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Title: The Happening
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Parents want to take note that this is Shyamalan's first R-rated film for a reason. There is plenty of grusome death and violence to go around, and disturbing images that stick with you. Recommended for ages 16 and up. |
I’m telling you, M. Night Shyamalan can’t get a break. The second people found out about this movie I heard every complaint you could throw at this movie. I wonder what the twist ending will be? That guy is making ANOTHER suspense thriller!?! I wonder if he’ll finally top “The Sixth Sense?” On and on people complain before they’ve even SEEN THE STINKING MOVIE!!! Guys, just chill. Buy a popcorn, and watch “The Happening” without any expectations or premonitions. You just might be surprised. “The Happening” opens with Mark Wahlberg quizzing his class about the disappearance of millions of honey bees. This is an important topic of course because the Earth needs honey bees to survive. Chances are if you are into reading about the planet, you’ll have stumbled upon this very real problem.
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Shortly after that though it’s reported that groups of people are acting strange. First they start talking gibberish. Then they walk backwards. To cap it all off they kill themselves. Sometimes in very violent and bloody fashion (which is likely the reason behind Shyamalan’s first R rating). Can this event be explained? Maybe. Wahlberg’s character has a theory that the plants are releasing chemicals to the wind, and that the wind is causing the chemicals to effect everything else. Is this a credible theory? Maybe not. Certainly most of the characters don’t agree. I’m not even sure if I agree. Another person suggests that this event could just be one of natures unexplained events. And there is the brilliance of this film. Instead of giving the audience a direct answer, Shyamalan simply shows us a terrible event and lets us decide for ourselves what it means.
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Is the event a warning? Is there any logic behind it? A freak accident? Or is it just something that happened one day? The answer may be in the question, the title, or none of the above. “The Happening” seems more interested in asking questions then it does giving answers to odd questions. A rarity from Shyamalan to be sure, but the loss of honey bees hits close to home, and I get the feeling Shyamalan made this film as a way to soul search. This movie strikes me as being concerned about the environment, and the event that happens just can’t be logically explained or proven. We can have our suspicions, but ultimately they are just that. This movie breaks many of the rules Shyamalan has set up in his past films, and for that he gets an A.
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