What Happened To M. Night Shyamalan's Signs?

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17 күн бұрын

After The Sixth Sense, M Night Shyamalan seemed untouchable. Then Unbreakable came out and made little to no impact. So the pressure was on for his next outing. Combining forces with Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix, Shyamalan provides a grounded look at an alien invasion. Join us as we get into what happened to 2002's Signs.
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Written by: Eric Walkuski
Edited, and Narrated by: Tyler Nichols
Produced by: John Fallon and Andrew Hatfield
Executive produced by: Berge Garabedian
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@RWAC685 15 күн бұрын

Signs Is A Masterpiece.

@surf101- 15 күн бұрын

Signs is horrible!!!!

@RWAC685 15 күн бұрын

@@surf101- Nope.

@matthewbryan4386 15 күн бұрын

Right up until the idea of aliens contradicts God and Mel’s journey makes no sense - well directed, acted and made, just clashing ideologies

@beeftestosterone4355 15 күн бұрын

Invasion of the plot holes. You have terrible taste in movies.

@LetterlessAlphabet 14 күн бұрын

People love it or hate it. I liked it growing up. I appreciated the slow build and reluctance to have the aliens on screen. Ridley Scott’s Alien did the same thing but the homely setting of signs added an additional unsettling aspect I enjoyed.

@zeroomicron4821 13 күн бұрын

Most people would say it's a movie about aliens with God in it. I would say its a movie about God with aliens in it

@royjones8312 12 күн бұрын

Signs is nothing short of a masterpiece. Love this movie.

@jimmyhass4900 15 күн бұрын

I love the sixth sense and unbreakable, but Signs is my favorite of his movies and the one I've watched the most. It's just so good in every way.

@PrimeSportsNetwork 14 күн бұрын

I couldn't have said better!

@jennyanydots2389 13 күн бұрын

Hard to take the plot seriously... Aliens deathly allergic to water invade a planet mostly covered in water? It's not good in that way.

@PrimeSportsNetwork 13 күн бұрын

@@jennyanydots2389 This is science-fiction where anything is possible. Try not to think that hard! 😉 Besides, the main plot is your faith. Not the aliens.

@jennyanydots2389 13 күн бұрын

@@PrimeSportsNetwork I know what the movie was attempting to do... and it was good until the end when m night ruined it with such a laughable ending. So, highly advanced aliens run around a new planet completely naked, then get trapped in a kitchen closet, and never at any point realized most of the planet they are invading is covered in a substance that is deadly to them..right.. only a simpleton rube would be able to maintain cinematic suspension of disbelief through that. Just because it's a story about faith doesn't mean it has to be idiotic. I wish I was more simple. I would be able to enjoy poorly written movies more.

@PrimeSportsNetwork 13 күн бұрын

@@jennyanydots2389 I guarantee if you tell me your favorite sci-fi movie I will be able to pick it apart the way you just did. Try me.

@amandajenkins2267 14 күн бұрын

I find it fascinating that he intended this movie to be lighthearted. Frankly I found it to be way more unsettling than the sixth sense when I was a kid. The last scene where the alien is holding the kid genuinely gave me nightmares for weeks.

@therev2100 13 күн бұрын

It was the birthday party scene for me.

@Nigel1Powers 10 күн бұрын

@@therev2100 yeah I jumped in my seat in the cinema

@richardspillers6282 10 күн бұрын

I saw it in theaters and the room next to us was a few minutes ahead and we heard them scream and jump at that scene just before we did the same. @@Nigel1Powers

@deckhandler 14 күн бұрын

I don’t understand why Signs receives so much criticism. Not every film he makes has to equal the Sixth Sense. An alien invasion told from the perspective of an isolated family is intriguing and I love how he tied in a man grappling with a loss of faith.

@smrii2487 12 күн бұрын

You answered your own question with the last sentence

@wearesorryfortheinconvenience 11 күн бұрын

⁠⁠⁠@@smrii2487its a pretty long sentence..im assuming youre talking specifically about the man grappling with a loss of faith part? why criticize that?

@smrii2487 10 күн бұрын

@wearesorryfortheinconvenience faith, specifically the Christian faith in hollwood is a big no no

@hollabigT 13 күн бұрын

This movie is one of my favorites...the use of sound/the score is absolutely stunning.

@michaelbuczek1767 14 күн бұрын

One of my favorite films. Watch it every early part of fall/late summer.

@imemovengeance 15 күн бұрын

Signs and The Village are my favorites of his

@jennyanydots2389 13 күн бұрын

The Village? Wow. You have some taste. Not good taste, but, taste none the less.

