The Films of M. Night Shymalamadingdong

[innerSpaceman]

Hehe, and I think I'm thinking that way about Lady in the Water.

But with no 'lousy twist' elements to complain of, I'm hearing/reading a lot of complaints about the "lack of realism" displayed by having every character instantly accepting of the sea-nymph tale without hesitation or doubt.

Most people, imo, just don't comprehend tone and style, and can't properly interpret what's shown to them. Given two things presented .... 1) an apartment building full of people; and 2) a bunch of people who instantly believe in fairy tales ... why assume that item 1 means the film takes place in our common reality rather than item 2 meaning the film takes place in a twilight zone world?

The assumption seems to be that item 2 is an "error" rather than the exact thing the filmmaker is aiming to convey.


I still don't think the story of Lady in the Water is very good ... but dimwitted audiences are not going to make its success any more likely.