Well, you know what's interesting is if you consider David Dunn and Elijah Price's powers and abilities on a metaphoric level, this is most likely what it would be like if Superman and Lex Luthor were watered down extremely.
Well, I liked this more than Kickass, because Kickass was a bit too teenage and campy, while this was more serious and sober. I also remember Dark Man, starring Liam Neeson, but that was a long time ago, and he was all hideous and deformed, etc. The style was also a bit absurd.
Mr.SexTrain Maybe it's because there isn't any aliens or monsters from other dimensions or some kind of super robot; It's just a guy with powers who fights killers and terrorists and normal human beings.
I love the subtle clues to his powers, the walls break around him but he doesnt flinch, gets elbowed in the sides and no reaction. His strength and grip are unbreakable.
It's great knowing how much pain, fear, and helplessness The Orange Man felt in his last moments. Nothing he could do could stop the punishment that was engulfing and devouring him.
His justice is wrong. You don’t punish the monsters. You help them out by helping them see the wrong they r doing. You simply don’t just punish. Directors and writers nowadays have it all wrong.
@@heevenboyofsorrow3044uh no. Monsters like him must be punished. That guy broke into someone's home, murdered the parents and tortured the children. People like him.are unreedeemable. There is no excuse for what he did. Monsters like him must be put down
Realistically though chokeholds when properly locked it dont take that long for victims to lose consciousness. David probaly wanted to prolong his suffering hence didn't squeeze as tight as he could have done
The thing that makes the scene for me is just how he REFUSES to let go of his grip around his neck. He knows he's a monster and monsters need to be put down and holds on with every ounce of strength in his body. It was such a great scene.
cyrax987 And the amazing thing is how hard the Orange Man tried to escape. I mean he tried everything he could possibly think of in those few seconds, ramming backward into a wall, loosining the grip, even trying to flip him over his back..i think. but he was totaly helpless, as his victems where.
Guaxinim de Metranca That's retarded. I can guarantee you after watching Split you can tell it's not even remotely true given the demeanor and personality.
It is not retarded. The Orange man was going to be Kevin. Mr. Dunn was going to rescue the three girls; that was the original script. However, because M. Night S could not work the split story into unbreakable to show the personalities Kevin had, he decided to make it a stand alone film. So instead of the three girls kidnapped by Kevin, we have the three kids kidnapped by Orange man.
Yes incredible score. A scene that is so horrible in reality actually becomes something about good and evil and the power of goodness. Its amazing. What a underrated film.
Thats exactly what I mean. A scene that shows such darkness and horror is shifted into something very moving - the music and the simplicity of the direction with no edits from the moment his arm goes around his neck. We just watch a battle between good and evil from that point on and the music encompasses that totally. We can only imagine what the man in orange has done during his life and our every man hero brings that terrible chapter to an end.
The thing that blows me away is, the way this scene starts is about as good of directing as you will see in a movie. It shows him in his vulnerable state being the same height as the kids in the background. Then as he stands up, they subtly look up and the focus changes to them and it's like they are in awe of a man that has to be 10 feet tall. And the way it's all perfectly timed with a great score ... It's just brilliantly done. And this is the guy that brought you The Happening, The Last Airbender and After Earth. It just doesn't make sense.
Life is full of ups and downs. Shyamalan is Bruce Willis in this scene, trying to fight against all odds and come out on top. Pray to God that he does.
This is easily one of my favorite directed scenes, just from the cinematography you feel so many emotions, like fear and suspense in the scene with the curtains flapping open to reveal bits of the scene, anxiety and powerlessness when the pool cover begins to slip and David is sucked into the pool, and finally triumph when he rises above the kids that saved him, and when he's choking out the Orange man, as the camera slowly rises to the ceiling in one continuous shot. Of course James Newton Howard's score is equally responsible for the emotion you feel in the scene.
+MP197742 Joel Schumacher is the same way. He made the phenomenal film "Falling Down", then made the flops "Batman Forever" and "Batman and Robin", before brilliantly executing "Phantom of the Opera".
