
David Dunn is forever my favorite superhero bring him back pls 🙏 long live the overseer
I love how much you appreciate this trilogy this is my favorite comic book movie series and is also why "Shy Guy" is my favorite director. Im not to great on your opinions of Hereditary and the "Insidious" franchise but these are w opinions that i respect dearly
OMG, I just watched Glass and was so confused by the end. Then I realized I hadn't watched this in YEARS and so much of what you talked about I forgot which actually fills in the questions that I had at the end of Glass. Thank you, thank you.
Everything great about Unbreakable?
Everything.
The Sixth Sense may be his most well-known film, but Unbreakable may be Shyamalan's masterpiece.
That song at the end was delivered perfectly!! Bravo!!
“He can die from drowning and then still be okay” holy shit, he didn’t die at the end of Glass then! MAYBE MORE MOVIES!!! 😯🥳🤟🏼
David Dunn is forever my favorite superhero bring him back pls 🙏
You missed one: 3:28 His shaking mirrors sounds you hear on a train. Superhero tinnitus indeed
7:09 also locked behind green bars. David is still holding himself back, he is the barrier between his current self and his full potential.
I like how the comic book cover was foreshadowing the battle between david and the beast in the 3rd movie.
Where’s our EGA endgame? I wanna see you go crazy at Avengers Assemble.
yeah and when thanus snaps his fat fingers and nothing happens xD
“thanus” lol good one
Everything great about Lilo & Stitch
Bro, you do such great work. Unbreakable is my favorite M. Night film. Such good insights. I always seem to learn something new while watching your videos.
No Country for Old Men is in my top 5 movies of all time. I would love to see an EGA about it.
Keep up the good work!
14:06
Y’all, to know that your kid sees you as their hero will make you feel like you can drag planets out of orbit lol.
Loved this movie from the first watch. And thank you for doing this! But... I am surprised you didn't win the music score in the train station scene. It is a masterpiece of tension building and triumph as he uses his powers to actively search for evil.
Joseph: "Do you think you could beat up Bruce Lee?"
David: "No."
Me: (smiles internally)
Quentin Tarantino: Well, if I'd written Unbreakable..."
Me: *SIGH*
If Tarantino wrote Unbreakable it'd be at least at least 1 hour longer.
Mr. Glass: I DON'T REMEMBER ASKING YOU A GODDAMN THING!
Thank you for giving a bunch of wins to that father-son scene. It seriously made me tear up just thinking about it. It's so fucking touching, and... It's weird to say, but it feels so REAL.
It's a scene where a father tells his son that he's a superhero. That shouldn't be able to be portrayed realistically, and yet... The emotions of that scene feel more real than 99.99% of scenes in all films in history.
Maybe you'll do it later, but so far you haven't mentioned how amazing that kid is. Seriously great acting. Not just great acting for a kid, great acting. Period.
LMFAO HOLY SHIT!
There is a typo in those credits. You mentioned that lady's last name was Inverso. Right above that is the listing for the young Bruce Willis, who I had noted earlier as being a pretty decent young Bruce Willis. I decided to look up "David Duffield" and found out... It's actually "Davis Duffield." lmao
I guess I gotta do a third comment. lol
I never saw it as Elijah giving up anything. His heart is broken, because he thought he was the hero, and it turns out he's the villain. But, he also knows who he is. He can throw away the trappings of the normal life he pretended to live and embrace the villain that he was always destined to become... From his point of view.
"Now we know who I am..." is such a powerful line. Heartbreaking and triumphant at the same time. And, you're right of course, that Samuel L. "Motherfucking" Jackson just runs a masterclass in that scene. I don't know that anyone else could really have done that the same kind of justice.
Finally, there's the thing you bring up twice, that I had never thought about before:
What if David Dunn is alive?
Even just saying that gives me the excitement shivers.
It would be the perfect Shyamalanian twist. Set up flawlessly, and executed... Competently. lol Because you're right, that story does imply that, while David is weak to water, and it can kill him, once he's away from it he heals.
And, frankly, that would excuse a terrible ending to an otherwise great film. I think we were all a little confused about the end of Glass... and now that I think about it, that confusion only really makes sense in the context of a larger twist. As you said, "the best twist is the kind where nothing else would make sense." (Or something like that)
@@bronsoncarder2491 David Dunn is alive and shall return 🙏🙏🙏
I love this movie so much, it subverted my expectations hard and actually had me fooled for a long while. Really enjoyed it!!
