By now, you’ll have heard of M. Night Shyamalan. You have heard of M. Night Shyamalan, right? He’s basically the father of modern thriller films, the guy behind such classics as Sixth Sense and Signs.
So M. Night – we’re never sure if that stands for Midnight or not. Seems like a weird name to give a child – has released brand new film The Visit, which is a comedic twist on the thriller genre. And it got us thinking: M. Night Shyamalan REALLY loves a twist.
Here are his best twists to celebrate The Visit – out in all good cinemas today, Friday 11 September.
The best twists by M Night Shyamalan
1 of 4The Village
Ascribing to the theory that the scariest monsters are the ones you never see, M. Night builds the story of an olde worlde Pennsylvania village whose residents are policed by mysterious Creatures. An ancient pact prevents the Creatures from entering the village as long as the villagers stay out of the woods. But a desperate need for medication sees blind Ivy strike out on her own, straight through the Creatures’ territory… The Twist: The village of Covington is actually a protected area in the middle of a modern-day reserve, and the Creatures are nothing more than village elders in scary costumes.
2 of 4Signs
Mel Gibson’s Graham Hess is an ex-priest who lost his faith when his wife died. Mysterious crop circles start appearing, followed by sightings of green humanoid figures. When one
3 of 4Sixth Sense
Child psychologist Bruce Willis counsels a boy who “can see dead people”. The Twist: Bruce discovers he himself is one of the dead people that Haley Joel Osment can see. LE GASP.
4 of 4Unbreakable
Sports stadium security guard Bruce Willis gradually discovers he’s a superhero. The Twist: The man who persuades him of this fact (Samuel L Jackson) is an evil nemesis causing global disasters. What a meanie.