@edelmantoamendola 9 күн бұрын

Loved Signs, The Village was the beginning of Shyamalan's downfall. "The Happening" was rock bottom.

@jennyanydots2389 9 күн бұрын

@@edelmantoamendola I like to think of After Earth as his rock bottom... but to be fair, that was mostly Will and Jayden Smith's fault.

@edelmantoamendola 9 күн бұрын

@@jennyanydots2389 oh man my mind has blocked that one out. Saw that garbage in a theater. Still give me that over the Happening. Wahlberg running from the wind that makes you kill yourself??? for an entire movie was painfully dumb.

@jennyanydots2389 9 күн бұрын

@@edelmantoamendola Yeah, I can agree with that. I watched that one a second time but thinking of it as a comedy, it made the viewing experience kind of enjoyable surprisingly. But yeah, Marky Mark, wow... M Night was totally off his rocker thinking that was a good casting decision. At least After Earth was mostly a Will Smith family vanity project so we can't be too hard on Shamalama for that one... but The Happening, he had complete creative control... that was all his fault. Shamalinglang is one of the most inconsisitent directors in human history... the highs are so high but the lows, man, he's gets down to the bottom. A real power bottom.

@D1210 10 күн бұрын

Using the soundtrack as an atmosphere setter was a masterstroke. It truly is another character in the movie.

@TonyStark-uu9us 15 күн бұрын

Never stopped loving everything about this movie. Loved that the sequel I would have loved never happened

@robertchambers6344 15 күн бұрын

It's his second best film imo.. Unbreakable being number 1.

@bradleyvaughn2253 15 күн бұрын

One of my all-time favorite movies. I remember being a young teenager when it came out and I was obsessed. I even went into the local movie rental store at the time, and I managed to get their cardboard display for it when it came out after they were done with it 🤙🏻

@BrianJosephMorgan 15 күн бұрын

“Signs” is a beautiful film.

@SMaamri78 15 күн бұрын

I agree. I loved the film.

@YaBoyJRock42069 14 күн бұрын

absolute dogshit* Fixed it for you

@chriscornelius2518 15 күн бұрын

It's one of the best alien movies of all time.

@jennyanydots2389 13 күн бұрын

Stop it. Just stop.

@Brad-cs9jy 13 күн бұрын

The music for the opening credits is amazing. Really sets the tone for the suspense.

@ProxxRoxx 15 күн бұрын

A true timeless Masterpiece 👍

@mattlawson714 13 күн бұрын

I love this movie. Just the score itself terrified me. The creatures were so looming and when you first see it, it’s terrifying.

@PhilipSoloTV 2 күн бұрын

Glad you brought this series back, keep going 🫡

@blacksuede 6 күн бұрын

Saw Signs in theaters there was such a mysteries buzz around the film that we really didnt know what to expect.

@RileyNewcomb 9 күн бұрын

That birthday party scene was the bane of my existence for many years of my childhood, I was so scared

@user-yv7dt5je1l 15 күн бұрын

Can't wait to see what Night brings next! 👍🏻👍🏻

@SSVegeta937 13 күн бұрын

That would be "Trap."

@michaelgraham4134 12 күн бұрын

Signs is a brilliant film. I've seen it many times and I love it just as much each time I watch it

@xXCaptainLouXx420 14 күн бұрын

Alien video scene is one of the scariest scenes ever. Ive seen almost any and every gore, scare, amd monster in horror, and that scene chilled me to the bone.

@jennyanydots2389 13 күн бұрын

Right. Out of all the horror, Signs has one of the scariest scenes. Okay. Sure.

@oops6876 15 күн бұрын

This is the film that really got me into horror. Over 20 years later nothing has stuck with me the way this stupid movie did.

@antoiner3820 14 күн бұрын

Sounds like a diss and a compliment 😂

@ItsaKindOfMagic86 9 күн бұрын

I like Shyamalan's work. And I liked The Village. Didnt mind the twist at the end, it wasnt one I saw coming and it didnt try to be pretentious like most movies today that try to subvert audiences expectations by just refusing to give fans what they want: a competent movie.

@da1FranCh1zE 12 күн бұрын

First real scary movie in fact I’m pretty sure first Pg 13 movie I ever saw in the theater when I was like 6-7 yrs old w my mom and she was more scared than I was this movie is a gem and will forever be a classic in my eyes

@kelm6848 10 күн бұрын

My fav film of his! A rewatchable for sure and I am moved everytime I see it.

