Unbreakable (2000) review- by James VS Cinema

Full text transcript of the Unbreakable review:

Hello, everybody, welcome back to another movie, Reaction today, it’s Thursday, so we’re going to be picking something won’t mainly me. I chose to pick something that is not on the polls is something that I personally wanted to check out myself. So it kind of allows me to have a little bit more fun with the scheduling and all that good stuff. And today we’re going to be looking at the movie, the Night Shyamalan movie Unbreakable. Now, I’ve seen this when I was a little kid, you know, young enough to, you know, love the movie I remember, but not really appreciating it from a filmmaking perspective. Now, this came out in the 2000s. So when I say that I was really young, I was really young, I probably was about like six years old. I just looking up at the screen was like, wow, that’s cool. Bellaigue now that I’m an actual filmmaker and I know a little bit behind the scenes on how things are made, and I can have a little bit more of a mature take on the story behind the camera work and all that good stuff, I decided to kind of step right back into Unbreakable. At first I was going to look at the happening and kind of do like a more funny or reaction thing, but I kind of wanted to obviously.

So some appreciation to M. Night Shyamalan, because despite whatever you think of him, he is an incredible filmmaker and a unique one at that, which I always give top regards to whether their work is good or whether their work is bad. So I really wanted to showcase some of his rather like incredible highlights first before we step into the more crazier films that he made like the happening. And there, I should say, The Last Airbender movie. Before we stop into those crazier ones, I just want to give a shout out to all you guys out there. You guys, like we’re at 4000 subscribers. That’s incredible at such a speed to like I remember, you know, only having 400 subscribers. And not to say that, you know, that was small at all. That was still like 400 of you guys. But we’re at 4000 now. That’s incredible. I just want to say thank you for making this community just just so welcoming. And I’m happy to hold this sanctuary of a place to, you know, have really awesome dialogue about films and just being nice people to each other.

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That’s a great way to showcase how involved comic books are in this culture for sure, that’s a lot of time.

Oh, man. Did you try this big?

Well, it’s something I’m assuming something is wrong with the baby that because, yeah, they’re definitely saying something is up.

His arms and his legs are broken. Oh, my goodness, what?

I mean, talk about like a background, a background on a character, I’m assuming very comic book like, geez, that’s insane. Very interesting that the title was called Unbreakable and the first thing we see is, you know, an infant having, you know, said that have fractures within its. While being and, you know, its mother’s womb. Also, much love to Philadelphia represent if you guys didn’t know I’m from Philadelphia, so it’s dope seeing films made around this area. That’s pretty cool. I love this take right now, like I love what they’re doing with the camera, they’re not really cutting away, they’re just kind of going back and forth, back and forth, just rotating the camera and using the space between the seats as the frame, maybe just to showcase how isolated the two really are.

Wow, that was a really long take on his face right there. I love it when movies do something like that because it maybe signifies like something, you know, could be happening. That’s not usual.

Huh, I wonder what happened there. Something happened with the train.

You know, if you’re just joining in oestriol, train number one seven seven has derailed just outside Philadelphia. And we’re bringing you live coverage from SKYCAM.

Whoa.

Oh, snap. So I’m going to assume that was the train that the main character was on a few minutes ago, officially the only survivor of this train wreck.

And to.

Because you didn’t break one bone, it’s interesting, kind of like doing like a parallel between the first scene where the baby was introduced because of her bone. You know, it’s bones were broken. But here the main character didn’t break anything, didn’t even get a scratch. After a train wreck that basically killed everyone.

Uh, yeah, that’s was great filmmaking right there, it’s the subtleties of that.

You know, they did a little bit in the beginning, scenes showing, not telling. Always remember that when you’re making a film or at least attempt to try and do that, incorporate it in a way that. Strengthens your story rather than just simply explaining it.

Oh, nice shot, and I know where that is to. Man, it’s just so cool seeing these locations, I believe that, yeah, that’s Penn State, you know, usually where they hold like the Penn Relays that it’s really cool seeing these landmarks. No more sitting in this room. I love it when stories do that, a frame within the frame I love I love shots like that. Those always get me excited.

