What Happened To M. Night Shyamalan's Signs?

[@royjones8312]

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

[@jimmyhass4900]

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]

I couldn't have said better!

[@jennyanydots2389]

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]

@@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]

@@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]

@@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]

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]

It was the birthday party scene for me.

[@Nigel1Powers]

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

[@richardspillers6282]

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

[@hollabigT]

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

[@RWAC685]

Signs Is A Masterpiece.

[@surf101-]

Signs is horrible!!!!

[@RWAC685]

@@surf101- Nope.

[@matthewbryan4386]

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]

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

[@LetterlessAlphabet]

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]

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

[@deckhandler]

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]

You answered your own question with the last sentence

[@wearesorryfortheinconvenience]

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

[@smrii2487]

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

[@heyheyhey33351]

I can understand why. He was being hyped up as the next Alfred Hitchcock. The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable were under his belt. Both movies had a very serious tone, and the plots were pretty strong (i.e., there weren't many blaring plot holes). Signs took a bit of a different direction. It had it's share of silly scenes and dialogue. The water thing was arguably a pretty big plot hole. It feels pretty different from his first two films in terms of it's "tone". Mind you, I LOVED Signs. But I can see why there was criticism. Critics had set VERY high expectations for Shyamalan, and built him up as the next big thing in cinema, and that resulted in expectations that almost inevitably would lead to disappointment.

[@denimchicken104]

People found the aliens and the water stuff approaching ridiculous. I’m not sure I’d go quite that far, but I’d say whenever a movie deals with aliens it has a lot of preconceived notions it has to overcome. It was just too much in this case. I think this was still a really great movie.

[@Brad-cs9jy]

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

[@TysonD916]

Perfect soundtrack for the movie. It fits the alien’s PERFECTLY

[@D1210]

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

[@imemovengeance]

Signs and The Village are my favorites of his

[@jennyanydots2389]

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

[@edelmantoamendola]

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

[@jennyanydots2389]

@@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]

@@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]

@@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.

[@michaelbuczek1767]

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

[@BrianJosephMorgan]

“Signs” is a beautiful film.

[@SMaamri78]

I agree. I loved the film.

[@YaBoyJRock42069]

absolute dogshit* Fixed it for you

[@bradleyvaughn2253]

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 🤙🏻

[@TonyStark-uu9us]

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

[@user-yv7dt5je1l]

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

[@SSVegeta937]

That would be "Trap."

[@bellemane5839]

I’ll never forget seeing this in theaters with my parents and one of my best friends. The whole room jumped and screamed at the birthday party scene! It was such an awesome experience!

[@da1FranCh1zE]

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

[@PhilipSoloTV]

Glad you brought this series back, keep going 🫡

[@ItsaKindOfMagic86]

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.

[@xXCaptainLouXx420]

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]

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

[@ProxxRoxx]

A true timeless Masterpiece 👍

[@robertchambers6344]

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

[@mattlawson714]

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

[@chriscornelius2518]

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

[@jennyanydots2389]

Stop it. Just stop.

[@coldpon3]

I mean he's not wrong

[@jamiekelly3113]

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

[@spaveevo]

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.

[@itstheotherwhitemeat]

bingo, you are 100% correct. that is how great the movie was. most dont clue into this fact at all.

[@shaunsteele6926]

that's actually the real life consensus of most Christians today lol. And yes it does make more sense than beings from another galaxy traveling millions of light years to invade Earth.

[@backroom12]

One of the best alien movies ever

[@michaelgraham4134]

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

[@TysonD916]

I will tell you what happened to it. It aged beautifully. Has everything a film could dream of having. Build up suspense, great actors, perfect music, a feeling of hopelessness, feelings of faith

[@johnstevens9673]

When you are talking about M. Night Shyamalan. His career has been done in reverse. He did his best work first with The Sixth Sense and every movie after that gradually got worse. Today hes made a small comeback with Glass and Split but nothing close to anything close to his early success. SHYAMALAN IN REVERSE

[@topdawg2003]

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

[@romanstravels6390]

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)

[@itstheotherwhitemeat]

but they were not aliens, they were demons. the whole movie was about faith and family. mels character was losing his faith.

[@blacksuede]

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

[@aaronboyd4627]

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

[@heyheyhey33351]

Yup. The Village was the last gasping breath of that "Shyamalam magic" that critics hyped up so much. And it was a pretty weak film aside from some lovely cinematography and some decent performances. Then came Lady in the Water and it has been mostly all downhill from there...

[@shaunsteele6926]

are you high? the Village was great

[@thomaslytle5519]

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.

[@savage751]

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

[@hellmasterx]

Me too.

[@officegossip]

Me too. Sadly it aged horribly.

[@tommyfraz.]

C’mon kid, VAMANOS!!!

[@jimmyhass4900]

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]

@@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.