@jamiekelly3113 12 күн бұрын

watched this movie for the first time last year and i was astounded by how STACKED this cast was. they did numbers on for crew list and im here for it

@JayyJay92 14 күн бұрын

The endings of his movies began to be so fckin corny and ridiculously bad. He clung to that twist too hard.

@aaronboyd4627 15 күн бұрын

His last good film, at least as far as I'm concerned. After that his ego seemed to cloud his better judgement. After the village, I was done

@topdawg2003 15 күн бұрын

Free now on youtube I just watched this last night HOW DID YOU KNOW!

@gonogazz 14 күн бұрын

If the aliens are so smart..Why do they break two windows to get in..lol

@Dr_1212 14 күн бұрын

Signs Signs Everywhere is signs

@moondra3481 13 күн бұрын

Now that will get stuck in my head for days. Thanks🙄.

@Dr_1212 13 күн бұрын

@@moondra3481 🤣😂

@jeremybowers3181 14 күн бұрын

Still holds up today

@thomaslytle5519 12 күн бұрын

His last good movie, IMO. Even With the water contraction. The Last Shayamalan film with an above B-movie script. The Happening destroyed M. Knight films for me. Signs was Highly enjoyable with scenes you’ll always remember. My favorite was the birthday party scene and Merrill’s reaction watching it in tv. I loved it.

@Leonard_Washington76 8 күн бұрын

M.Night definitely gave us some classic movies

@jakeladd6569 13 күн бұрын

The birthday scene scared me as a kid. Great movie

@LetterlessAlphabet 14 күн бұрын

He should have made the aliens weak to methane instead and had melly gibbons trap it in a cupboard and kill it by farting through the crack of the door.

@MrJenssen 7 күн бұрын

The invasion plot would actually make a ton more sense if the aliens were weak to methane.

@kickinwings420 15 күн бұрын

people love pointing out the plot hole that the aliens weakness is water. Well just look at humans. The possible colonization of mars has been obsessed over for generations. Even though the radiation level at the surface of mars is near lethal to humans. Why would Humans invade a planet with this much deadly radiation??

@ChristianKelley91 10 күн бұрын

Signs is literally what got me in to movies 🎥

@mrsuarez430 13 күн бұрын

Love this movie reminds me of fire in the sky in many ways

@crazyralph6386 14 күн бұрын

One of my all time favourite movies

@savage751 15 күн бұрын

I remember that scene when ya first see the alien scared the hell out of me when I first saw this movie

@hellmasterx 15 күн бұрын

Me too.

@officegossip 15 күн бұрын

Me too. Sadly it aged horribly.

@tommyfraz. 14 күн бұрын

C’mon kid, VAMANOS!!!

@jimmyhass4900 14 күн бұрын

For us the first scene that really made us jump was when they had boarded up the house and it got all quite. And then the aliens started running around the porch. And all you hear is that and then, BANG!!! We jumped so high on that one. But that is just one amazing scene in a movie full of those and then people get hung up on the aliens being sensitive to water. Oh well. We got a great movie with one little flaw that you only realize at the end of the movie. But it's still a great movie. So enjoy it. That's my 2 cents, if it's worth that much.

@cheekyfragrance 13 күн бұрын

@@jimmyhass4900 It reminded me of the old Alien Encounter ride at Magic Kingdom, or perhaps Nemesis Sub-Terra at Alton Towers which is obviously inspired by that original version.

@stabbyjosh7931 9 күн бұрын

Signs is a great movie, if you turn it off when the lightbulb breaks in the basement. But if you watch the end, its a bit of a kick in the nuts.

@sole__doubt 11 күн бұрын

You have one helluva a radio voice JoBlo.

@ABoyandHisDog-pd3lb 10 күн бұрын

I actually loved Lady in the Water. Paul Giamti's performance in that movie is Spectacular!

@fo6203 11 күн бұрын

One of my favorite movies and the mesaage behind it. I like all his movies. With the onset of remakes and nothing original m nights movies mean more now.

@agentFonseca 9 күн бұрын

Signs is his best movie by far. Love it!

@veteranredbeard6222 6 күн бұрын

Glass, sixth sense, signs, the village, and others should all be in the same universe.

@romanstravels6390 8 сағат бұрын

Signs is the perfect movie to reference when people say to Christian’s if they believe in Aliens. They totally could but that doesn’t change Gods love for us (all the supernatural signs during the film that all come clear at the end of the film)

@johnrafferty4364 12 күн бұрын

Seen this as a kid and no movie has scared me as much since

@iconoclast137 14 күн бұрын

i mean....nothing happened to it, it's available to watch for free on youtube right now

@lordofthereels6790 15 күн бұрын

I feel that Night has a Signs sequel about the invasion that 1 sets up but is waiting for the budget needed. A sequel could also fix a lot of the criticisms of one like the weaker drone ETs having the water weakness.

