It's been a multiple-movie night here in the Love Shack (named for the odd coincidence that most everyone who lived here with me either met their future spouse or began dating them during their stay).
M. Night Shyamalan's Signs is another flick that goes beyond its stereotype (in this case, alien invasion) and probes us with deeper meaning. To paraphrase Mel Gibson's character, a priest who lost his wife and then his faith in bitter resentment toward God:
"There are two kinds of people. There are those who believe that everything happens for a reason and that we are not alone; and there are those who believe that we live in metaphysical solitude based on luck."
We're left to look at ourselves, present and past, and determine which we believe, and in so doing, to shape who we will become.
Rent it today!
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