9/10
M. Night's best movie
9 July 2023
Not quite 10/10 because it is a tad slow.

Story/plot is about divine fate, finding purpose, and overcoming sadness. The slowness does allow audience time to reflect on the themes through the mood setting.

Signs is a much simpler movie with same plot elements, with more likeable actors, but it is a less rewatchable story.

A fault with this movie is that the ending may be considered more surprising than satisfying, without the character development justifying the ending. His films typically are about a surprising but satisfying ending that fully circles back the plot elements.

The key difference/originality with this film is that fate is a deep mystery, so audience speculates about it, and then so fate may or may not exist in this story.
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