@TonyStark-uu9us 15 күн бұрын

In terms of overall experience, we were better off without any clarification

@necrosunderground 14 күн бұрын

I wish I could remember where I read it, but I saw someone post this theory in response to water-weakness criticism: Survival training. Just like we do with our military, the aliens were conducting exercises in a hostile environment without protective gear or weapons. Remember, after they leave, it's reported on the radio that the aliens snatched up some humans before leaving. So, look at it as, "Your orders are to deploy into a hostile environment with no protection, survive for X number of hours, grab samples of local lifeforms, and bug out." And, if they were planning a bigger invasion to follow, it makes more sense that they would be doing survival training at that point. The explanation worked for me.

@LetterlessAlphabet 14 күн бұрын

Don’t give him any more sequel ideas 😅 did you see glass?

@samierking2256 14 күн бұрын

Science says if they come from a planet not like earth they wouldn't survive on our planet without suits or without reforming the earth sometimes we should turn off our brains before watching entertainment

@allandye 14 күн бұрын

I love this film. Swing away, Merrill!

@geneporreca3848 10 күн бұрын

I like All M.Night's movies. Sixth Sense was great but u could only watch it once. But Signs is my favorite by Far!!! Me and my family watch it every time it is on TV. No matter what part we catch it. And usually put it on every time we watch "scary" movies. Signs, The Thing, Halloween, Jaws are staples of our family viewing

@tkmmkt6569 12 күн бұрын

It’s a very good movie. Troubled by the really odd choice to have the water be the weakness…

@KeithNelson-xo9tj 7 күн бұрын

These vids always make a single movie sound like a series that was cancelled. What happened? It was made, people watched , went to dvd, people watched. Went to broadcast and streaming annnnd people watched. True story.

@Spencychap 11 күн бұрын

Anyone else feel a little clickbaited by the title of the video? Making it seem as if Signs was removed from platforms or rather.

@sisterdebmac 3 күн бұрын

I love that movie. Thanks for this.

@spaveevo 23 сағат бұрын

A lot of people think the aliens were actually demons. That idea changes the entire movie. Look up videos that talk about this. It makes a lot more sense than aliens. A lot of the choices they make dont make a lot of sense. They are confused about opening doors, water burns them but then why come to a planet where water is everywhere including the atmosphere and not once do you see any ship. He is also a preacher making it religious themed.

@M2Mil7er 7 күн бұрын

Signs is a great film, but to say it's a masterpiece devalues the term.

@stevenschofield8518 12 күн бұрын

This came out when we where in high school and I will always remember distantly going into a Corn field on the way home from seeing it....and being totally freaked out lol corn fields were never the same

@Bluboy30 15 күн бұрын

I'm a fan of Signs, yes the whole water thing during the climax was silly but it worked for me. Lol! And I'm one of the few people who enjoyed GLASS.

@hellowerewolf 15 күн бұрын

well I guess there you go

@Bluboy30 15 күн бұрын

@@hellowerewolf Cool, thanks for reading and replying to my comment brother!

@necrosunderground 14 күн бұрын

Ever heard the theory that the aliens were likely fully aware of the water weakness, and what they were doing was survival training and intel gathering in preparation of a full invasion?

@hellowerewolf 12 күн бұрын

@@Bluboy30 good on you. I didn’t really like either but I wanted to

@TheGeekyAmreeki 14 күн бұрын

I liked the village and lady in the water. I went in without and pre conceived notions of what they should be.

@mihousebot3045 14 күн бұрын

Just my two cents- the midroll ad is gross and makes you not want to buy the merch. Make it more organic and place it less jarringly or cut it and plug it in at the end, This doesn't work. 🤷

@joshchavez8190 12 күн бұрын

I’ve actually never seen this movie. I only know it from watching scary movie 3. Should I stop the video and not let it be spoiled? Is it worth watching all these years later? I still don’t know anything about it

@smittysmeee 11 күн бұрын

This movie took, "You meant it for evil but God meant it for good so that many people should be kept alive," to new heights (paraphrased from Genesis 50:20). A stellar movie. But lighthearted? It was disturbing as heck, a little boy had to stab his dog to death to save his sister. Geez. And the glimpses of the aliens were super well done until, to me at least, Shyamalan showed too much of them which diminished their level of terror imo.

