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<blockquote data-quote="Pielorinho" data-source="post: 2820932" data-attributes="member: 259">As I said above, although I like the theory that it's demons sent to test Mel's faith, I'm not sure that's what MKS intended;&nbsp; it seems likelier that he intended everything from his wife's death to the alien invasion to destroy and rebuild Mel's faith.Unlike most movies that I hate because of plot holes, this is a movie I really want to like:&nbsp; the cinematography is beautiful, and the scene in which you first see the alien, via home video from India, was a genuinely scary moment for me, and something unlike what I normally expect in alien movies.&nbsp; I'm much happier to forgive plot holes (or, as in this case, unexplained plot elements) when I otherwise like the movie.The Village?&nbsp; It was clear that he was trying to do a big switcheroo (the opening scene is [spoiler]of a gravestone with incorrect dates on it[/spoiler], which serves no purpose internal to the movie but only serves to trick the viewer), but the switcheroo was obvious to me from the trailer.&nbsp; When it came to the other tricks, I anticipated them coming, and was thinking, &quot;Please don't let this be the lame trick, PLEASE don't let this be the lame trick!&quot;&nbsp; but it was.&nbsp; If only he'd made it clear from the beginning what the twist was (for example, [spoiler]by having the characters use tools with modern brand names[/spoiler]), I think the movie would have been far improved.&nbsp; It, too, had some great scenes; but his lame trick was just too distracting to me.&nbsp; It's as if, in Lord of the Rings, Sauron were a paper bag puppet.Daniel</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pielorinho, post: 2820932, member: 259"] As I said above, although I like the theory that it's demons sent to test Mel's faith, I'm not sure that's what MKS intended; it seems likelier that he intended everything from his wife's death to the alien invasion to destroy and rebuild Mel's faith. Unlike most movies that I hate because of plot holes, this is a movie I really [i]want[/i] to like: the cinematography is beautiful, and the scene in which you first see the alien, via home video from India, was a genuinely scary moment for me, and something unlike what I normally expect in alien movies. I'm much happier to forgive plot holes (or, as in this case, unexplained plot elements) when I otherwise like the movie. [i]The Village[/i]? It was clear that he was trying to do a big switcheroo (the opening scene is [spoiler]of a gravestone with incorrect dates on it[/spoiler], which serves no purpose internal to the movie but only serves to trick the viewer), but the switcheroo was obvious to me from the trailer. When it came to the other tricks, I anticipated them coming, and was thinking, "Please don't let this be the lame trick, PLEASE don't let this be the lame trick!" but it was. If only he'd made it clear from the beginning what the twist was (for example, [spoiler]by having the characters use tools with modern brand names[/spoiler]), I think the movie would have been far improved. It, too, had some great scenes; but his lame trick was just too distracting to me. It's as if, in [i]Lord of the Rings[/i], Sauron were a paper bag puppet. Daniel [/QUOTE]

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