The Many “Comebacks” of M. Night Shyamalan

[@sassy45099]

My favorite part of Trap was when he was talking to his daughter like he was Dora the explorer trying to convince her to sneak under the stage

[@rachellydiab]

As a passive Shyamalan watcher, I never realised the strong presence of the family unit/fatherhood in his films - I love the way you described this and how it's evolved across his filmography. You've shifted my understanding of his entire filmography. Great vid as per 🌹

[@mcarts4722]

Omg its girl on film!

[@rachellydiab]

@@mcarts4722 Hi!! (-:

[@Princessyoku]

Although his movies always have something kind of goofy and "bad" I enjoy that they're original. They always have a premise that hooks you, even if he doesnt always use it to its fullest potential

[@AlysterJohnEstur]

It's insane that people STILL expect the twist from EVERY Shyamalan movie when most of them don't have a twist.

[@Bowiebonolennon1982]

I never thought he was trying to tell the stories to get attention for his daughter's singing career... I can't WAIT to see this film!

[@RH1812]

As many have said, 1. Stop appearing in the movies. 2. Stop assuming there will be a twist. 3. He needs an editor on his self written scripts. PS. I love The Village as well as Unbreakable, Signs and The Sixth Sense(obviously). The Visit is fun. Servant also has its place. (We do not talk about the lady in the water or the happening).

[@kentjensen4504]

Love the moustache and stubble. I think you've found your style. Now you may start an early 70s rock band.

[@davemac9563]

I’m just grateful he’s back to being “good” or “mediocre” rather than terrible like “Last Airbender” or “After Earth”. I swear, M Night is the most inconsistent director, but I guess that’s why I look forward to his movies a lot. I never know what I’m going to get

[@sifatshams1113]

24 years later, I'm still kind of amazed that a film like Unbreakable actually exists. Like, who other than Shyamalan would have the balls to make a 100% ORIGINAL superhero film in 2000??!!

[@HorseJoint]

His movies are sub-bar at Best. Interesting ideas yeah, they’re always executed so Oddly

[@LilithsCosmicLounge]

Right!!!! His stories have so much potential. His execution is always weird!! I wish he would do his movies in animation of some kind. Maybe live action doesn’t convey/translate well to the audience.

[@kevinandrewsphoto]

KZbin is an ocean full of “movie critics” who simply read the movie synopsis, say whether they liked it or not, then give it a grade. Your videos are a fresh breath of air amidst those.

[@BradsPitts.]

The ending would have been so much better AND SHORTER if it turned out the family was in on it too. That recontextualizes everything we’ve seen so far, plus it’s a clever twist with the “reverse” trap and we’d still get Chekov’s poisoned cake

[@BradsPitts.]

Oh and also that keeps the father-daughter relationship at the forefront

[@TheGlowingManYT]

With the way Cooper looks at his wife while Raven is playing the piano, I thought he was signaling to her to help out and was expecting her to be in on it

[@thesodaman3801]

I think the first half of trap is a good/fun movie ( i mean if you ignore the whole security camera thing ) but after the daughter danced with raven, the movie went downhill with one decision If the whole plot is get caught and don't let anybody know you're the butcher, why would you tell the somebody ( especially the freaking popstar ) that you're the butcher!!! Even if she dropped him off , she still knows. She can just tell police and it probably be easy to find him on the security cameras since you drew attention to your party , see and get evb you entered with , find some eyewitness , there's pictures of you and your daughter with her in them , and you track down using those pictures. Like he genuinely had a better chance getting through poilce inspection than telling her

[@TuesdayDulin]

I love your videos ❤😢

[@amoscaul3264]

Love the split focus diopter shout out.

[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

It does drop off in the second half, a parallel to Shyamalan's career

[@2025Productions]

It’s like poetry

[@losisd3ad]

rewatching this tonight! this was a nice prereq

[@firstlast2636]

"there are moments when Cooper's daughter will say something like-" "I'm Donald J. Trump and I approve this message."

[@CherryDiMilo]

call me dumb, but I don't get the joke .. what did she say that was that weird ?

[@2muchteevee]

You fail to mention how the title is not thematic of just Cooper's trap but it's a double-meaning of the third act. It's an actual trap set up by Cooper's wife at their home, and it's also an allegory for Allison Pill's relationship with Cooper. It's also a trap. She has an extremely strong suspicion he's a serial killer, but she's afraid to leave him. She's resigned to either help trap him or stay in case she never discovers the truth.

[@kat8559]

wow that must make it good /heavy sarcasm

[@2muchteevee]

@@kat8559 it doesn't make it worse /sans ironic detachment

[@BradsPitts.]

Actually the trap is the FBI lady pretending to be his wife. Cooper’s mommy issues are like the core of the movie

[@2muchteevee]

@@BradsPitts. But she's not pretending to be his wife? He's haunted by his mom. The FBI lady is Hayley Mills, the star of the original The Parent Trap. Her character is just a big hint that the actual trap involves the parents.

[@BradsPitts.]

@@2muchteevee You’re forgetting about the scene with her standing in the dark doorway

[@khaldub]

18:32 bars!

[@BradsPitts.]

Not only is the victim a rando but the reveal felt almost deliberately meh

[@nestorarranz3179]

I like them getting out of the stadium until lady raven locks herself up in the bathroom and from there its a very mixed bag with a lot of interesting little moments that just dont add up

[@sage1682]

Trap was literally just made to try to make his daughter famous. And boy can his daughter not act lol. First 30 minutes of the movie were good and built great tension, then it just goes off the damn rails in the worst ways.

[@CarlMichaelson]

9:10 Sorry for being “that guy” but, crispy is well known and documented slang, it isn’t a Shyamalan invention. Very common in black communities so there’s some irony in Riley’s use but also in your remark that it’s new 😂

[@TaylorJWilliams]

Oh, I was commenting on Cooper’s “extra fried” as the Shyamalan invention in that scenario!

[@CherryDiMilo]

​@@TaylorJWilliamsbut the extra fried was just the dad joke, both equally knew that in the moment...