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Village begins with the premise that the village Covington lays in the
middle of a forest to where to no roads lead as it is isolated by
"Those We Do Not Speak Of" that live in the woods around
Covington. The people of Covington have solemnly sworn a pact with
"Those We Do Not Speak Of" that the humans will not enter the
woods and "Those We Do Not Speak Of" will not enter the
village. The people in Covington do not have appropriate medical
care as they know there are medicines in the towns beyond the woods.
A young man Lucius Hunt (Joaquin Phoenix) requests
to enter the woods and get the medicine, but his request is denied.
One day Lucius enters the fringe of the woods, and he is seen by one of
"Those We Do Not Speak Of", and the following evening they enter the
town to warn the people about entering the woods. If you have seen any of M. Night Shyamalan's other films you are aware that he is plot twister and might change the whole concept of the film. This is no exception to the Shyamalan rule as the film will give some interesting ideas of how "Those We Do Not Speak Of" came about. It might indulge the audience to ponder some ideas from Thomas Moore and other sociopolitical aspects as it could affect the outcome of the film. Many viewers who went to see it might have been affected by the great media hype that has surrounded the film as it could not have been avoided if one traffics the internet or watches television. In the end, The Village offers a pretty good cinematic event, if the audience lets down their guard and lets the film tell the story as the audience ponders the "why's?' |
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