And you better get out this.

Hmm, I love this because, I mean, this dialogue right here, I mean, it could potentially be this character’s ideology when it jumps back forward in the future.

You know, I was wondering where they were going to weave it in. Yeah, that’s cool. What they’re doing.

Nice, nice. That was really cool. I haven’t seen that comic book, but definitely looks like it’s a banger.

And one of us has made a gross error and wasted the other person’s valuable time. This is an art gallery, my friend. And this.

It’s a piece of art. Well, we know how he feels now about that. Jeez, my goodness, man. Samuel Jackson did a fantastic job in that scene, too. By the way, this morning was the first morning that I can remember that I didn’t open my eyes. So, uh, that’s really interesting. I mean, we kind of already felt that by how he carried himself throughout this film so far, but he finally said that now. And Hawaii, that’s a cool frame, what that’s pretty cool. Now, the show right here almost looks like a comic book in itself.

Just casually having a gun in your underwear, that’s that’s fairly be like it wasn’t.

It’s a big deal that you walked away from the train like it’s a second chance.

Now it’s wonder how she felt about the whole thing, because that’s what it sounds like, she didn’t really react in a way like, oh my God, that was a miracle. But I guess it was all built up because of their previous issues. And it is all kind of just like exploded here.

Texaco You could have all grown, Jim. You could have opened a chain of restaurants. You could have done one of ten thousand things. But in the end, you chose to protect the people.

I love this firm. I love this frame. I’ve said it multiple times in my previous videos, especially ones that kind of actually were inspired by comic books and manga or Manoah, that, you know, something that you can take from, you know, those sort of areas of storytelling is how you can frame a shot, because there are literally panel by panel by panel. And like just that shot. Right. There was an awesome way of telling a story, you know, just filling up the frame with a really interesting background, foreground, middle ground. And all of it, combined with obviously other factors can really make whatever you showcase in the screen. Really enjoyable and just a lot more interesting to look at. So just take, take take like a couple of seconds or minutes to really understand the shot that you’re going to present to your audience, because I guarantee you, it goes a long way.

He might not have been carrying anything, but he might have been carrying the silver or the black pants. Yeah, that’s very true. That was very specific.

Yeah. I really do wonder what this guy’s motive is. I mean, it seems like he’s trying to have this guy manifest.

Has his powers or his skill. I’m not sure. Is it you know, if it’s just because of the fact that, you know, he’s just obsessed with comic books or that, you know, he really sees something, you know, within this guy. Wow, who would have thought that a set of stairs could be so intimidating? I love what they did with the camera on that one.

Wow.

He did have the gun. Holy crap.

Just wish you found that out sooner before you broke every bone in your body, man. Oh, my goodness. And trust me, those stairs are not clean. You put too much. That’s 250 pounds. How much she’s. It’s the most I that’s wrong about the cells, like you just bench press 250 pounds like it was nothing, man. Was like there was more weight on them. He could put more weight on them or something. How much did you take off?

I like your holy crap, how much was on there then?

What is that, like 300 pounds? Are you kidding me? And a beautiful thing about this, that is, you know, this isn’t just him bench pressing just for the sake of it, like this dialogue that he’s having with his with his son. It’s kind of like a reflection of like what, you know, he really strived for in his younger days when I’m assuming. So this bench pressing isn’t just simple bench pressing, it’s just him kind of like trying to retake what was his. And in a way, this like almost heroic in a very comic book manner with 14 breaks simply shattered.

They call me Mr. Glass.

Does it mean while he’s in the hospital with severe broken bones all over his body, it’s almost seems like he’s about to be the villain and now Bruce Willis character is going to be the hero. That’s what’s being depicted. He said they were like opposites of each other, but yet, you know, two sides of the same coin.

Elijah, right? We’re going to prevent it.

Wow, yes, that was cool. Dang, so that’s going to add a whole new level of complexity to this, always practicing his skill. He’s starting to believe a little bit more.

