tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post4373469264932025656..comments2024-03-13T06:02:45.251-05:00Comments on Cinema Romantico: My Great Movies: SignsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-51726747244412632462008-06-19T15:49:00.000-05:002008-06-19T15:49:00.000-05:00But that's NOT a plot hole. If Shyamalan hadn't e...But that's NOT a plot hole. If Shyamalan hadn't established the aliens' weakness earlier in the film, which he did via his daughter leaving glasses of water all over the house, and then suddenly made it the weakness THAT would be a plot hole.<BR/><BR/>A movie is only what it shows us. The audience can't speak for the aliens and their reasons and motivations since the movie never does.Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-65703280900364130292008-06-18T09:11:00.000-05:002008-06-18T09:11:00.000-05:00The aliens invaded a planet made up almost complet...The aliens invaded a planet made up almost completely of water, where water literally falls from the sky, and where the indiginous population clusters around water. They wore no protective clothing or space suits. And their one weakness is WATER.<BR/><BR/>Granted, I have a feeling our current administration would do the same thing, but I don't care how suspenseful a movie is. That was such a horrible plot hole that I cannot forgive.<BR/><BR/>Although the birthday party scene was pretty cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-52437091635197152892008-06-12T12:47:00.000-05:002008-06-12T12:47:00.000-05:00I am also a huge fan of Signs for almost the exact...I am also a huge fan of <I>Signs</I> for almost the exact same reasons you've stated. And I'd like to call attention to yet another great example of Shyamalan building suspense offscreen. In the 3rd act, as the family is getting ready to hide in the basement, they hear the dog barking outside. The camera focuses on the living room wall, slowly zooming in (the barking is taking place outside of the house, on the other side of that wall). The dog barks angrily, suddenly whimpers in pain, and the barking stops. In this one shot, maybe 10-seconds long, Shyamalan has established that:<BR/><BR/>1. The aliens have arrived, &<BR/>2. They are dangerous.<BR/><BR/>And he does this by having us stare at an unchanging wall.Wretched Geniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691397733214664019noreply@blogger.com