@neurohack9038 14 күн бұрын

Perfect movie.

@derricklou4075 13 күн бұрын

Lights out for M Night after this movie. Day broke and now we all see his limitations as a film maker. Too bad.

@Stumme-40203 13 күн бұрын

I personally think M. Night is a very underrated director. Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Split, Signs, The Village, The Visit, and Old are all great films.

@dabbadoo2226 13 күн бұрын

2 great a few average and a whole lot of horrible

@NEONicon336 15 күн бұрын

Probably my favorite of his

@jackpumpkinpatch2119 13 күн бұрын

Signs is incredible

@mydarkside13 12 күн бұрын

I enjoyed this move more than the 6th sense. I also liked the village. Although I did find the “twist” predictable.

@jedi4049 15 күн бұрын

Great film

@tdawg719 5 күн бұрын

One of the best Alien movies

@laurenced2916 14 күн бұрын

He's made some good films in recent years too. Old and The Visit were good.

@Paumanokcom 13 күн бұрын

Aliens and doorknobs. Fear of water. Smart script. Solid acting.

@SaxMan22392 14 күн бұрын

It’s on vhs, dvd, blue ray , and various streaming platforms.

@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat 14 күн бұрын

The only thing sillier than aliens allergic to water invading earth would be....I dunno....plants, or something stupid like that.

@iasimov5960 13 күн бұрын

How about humans being allergic to vacuum and going to the moon?

@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat 13 күн бұрын

@@iasimov5960 but the aliens are naked....the perverts!!

@deadbydawn93 15 күн бұрын

Love this movie!

@richardspillers6282 10 күн бұрын

I love signs snd the sixth sense. Teenagers today get hyped up over lame horror/thriller movies and those 2 still blow their minds.

@flynaty25 14 күн бұрын

This movie was amazing

@williamwalls9768 13 күн бұрын

IM INSANE WITH ANGER!!!!!

@Maldoror200 15 күн бұрын

💀..Very insightful, deconstructive exploration.., Bravo 👏 ..(it WAS a Verry Cool Movie..!!)

@BurninatorTheTrogdor 14 күн бұрын

Dude, your wife is cut in half real bad.

@Dj_Du 12 күн бұрын

Signs is my favorite but lady in the water is underrated

@danriley5848 15 күн бұрын

Fantastic movie.

@bryannunez9151 11 күн бұрын

Why are all these signs videos coming up all of a sudden Does that mean something comong up woth Signs 0.0

@Barnabas45 14 күн бұрын

I'm embarrased to say that's the last movie I saw in a theater!

@AceGoodheart 8 күн бұрын

Shyamalan had more misses than hits but Signs was definitely a hit. I love a good creepy alien movie. I don't care much for alien movies that are gory. I like the alien movie that give you goose bumps and make your arm hair stand straight up.

@dinkyvision 12 күн бұрын

I enjoyed The Sixth Sense, Signs, Unbreakable, The Village & Old… but his films are very rewatchable for me. They’re great on your first viewing, but nowhere as good on repeat viewings. I didn’t really care for Lady, Split or Glass too much.. and would have liked Old to have been longer or get a sequel or prequel to go behind the scenes of how the island came to be & the company. Oh well.

@dinkyvision 12 күн бұрын

*aren’t very rewatchable (missed the typo).

@JesperHellvik 13 күн бұрын

A milestone

@cheekyfragrance 13 күн бұрын

Signs is my fave film by him, even tho its not his best. I believe Unbreakable is his best. I love the sheriff ladies hat getting bigger subtley in Signs -creepy!

@matthewtaylordeoppressolib7141 13 күн бұрын

Signs slaps. Next question.

@sonofsun1320 12 күн бұрын

I really don’t get the name of this series. What happened? Um, it happened.

@visisydandthevoid 9 күн бұрын

Loved Signs

@noodle3384 11 күн бұрын

Signs was the first movie i saw that i said this kinda stuff is for me

@mineofilms 7 күн бұрын

Signs is one of those films that could be called a perfect film. It comes together so well and setups and payoffs are textbook. This should be an example in film school along with some of the other examples used in this review. Its really hard to pick this apart and find real liget issues with the film. I do not share this across most and/or all of his films but this is a great one where Knock at the Cabin is probably the cleanist looking movie with about the quality of Troll 2, or that really bad Jeepers Creepers: Reborn and/or the newest Hellraiser movie, where the movies have a look of quality but are actually very very poorly done. Night is hit/miss these days but Signs is of high quality storytelling.