Yo, what’s what an awesome superpower like, I don’t even understand I don’t even know if it is a superpower, is it just like a skill that he has? Holy crap, Night Shyamalan himself, that’s awesome. Nice. That’s so cool.

About one year.

I’m pretty sure your dad will get stomped by Bruce Willis all. Let’s just stop it right there.

Some sort of story.

Did you know that I was a kid? Oh, yeah, because it doesn’t have a fair water, right? Wasn’t that said.

You believe I’ll show you, you can’t get hurt.

Holy crap, what the heck, Joseph, did you load that gun? You won’t get hurt. Elijah was wrong.

Yo, whoa, like Elijah, their mind gets hurt, too. And they start to think things that aren’t true. He told me what he thought about your father.

This is insane. What are they? But know this guy is about to shoot his dad.

Don’t do it. He’ll die, Joseph. Joseph, listen to what you know.

This is really about to shoot his father. What is going on? This escalated very quickly one.

To.

Yo, yo, that was what I was a little that was a little crazy, I was a little taken aback from that. Oh, my God.

You know, what the heck?

And I don’t care if you are in a wheelchair, if you do that again, I’m calling Fabo.

That’s crazy, what what’s going on with them? Why is he attacking the comic books? Is he? Oh, he’s really becoming a villain. I can just see it in his face.

How much for this one?

So far, I’m really enjoying this film like it’s super enjoyable to watch, I love their take on the whole superheroes sort of thing that’s happening. I wonder what would have happened if this came out and like, what, a couple of years ago, you know, especially with all these superhero movies now, I feel like this would have been a really interesting take on the superhero genre, especially now more than ever.

Unreal, it may seem. We are on the same core.

Just on opposite ends of the earth, that seems to be the theme going on like there, same coin just on different sides. Oh, wow, just going to be kind of like the first time we actually see him awaken his powers or something.

You know, that is.

Oh, man, so that dude’s a ho murderer. Whoa. You got to stop him as much as I would love to have you stopped other people? He’s actually he murdered somebody. Love the music here as well. I’ve been noticing it here and there, but it’s really it’s really getting to me right here. Oh, my goodness. Oh, man. He had them locked up. That’s crazy. It’s really satisfying seeing him literally become a hero now. I love this frame, wow, this is really cool. I love how they’re they’re using, like the foreground within these frames.

It’s kind of similar to what they did and I mean, previously what they did with these frames.

But in the beginning of the film, when they were using the camera between those seats and the train. Just brings more life to the storytelling. Oh, no, is in the pool is going to start freaking out, come on, man, you have to you have to get through it.

All that makes it much worse. Oh, no.

You know, it’s so interesting because like in this movie, obviously things like this, who I mean, if this is your fear, then and it’s OK, but like similar to how I looked at the set, a standard set of stairs, you know, the camera and the storytelling to amplify these fears that these characters have. Next thing you know, we see those stairs are like, holy crap, something is kind of being applied here.

This is incredible, what the heck, why is it so good?

Yeah, yeah, here we go.

Yeah, you can’t really break free from him. I don’t think he really fills those those punches. Look at this camera angle is just kind of like following these guys from like up top advantage. A super interesting wall.

Uh.

I love how that wasn’t exaggerated, you know, like I love that it’s still kept its very realistic, grounded in this universe filling. You know, I wasn’t just, you know, him doing some superpower type stuff and whatnot, but it was very real and very true to. This story that’s being told here, but yet it’s still felt very heroic. That was cool. That was pretty cool how they did that. I like that, David.

When you woke up this morning. Was it still there?

The sadness made by man is becoming a master, my villain by the second.

Or is he going to he he planned this he set this up.

Wow, passengers aren’t allowed in that he set this up.

Holy crap, man.

Holy crap, man, talk about a villain. I knew there was something about him that was villainous. I knew it.

He caused all those accidents to find this man.

To not know your place in this world, I know, know why are you here at.

