Signs is a film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and, despite being one of the science fiction films with lower reviews, I think this is without a doubt one of the best films about extraterrestrial life ever made.
First of all, I want to mention that the cast of this film is fantastic, with the participation of Mel Gibson and Joaquim Phoenix, who do a fantastic job in interpreting these characters.
As for the film's argument, I think it's very good. The film tells the story of a family whose mother died some time ago and that is still recovering from the loss and that, from one moment to the next, they need to survive an extraterrestrial invasion.
When it comes to character development, this film is perfect, for example, in the opening scene, where we see Graham Hess (played by Mel Gibson) waking up at night, in just a minute we know everything about the character through what we can see in his room, and this is a fantastic way to meet a new character, but the most important thing we learn about him is that he used to be a priest until his wife died, when she died, he lost his faith; we do not know for sure what happened to the faith of Graham's brother (played by Joaquim Phoenix), and his daughter, but we do know that his son Morgan did not lose his faith, thus leaving a small contrast between father and son.
During the film, the family becomes aware of several signs that are being left around the world, including on their farm, how the animals are panicking and the famous "signs" in the grass that can be seen from the sky are some of them. Over time, several strange beings begin to be seen, thus causing many scenes of thriller and suspanse. Most people look at these beings as if they were evil beings who just want to kill human beings, but that is not the message of the film, this film is not like Alien or Independence Day! If we analyze this film well, the aliens are not here to kill or kidnap us, they are here because they are desperate, because they are panicking! We are not told why, but we can see that these aliens are also scared of humans, it is not only humans who are afraid of them, which would explain the signs before the apparitions, which would explain why they did not know they had the weakness of the water and what explains why they don't kill anyone (although it looks like they're going to do it sometimes).
But the movie Signs is not a Horror or Suspanse film, it is a film that goes much further than attacks by aliens, it is a film that talks about faith, and how a person can lose it and win it! It is a film that talks about relationships between parents and children and between siblings, especially in moments of tension and in situations of contrast!
As for more technical levels, the film has a good directing, the clothes used are good and the script is fabulous, with a great casting.
To sum up, if someone goes to see the movie Signs with an expectation that they will see a movie like Alien or Predator they will regret it, but if they are expecting to see a movie as I described above, they will have a fantastic time! And I think that's why most people didn't like the movie.
I also think it's important to remember that this was the film that introduced a lot of new things to the cinema, like the pyramid-shaped aluminum paper hats and the tall grass signs seen from the sky.
The film is very good, but it cannot be compared with other films much better, therefore I will evaluate it with 9/10.
First of all, I want to mention that the cast of this film is fantastic, with the participation of Mel Gibson and Joaquim Phoenix, who do a fantastic job in interpreting these characters.
As for the film's argument, I think it's very good. The film tells the story of a family whose mother died some time ago and that is still recovering from the loss and that, from one moment to the next, they need to survive an extraterrestrial invasion.
When it comes to character development, this film is perfect, for example, in the opening scene, where we see Graham Hess (played by Mel Gibson) waking up at night, in just a minute we know everything about the character through what we can see in his room, and this is a fantastic way to meet a new character, but the most important thing we learn about him is that he used to be a priest until his wife died, when she died, he lost his faith; we do not know for sure what happened to the faith of Graham's brother (played by Joaquim Phoenix), and his daughter, but we do know that his son Morgan did not lose his faith, thus leaving a small contrast between father and son.
During the film, the family becomes aware of several signs that are being left around the world, including on their farm, how the animals are panicking and the famous "signs" in the grass that can be seen from the sky are some of them. Over time, several strange beings begin to be seen, thus causing many scenes of thriller and suspanse. Most people look at these beings as if they were evil beings who just want to kill human beings, but that is not the message of the film, this film is not like Alien or Independence Day! If we analyze this film well, the aliens are not here to kill or kidnap us, they are here because they are desperate, because they are panicking! We are not told why, but we can see that these aliens are also scared of humans, it is not only humans who are afraid of them, which would explain the signs before the apparitions, which would explain why they did not know they had the weakness of the water and what explains why they don't kill anyone (although it looks like they're going to do it sometimes).
But the movie Signs is not a Horror or Suspanse film, it is a film that goes much further than attacks by aliens, it is a film that talks about faith, and how a person can lose it and win it! It is a film that talks about relationships between parents and children and between siblings, especially in moments of tension and in situations of contrast!
As for more technical levels, the film has a good directing, the clothes used are good and the script is fabulous, with a great casting.
To sum up, if someone goes to see the movie Signs with an expectation that they will see a movie like Alien or Predator they will regret it, but if they are expecting to see a movie as I described above, they will have a fantastic time! And I think that's why most people didn't like the movie.
I also think it's important to remember that this was the film that introduced a lot of new things to the cinema, like the pyramid-shaped aluminum paper hats and the tall grass signs seen from the sky.
The film is very good, but it cannot be compared with other films much better, therefore I will evaluate it with 9/10.