Unbreakable

[C95J]

never watched it... should I?

 

[Josh Kurber]

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I love that movie, especially the comic book symbolism throughout it. The janitor in the orange jumpsuit and Bruce Willis' big green raincoat are pretty much costumes, the combination of reality and a comic book setting was really well done. Especially at the end where Jackson's character talks about how his relationship with Willis is pretty much how superhero and supervillains are introduced, and his end line "You know how I knew I was the bad guy? It was the name kids used to call me. Mr. Glass. They called me Mr. Glass." was chilling.

Basically you're nailing all the reasons I love this film. The one other stand out is the way every shot is framed. Even the moving shots are consistent with behavior zooming the way a comic will from panel to panel or are straight tracking shots (which replicate other panel configurations. The long hold shot in Willis in the ER with the patient bleeding out in front of him is also very reminiscent of comic panels. It's one wide shot, with no camera movement whatsoever. In films this is actually really rare, but in comic books it isn't the slightest bit uncommon to do a single large cover, with one element progressing from panel to panel independent of the dialog.

I enjoy the scene where after he falls in the pool, and he is wearing that raincoat, and he looks like a bad ass. And sneaking up behind the janitor he honestly reminds me of Assassin's Creed lol. The hood up and everything, the sneak attacking. I LOVED this movie.

The original Special Edition of the DVD shipped with a pair of Alex Ross water color post cards. One was of Dunn in that raincoat. The other was Mr. Glass outside on a sunny day. Still, it was an absolutely badass shot of him.

Bruce Willis said, just last month mind you, that M. Night was still thinking of a sequel, and he had a villain in mind, but is using the character in a new upcoming film of his instead.

And I like how they didn't make his weakness so obvious. Like, a man with fire powers being weak to water, DER!

But an invincible man? No one would see that to be his weakness at all.

 

[Josh Kurber]

never watched it... should I?

Yes, my friend. Yes you should.

 

[The Salty Vulcan]

Im kinda surprised no one comented on the symbolism of Dunn's raincoat? I mean it says "Security"! In fact looking back on it now, Its a double entendre!! Wow!! First of all its his duty as a superhero and secondly its what the coat provides him and his real identity!

 

[Josh Kurber]

Im kinda surprised no one comented on the symbolism of Dunn's raincoat? I mean it says "Security"! In fact looking back on it now, Its a double entendre!! Wow!! First of all its his duty as a superhero and secondly its what the coat provides him and his real identity!

I'm quite retarded to the facts of symbolism unless I knowingly look for them. But now that you mention it, that is really awesome lol

 

[Starke]

Im kinda surprised no one comented on the symbolism of Dunn's raincoat? I mean it says "Security"! In fact looking back on it now, Its a double entendre!! Wow!! First of all its his duty as a superhero and secondly its what the coat provides him and his real identity!

I was actually just thinking about that.

 

[Starke]

But an invincible man? No one would see that to be his weakness at all.

The one in Rising Stars was vulnerable to asphyxiation or drowning. So it kinda makes sense. In his case it was a molecular barrier around his body that prevented him from touching or feeling anything. But, same general concept.

 

[C95J]

never watched it... should I?

Yes, my friend. Yes you should.

I will try my best.

 

[The Salty Vulcan]

But an invincible man? No one would see that to be his weakness at all.

The one in Rising Stars was vulnerable to asphyxiation or drowning. So it kinda makes sense. In his case it was a molecular barrier around his body that prevented him from touching or feeling anything. But, same general concept.

Besides, Superman is weak against a rock. A rock people. Lex Luthor: No worries. Darksied: Not a sweat but you give him a green rock...

 

[Josh Kurber]

But an invincible man? No one would see that to be his weakness at all.

The one in Rising Stars was vulnerable to asphyxiation or drowning. So it kinda makes sense. In his case it was a molecular barrier around his body that prevented him from touching or feeling anything. But, same general concept.

I know asphyxiation means suffocating, or something, but everytime I hear the word I think of someone wanking themselves with a noose around their neck O_e

And I am used to most superheroes I hear about to have pretty obvious weaknesses. Well... Superman, only because I grew up hearing him. Or, I just THINK I find the weaknesses obvious... hmm...

 

[Steppin Razor]

I've seen Unbreakable and I quite liked it. Same goes for The Sixth Sense. A sequel to Unbreakable could be pretty cool actually. However, now that I know he's the guy behind the abomination known as Signs, I feel the urge to go out and light him on fire.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I just watched this movie moments ago, and I love it. The superhero film starring Bruce Willis.