It’s just an awful feeling. But now you give him a reason to live because he found you down. Wow, this is crazy. This is crazy. Oh, my God.

Now that we know you are. Know who I am, who I am. Wow.

Your price is now an institution for the criminally insane. Holy crap, man, that was awesome.

What the heck, that was really cool day. So that’s unbreakable, guys.

Art, everybody. That wraps up unbreakable. OK, so, yeah, I’m happy I revisited this film with, you know, a little bit more background knowledge of filmmaking because man like this film was incredibly well shot. And obviously, like, you know, the films that I’ve been watching, the cinematography have been, you know, in those films are spectacular. But I truly love it when, like, when the camera’s moving, it just feels organic. It feels like it’s supposed to move in the universe where the story is being told, you know, it doesn’t break that illusion. And I really loved how much they played around with moving the camera and in setting up these frames, almost representing that of a comic book. And I could tell that, you know, in Night Shyamalan, he did a lot of really cool research and, you know, had really great respect towards understanding that because it really does show not just within the frames, but within the characters as well. So, I mean, you know, Bruce Willis, his character was, you know, layered, layered. I mean, even just with his past, I was blown away by how well they went into, you know, his fears and his reasonings to doing certain things.

Like it wasn’t just the simple fact of all is just a matter of fact. You know, it was just there was there was reasonings that we were able to unlock as the stories went on. And it wasn’t just simply told to us. It was shown to us and for us to later find out and piece things together ourselves. I like that the film wasn’t playing dumb with us. You know, it held our hands here and there. But like, it allowed us to, you know, come to certain conclusions in our own free will just by simply showing rather than telling. Hence why it’s important to do that in films I loved. I love Elijah’s character. I think, you know, his character for me was my favorite in this film because of the fact of, you know, that reveal in the end, that reveal in the end was just so man like. I felt that as soon as he was like, hey, shake my hand.

I think this is the time we shake hands and knowing Bruce Willis, his character’s powers and skill. Man, like, oh, that’s when I knew what I was like, no, there’s something up, there’s something up here, because each and every time we see him, he’s like evolving and he’s evolving. And like, you can just tell something was about to happen. And as soon as I saw that, I was like, oh, my God, he’s the mastermind behind it all.

That’s crazy. This film was incredible. I would say, like, the one thing the one thing that I had a little bit of like not not necessarily an issue, but it was just a questionable was the son. Now I get what they were trying to do with the son in this and this story. However, I felt like when certain scenes escalated, they didn’t truly pay off because maybe we weren’t we didn’t have enough time with this kid. And granted, we have enough time with the father and the son, you know, building a little bit of connection with that. However, the scene that I’m talking about, the whole gun scene, I think that was a little bit too much of an escalation for what was shown to us. I understand it. However, in my opinion, I just felt like that kind of came off as a little bit like my, you know, like, whoa, OK. Like, this is crazy. However, I do respect and I understand and I understand what they were going for. But that was the only thing I kind of like, you know, kind of took me out a little bit. But other than that, this film is incredible. I love what Mashonaland did to this whole hero aspect, this whole comic book aspect.

And it’s just so interesting seeing this, especially now, Dawn, when, you know, Marvel Universe and DC Universe is like ruling the movie theaters and everything like that. It’s really cool seeing films like this. And, you know, Daredevil even take a more realistic approach where it doesn’t have to be, you know, super gritty, but it’s just more realistic. They’re in their own universes. It doesn’t have to be flying through the sky and shooting planets out of their orbit or whatnot. I really respect it from what it did. So thank you guys for tuning in. This was awesome. I’m happy that you guys are digging this channel. I’m happy that you guys are even learning from this channel as well, too. And I appreciate you guys for educating me on these films as well as well, too. If there’s something that I missed or something that is, you know, a fun fact that you want to share, please comment below. I’m always looking forward to learning more about these certain films that helps my education as well to shout out to the PACOM people. I hope you guys enjoy the full length version.

I say a lot more and those and those versions. So definitely check that out.

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