Thanks, Carol, for suggesting Unbreakable. Bruce Willis just sneaks up on you--he is so regular, flawed, just like every other boy from Jersey. And then you find yourself rooting for him-to get the girl, to catch the villain, to really BE unbreakable. Genius casting by M Night Shyamalan. And Samuel L. Jackson played it straight evil all the way through--but evil like it really is. He doesn't sound immoral, or crazy, or or even devious. He sounds lonely, desperate, aching for a connection. And..isn't that how evil starts--someone alone, yearning for something they are missing?
I loved the symbolic colors of green and purple, the allusions to the comic book heroes and villains, the intertwining, the SYMBIOSIS of dark and light, soft and hard, weak and strong. We all live so close to that which could destroy us...
I really enjoyed the movie Unbreakable. I will have to say that the first time I watched it I didn't find it that interesting. When I watched it the second time I caught more things they said and noticed more that made it exciting! I definitely think it is a movie that you need to pay attention to every detail to understand the deeper meaning of the story. Bruce Willis plays a truly captivating role as the lead character. He combines the characteristics of unwillingness and disbelief to create a character that might as well be real. Meanwhile, Samuel L. Jackson plays almost the opposite of Willis's character, which he does perfectly with very little hesitation in sinking into such a serious and intense role. His character spent a lifetime of crimes searching for a hero to find his meaning in life, which he found in Bruce Willis' character so that he could become his arch enemy. I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone.
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