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sgt_angua4 in wtf_tla

So I was reading EW today...

Nov 23, 2010 19:59

So there was a small article in last weeks Entertainment Weekly that was essentially asking why the quality of M. Knight Shyamalan movies declined over the years. When I opened this weeks new issue, there was a letter to the editor about the article. Italics are mine.

"After reading "What Happened to M. Knight Shyamalan (DVD & Downloads), I feel I ( Read more... )

aang not ong, zuko, people like this?, so much fail

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missfnb November 24 2010, 04:11:29 UTC

So either this person is in massive denial or barely watched the series or is M. Night Shyamalan. Or possibly Jackson Rathbone.

ladyhadhafang February 9 2011, 15:16:19 UTC

Very possible. :)

dietotaku November 24 2010, 04:12:16 UTC

i am reasonably certain that letter was written by shyamalan himself. in fact i think he said almost those exact same words in an interview.

himhilien November 24 2010, 04:12:47 UTC

Brain twins!

dietotaku November 24 2010, 04:30:09 UTC

lol! i think we ALL came to that conclusion. XD

i'm certain there are still a few people who are just so invested in being fans of m night and/or the series that they are simply incapable of perceiving bad things about them. everything passes through this filter that says "it's shyamalan/atla, therefore i love it." because yes, the public's perception of shyamalan has changed. it has changed as a direct result of his increasingly bad movies. people didn't just decide to hate shyamalan for no reason, it is the fact that each of his movies is worse than the previous one. they are bad movies from an objective, technical standpoint. if you submitted them to a film school professor he would give you an F ( ... )

lightbird777 November 24 2010, 05:20:20 UTC

i'm certain there are still a few people who are just so invested in being fans of m night and/or the series that they are simply incapable of perceiving bad things about them.

Yep, that's what it's about. All fans of anyone/anything do the same thing, so this isn't surprising.

Admittedly I've only seen two of Shyamalan's movies, so I can't judge his whole body of work. I liked The Sixth Sense. Some fans I've spoken to (people who like him and his work but are not in denial/afraid to call him out if he does something crappy) have said that he's a better writer than director. Maybe if he stuck to writing and let someone else direct his stuff it would be better? IDK. Like I said, I've only seen two of his movies. The Sixth Sense was one of them, and TLA was the other. His other movies aside TLA was a pile of shit in every way. And regarding the letter? Everyone else has already said what I think, lol.

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himhilien November 24 2010, 04:12:19 UTC

Are we sure Shyamalan wasn't the one who sent the letter?

Then again, there are fans of the series who really did enjoy the movie. Yeah, I know it seems like an oxymoron but unfortunately they're out there.

fussyfangs November 24 2010, 04:12:45 UTC

hahaha oh wow

how much did m. night pay him to say that

melodyic_rhyme November 24 2010, 04:20:47 UTC

I have a gif in mind for this, but I'm to lazy to get on my mac and post it. (ipod browsing FTW!)

Sadly, there will always be defenders and supporters of the most horrid things on this earth. just look at who won artist of the year at the AMAs[/bitterLGGfan] Thankfully we have as much right to vocalise our distatse as they have to vocalise their horrid/lackoftaste