Reply #3: I went into 'The Village'

[liberalmuse]

preparing to hate it, but was pleasantly surprised. I was so disgusted after 'Unbreakable' and 'Signs' that I hadn't planned on seeing another of this director's movies. I loved the lead actress in this one--I think she's Ron Howard's daughter? She made the movie. I also love Joaquin Phoenix, but he was underused, except for one or two great scenes. I'm stunned at Adrian Brody's role in this movie--what??? And Sigourney Weaver's. William Hurt annoys me. Ever since it came out that he abused Marlee Matlin, I've never again been able to like the pompous, postulating prick.

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It definitely isn't a horror flick, IMO, but there was the interesting message about how 'the elders' of our communities have used fear throughout the ages in order to create a tight, cooperative bond amongst its members. It was sad yet understandable how the members of 'The Village' chose to handle and react to their pain by trying to re-create innocence. They had to use ugliness in order to keep that innocence, and even so, the pain of the world they left behind still entered their world. I think the movie was very interesting, and the cinematography was gorgeous.