[@oops6876]

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]

Sounds like a diss and a compliment 😂

[@oops6876]

@@antoiner3820 it’s stupid in its ways, but it holds a place in my heart forever Still think it’s brilliant though

[@kelm6848]

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

[@anthonyju6392]

But what if the Aliens weren't actually aliens in Signs? What if they were demons? And they weren't actually allergic to water but in reality the water was holy water? And what if the signs Mel Gibson and the audience were looking for weren't actually the crop circles?

[@itstheotherwhitemeat]

the whole movie is about family and faith. it literally shows this all the time. not one ufo or anything to do with space. they are demons, you are correct.

[@mechelemede4579]

I'm glad Eastwood passed on this role. I loved Gibson's performance.

[@lordofthereels6790]

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]

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

[@necrosunderground]

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]

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

[@samierking2256]

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

[@TheGeekyAmreeki]

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

[@joshchavez8190]

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

[@jakeladd6569]

The birthday scene scared me as a kid. Great movie

[@smittysmeee]

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.

[@RileyNewcomb]

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

[@shaunsteele6926]

the great thing about this film (and most of his films) is that it's really about the characters and their own personal journeys. It's not an "alien film", it's a film about a man who lost his faith set in the backdrop of an alien invasion lol

[@Stumme-40203]

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]

2 great a few average and a whole lot of horrible

[@geneporreca3848]

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

[@ABoyandHisDog-pd3lb]

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

[@johnrafferty4364]

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

[@crazyralph6386]

One of my all time favourite movies

[@Leonard_Washington76]

M.Night definitely gave us some classic movies

[@mrsuarez430]

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

[@gonogazz]

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

[@jeremybowers3181]

Still holds up today

[@fo6203]

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.

[@ChristianKelley91]

Signs is literally what got me in to movies 🎥

[@agentFonseca]

Signs is his best movie by far. Love it!

[@stabbyjosh7931]

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.

[@allandye]

I love this film. Swing away, Merrill!

[@kickinwings420]

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??

[@Bluboy30]

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]

well I guess there you go

[@Bluboy30]

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

[@necrosunderground]

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]

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

[@derricklou4075]

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

[@mrsmissy2669]

It still gives me chills! lol

[@iconoclast137]

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

[@sole__doubt]

You have one helluva a radio voice JoBlo.

[@laurenced2916]

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

[@JayyJay92]

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

[@mihousebot3045]

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. 🤷

[@tkmmkt6569]

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

[@stevenschofield8518]

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

[@veteranredbeard6222]

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

[@KeithNelson-xo9tj]

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.

[@katherinebonds1971]

@2:30 - oh, ok cool, so, then in 2021 do you think Night was like, I want to make grieving parent trying to escape to the cinema cry when he made “Old”?

[@carlredbird3054]

Always really enjoyed this movie. The ending is great, beating a benevolent alien to death with a club while the father is screaming biblical quotes amazing

[@Lopyswine]

Benevolent?

[@cheekyfragrance]

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!

[@dinkyvision]

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]

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

[@SaxMan22392]

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

[@Paumanokcom]

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

[@grec.]

I like his movies, except for Air Bender, old and After Earth. Even the Happening had this uncanny valley vibe even when some dialogues were corny, i think that was the intention of the whole movie, to be something so unserious. 🤣

[@Eye8apie]

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

[@M2Mil7er]

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

[@cesarjotaga]

7:00 I THOUGHT U SAID ADULT LESBIANS AND I WAS LIKE WHAAT? 😂😂😂😂

[@blackamerican40]

Adult lesbians in Manhattan 😅😅😅

[@richardspillers6282]

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

[@sisterdebmac]

I love that movie. Thanks for this.

[@bryannunez9151]

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

[@LetterlessAlphabet]

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]

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

[@joshuashorba6892]

This movie will get a continuation in movie format. It's coming. If I had to bet, they'll do the same day of the invasion from the eyes of the parents who threw the Brazilian Birthday Party.

[@neurohack9038]

Perfect movie.

[@Barnabas45]

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

[@Moshuun]

Nah, he’s over with.

[@weston407]

thank god Ruffalo didn't end up taking the role - i can't stand him and Phoenix is great

[@mineofilms]

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.

[@cisforcat]

Signs was weak for me because the twist that everyone was expecting was corny. He knows what to do because of his wife’s letter to him? The aliens decided to visit a planet that is mostly water and it rains?

[@Welshman336]

Probably my favorite of his

[@Spencychap]

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

[@rpena0899]

Signs is probably my favorite M Night film. Love the 6th sense and split but Signs had that fun factor that old school 80s Spielberg had. It was like a fanily adventure with serious enotional beats thrown in to make it a deeper story. My only problem is the CGI towards the end. And i didnt know ILM did it! Wtf happened?? Its probably one of the worst held up CGI from a legendary studio. Still, Absolutely adore this film

[@FilmFox24]

Are you guys and Nerdstalgic using the same writers?

[@Dr_1212]

Signs Signs Everywhere is signs

[@moondra3481]

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

[@Dr_1212]

@@moondra3481 🤣😂