You guys are amazing!!! Keep up the amazing work!!!
Please do:
1) Tangled
2) The Princess Bride
3) Mr and Mrs Smith
4) The Circle
5) Jack Reacher never go back
6) The Hobbit 1,2,3
7) Air Force 1
8) The Iron Giant
9) Galaxy Quest
10) FROZEN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sees next week's teaser frame:
Go go godzilla!
Mudface_Jr long live the king.
I love that you reference that theme.
Lee, you NEVER fail to impress the shit outta me with your extremely awesome ability to watch movies in a way most people just can't see. I LOVE your channel. You educate us all with every vid. You break down films in such an entertaining and educational way. I LOVE IT!
13:05 I just realized that it's a rearrangement of the main theme. Just listen close
I absolutely love this movie and I'm glad you covered it. The framing I never really noticed, thanks for pointing it out.
Everything Great About The Prince of Egypt? Please? Pretty please?
Holy shit even 4:37 is a one hell of a foreshadow, it depicts the Strong Man vs A Beast
Can we please get an Endgame vid??
@@DavidRay_40 yes it is
@@DavidRay_40 its been on blu ray for like a month
He’s probably working on it, but it’s such a massive project; it’ll take some time
Just want to point out that the cartoon around 10:45 is an episode from the 1998 Powerpuff Girls show. It's about a female villain who disguises herself as a normal, kind woman to (in lack of a better term) seduce the Professor in an attempt to force the girls to entirely stop using their superpowers in order to get away with her own villainy. It's the disguised version showing some of her true colours in the clip. The episode is called "Mommy Fearest" if anyone wants to check it out, or look up a more detailed plot synopsis.
And she breaks a GLASS vase!
I NEED To suggest three winnable movies:
"Song of the Sea" an Irish film About Celtic folklore
"Kirikou and the sorceress" a French film about Guinean folklore
"Like Crazy" an Italian film about two women who escape from a mental institution in search of happiness
Yeah he isn't doing any of those.
Haven't heard anyone bring up Kirikou in ages ... the memories (Was it even good? I don't really remember.).
I absolutely adored Song of the Sea. So glad to have watched it with my sister to give it a breath of fresh air from mainstream animation. The film has some pretty great qualities that call for an EGA. Like the way some of the human characters mirror the mythological ones, such as Ben and Saoirse's dad and Mac Lir who are both voiced by Brendan Gleeson. And the animation was stunning, some scenes even reminded me of Hayao Miyazaki. Easily one of my favorite animated films.
When I first saw this movie in the theater we came in a few minutes late. I didn't see the text about comic books until later on video. I always thought the movie was better without it. I didn't know it was about comic book characters until the actual movie revealed it. Still one of the most masterful movies I have seen it. I was reminded of that when I was sucked into watching it again on tv a few weeks ago.
such a great film
Something he didn't mention is that when you see the bad things those people did their clothes are coloured while everything else is dark and gray like a comic book
My requests for EGA Willow are....
.... mostly unbreakable.
Dude... I wish I could just watch movies with you. I love the way you see them and the conversations would be awesome
I almost choked myself at the end XD. Love your Videos. Keep it up
Great review, I really liked this film when I first saw it and it would still be a really great film if it came out today.
There is not a lot in Shyamalan's movies that define the time periods, you could show this, The Sixth Sense, or Signs to someone who has never seen or heard of them before and I think they would struggle to pick the year it was filmed.
I loved the Alanis Morrisette ending :)
Godzilla King of the Monsters better have a good win amount!
I remember the first time I saw unbreakable. I'd recently regained contact with my biological mother, estranged for 13 years due to foster care. We bonded, I told her what I'd grown up to enjoy, and comics was one of the things. She sent me this movie, and by this point, I knew M. Night more for crappy twists and garbage like the village and lady in the water, and the happening. I'd seen the sixth sense, but it had been years...and then I remember being bored one 3 AM night, putting it in with no real investment...and by the end, I was hooked.
Everything GREAT about Unbreakable:
Everything.
No matter how many times I watch this movie I still hold my breath during the scene where Joseph tries to shoot David