Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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They were on Ellen together recently, and instead of going over to the chairs like a normal guest, Jaden had to run through the audience slapping hands. And throughout, he basically yelled "LOOK AT ME!!!!" any time people weren't admiring him.
So maybe he's a fine actor, but as a teenager in real life? The worst.
but as a teenager in real life? The worst.
Growing up the famous kid of movie star parents will do that to you.
I think Unbreakable was hated when it first came out, in comparison to Sixth Sense, but is less so now since it's basically a masterpiece compared to all of the more recent ones.
Most M. Night discussion I've read seem to think each movie is progressively worse than the previous, all the way down to The Last Airbender. Seems about right for the ones I've actually seen, though I might like Unbreakable a little better than The Sixth Sense in hindsight (not in at-the-moment sight, though; The Sixth Sense definitely brought me more immediate pleasure, but Unbreakable stuck with me some.)
I still hate Unbreakable. To be fair though, I can't compare it to anything more recent because I hated it SO much that I haven't seen any of his movies since.
I liked The Sixth Sense and love the one of his films that seems most hated, Unbreakable
That's the most hated? I love that one, probably more than The Sixth Sense. I thought The Happening was the most hated. Or The Last Airbender. I think most people forget The Lady in the Water even exists.
I think he has good directing talent. I just think he needs to direct someone else's scripts.
Is The Happening the one with the trees?
Or, ooh, Lady in the Water. That's the one where he (M. Night) actually plays a writer who will save humanity, or something.
That's the one where he (M. Night) actually plays a writer who will save humanity, or something.
And there's a character who is an obnoxious film critic who gets killed off.
I still hate Unbreakable. To be fair though, I can't compare it to anything more recent because I hated it SO much that I haven't seen any of his movies since.
You owe it your eternal gratitude for sparing you from what came after.
Most of the negative opinions I heard of the film were from people put off by the comic book premise/reveal. I think if it debuted today after all the successful Batman and Marvel movies and films like Kick-Ass, the general public would have been a lot more receptive.