I had deja-vu twice on Monday and then once on Tuesday. That closeness of events has never happened before (the deja-vu I have consists of my dreaming images or 1 to 3 second scenes and then seeing them a week to two months later). Weirdness.
...Anyways...
Don't you think "Signs" (or should I say, "M. Night Shyamalan's Signs") is an interesting movie? It's very intricate and full of layers (slightly similar the layers of a Charles Williams book...I said slightly, remember that). Another thing that it's full of is symbolism. Graham (Mel Gibson's character---a role which was originally intended for and given to Johnny Depp (although, apparently, it didn't work out), interestingly enough) loses his faith as a result of blaming his wife's death on God. But then through the alien "invasion" he turns back to God (mainly because his son's life was spared by God). A typical Hollywood mold of a story probably wouldn't have had Graham turn back to God; something which makes this film a bit unique in that way. Another interesting tidbit is that this movie really presses the point that everything happens for a reason; Graham's wife's final words, Ray Reddy's confession to Graham, and the aliens choosing his fields to make their "mark" upon. And concerning the title, does it imply signs from the aliens, or signs from God? Maybe that's stretching it a bit, but it's just a thought from my [somewhat] whacked mind so, don't take it too seriously ^_^
over and out
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