This movie reminded me how amazing M. Night Shyamalan's movies used to/could be. Signs, Sixth Sense, Unbreakable. I loved these movies, and there's been talk of a sequel. I would LOVE a sequel to this film.

Have you guys seen this movie? What did you think about it? (And yes, I realize this is random, but nostalgia is always fun lol)

My sister showed that movie to me last year. A very, very fine film. It is a shame the director is falling apart now as this movie was amazing.

Spoiler: Don't know why but this thread made me think of this video for some reason

 

[Starke]

But an invincible man? No one would see that to be his weakness at all.

The one in Rising Stars was vulnerable to asphyxiation or drowning. So it kinda makes sense. In his case it was a molecular barrier around his body that prevented him from touching or feeling anything. But, same general concept.

I know asphyxiation means suffocating, or something, but everytime I hear the word I think of someone wanking themselves with a noose around their neck O_e

And I am used to most superheroes I hear about to have pretty obvious weaknesses. Well... Superman, only because I grew up hearing him. Or, I just THINK I find the weaknesses obvious... hmm...

That's auto-erotic asphyxiation. Not quite the same thing.

I'm going to text dump this here on account of being about to pass out in case anyone wondered: Rising Stars was a miniseries by J. Michael Straczynski (of Babylon 5 and Spider-Man fame), about a generation of children from a small town that grew up to become superheros (well, to have super powers). It follows them over the course of about fifty or sixty years. A really good read, though it does tread the same general conceptual territory as Watchmen.

 

[Josh Kurber]

I've seen Unbreakable and I quite liked it. Same goes for The Sixth Sense. A sequel to Unbreakable could be pretty cool actually. However, now that I know he's the guy behind the abomination known as Signs, I feel the urge to go out and light him on fire.

You didn't like Signs? I find that Signs and Sixth Sense still give me chills every so often. As odd as that sounds. Though it could stem from being a firm believer in the paranormal xD

 

[Josh Kurber]

But an invincible man? No one would see that to be his weakness at all.

The one in Rising Stars was vulnerable to asphyxiation or drowning. So it kinda makes sense. In his case it was a molecular barrier around his body that prevented him from touching or feeling anything. But, same general concept.

I know asphyxiation means suffocating, or something, but everytime I hear the word I think of someone wanking themselves with a noose around their neck O_e

And I am used to most superheroes I hear about to have pretty obvious weaknesses. Well... Superman, only because I grew up hearing him. Or, I just THINK I find the weaknesses obvious... hmm...

That's auto-erotic asphyxiation. Not quite the same thing.

I'm going to text dump this here on account of being about to pass out in case anyone wondered: Rising Stars was a miniseries by J. Michael Straczynski (of Babylon 5 and Spider-Man fame), about a generation of children from a small town that grew up to become superheros (well, to have super powers). It follows them over the course of about fifty or sixty years. A really good read, though it does tread the same general conceptual territory as Watchmen.

Oh I know, but just the word association makes me think of that.

And wow... seems pretty cool. Hope it didn't end so disappointingly as Watchmen did. I was hoping for something so much... more in the end.

But I would love to see Bruce Willis go about against an archenemy that was somehow involved with water. I would want to see how he overcomes, IF he does. I wouldn't mind seeing a superhero die in his own story. I know a LOT do, but I don't read many these days.

In fact, this movie gave me the urge to write a story in the perspective of a super villain.

 

[SuperVegas]

that whole scene, where hes saved from the water
and baddasery ensues with the dramatic music.

I love those moments in cinema the most i think...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-waJsBs0eBQ&feature=related

 

[Addendum_Forthcoming]

The Sixth Sense was the only palateable movie ... but what the hell right? I didn't like his films and I'm not going to pretend that somehow my tastes are going to be universal. I found signs pooorly paced and boring, The Sixth Sense predictable, and Unbreakable (whilst good) was entirely let down by it's ending.

 

[Treefingers]

Wrong. His only good film is the Sixth Sense. Signs was lame too.

 

[Bon_Clay]

I still remember seeing the advertisements for Unbreakable when it was going to come out. I thought it looked awesome and was really excited for it. It was pretty decent until the end. Probably one of, if not the number one worst endings to a movie that I have ever seen. It was really disappointing and anticlimactic.

I liked the Sixth Sense, didn't really like Signs though. Maybe because I saw it at a drive in at nighttime, but all I remember of it was every scene was at night and you never really saw much of anything happen. I liked The Village more than Signs.

 

[The Salty Vulcan]

Outta curiousity, who DIDN'T see the twist coming in The Village? I remember I called it in like 5 minutes.