Just saw a movie like a week ago. Absolutely loved it. What absolutely stuns me about this scene is how brutally simple it is. There is no actual fighting going on. No dialogues or screams as they often do in the movies these days. *He just chokes him. Slowly. Patiently.* You can see Orange Man's desperation as he tries to fight back but nothing helps: the protagonist keeps holding on. Truly unbreakable. What enhanced the effect even further for me was that i was still convinced that at any moment the movie could come around and show that the protagonist wasn't a super hero after all and he would fail. And then this "fight" happens. The moment i saw those dents on the walls, saw how the protagonist wouldn't let go of bastard's neck without making even a single sound of pain or flinching - i finally realized... That it's all true. He IS the Unbreakable.
Think of what The Orange Man is thinking as he gets strangled "I threw this man out of a second story window into a pool, watched him get tangled and thought him dead- but now he's back, has a vice grip around my neck, and nothing I'm doing is making him even give a grunt of pain. Who the hell is th-" and then he dies.
There are a bunch of comments that really nail the dynamics of this scene and Unbreakable in general, but what always stood out to me is the brilliant simplicity of David's "costume." It's just a security guard's rain poncho, yet the way Shyamalan films him is so evocative. The way he's cast against the rain, light and shadow. His face is always masked in darkness, and everyone sees him as this looming silhouette. He comes off as a combination of our culture's most iconic superheroes. His appearance makes one think of Batman, dark, mysterious, foreboding. Yet his abilities bring to mind Superman, powerful, unstoppable, otherworldly. And his danger sense and humble origin reminds me of Spider-Man as well. So much of this is subtly conveyed to us, and we never lose the feeling that this is a seemingly ordinary man who puts on a uniform and becomes something more than a man. We live in a world now where new, giant, action-packed comic book movies come out every year (and, don't get me wrong, I love seeing most of them), but somehow this is still the most striking portrayal of a superhero I've ever seen. Props to Shyamalan, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson and everyone else involved for making this gem of a movie.
"He comes off as a combination of our culture's most iconic superheroes. His appearance makes one think of Batman, dark, mysterious, foreboding. Yet his abilities bring to mind Superman, powerful, unstoppable, otherworldly." God thats such a perfect sumarization. Hes what I always imagined what an actual superhero with superpowers would look and act like in the real world. A movie decades ahead of its time
Your explanation is absolutely perfect and clean... especially drawing the lines that blur between the realism of real life and as glass said it an "Overexaggeration" of the concepts...
I'll say it. This is, to me, the all time greatest fight in a movie. I don't care about choreography or cool punching or big sweeping kicks. This is a fight. A brutal struggle. Nothing more, nothing less. It's primal, it's ugly, it's animalistic. Nothing glamourous or showy. This is an absolutely perfect 2 minutes of film.
God, I can't even watch this without crying. Two developing children, despite having had their lives torn to shreds in the day preceeding, and without regard for the rain which has soaked them to the bone, find themselves awe struck by the bravery and grace of a normal man who came into their home for no reason other than to make things Right. What would've been, at best, an event from which neither of them would likely fully recover, has been transformed into something which is still tragic but now presents a glimmer of goodness and possibility. I think this scene probably speaks a lot more to people who had a "rough"(and/or completely horrifying) childhood, and it personally brought me a lot of strength in a time when I was feeling like I didn't have much to offer to the world. Thanks, Mr. Shyamalan.
Lost my mother to alcohol and eventually watched her die of cancer at age 10. Two years of coming home to find her asleep on the couch, learning how to put a can of soup in a pot for dinner, visiting her in a mental health facility on the fourth of july, late night chats with the police, stuff like that. Spent about fifteen years getting back on the self esteem bandwagon, now I work with high school students and young adults who went through a lot of similar slow trauma. Hey, thanks for asking :)
Well, the trailer shows him capable of bending steel bars and breaking down doors without straining as well as tossing several people with minimal effort. It's safe to assume he's gotten much stronger.
agreed! so good cuz hes an ordinary man with an exceptional gift. We all have this heriosm in us, though some choose the dark side........Falloweth in me and thow shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. Every moment is a gift, make it worthy...
This movie gave me more goosebumps than all other superhero movies all togethar... why? because it somehow shows it on realistic way... it's almost as nature or God or Universe or I dont know really made him to be something good, to be a hero... that's the point...
If you listen carefully the same music that plays when David is chocking the man in orange is the same that plays when Elijah tells David “Now that we know who you are, I know who I am” It’s like that score symbolizes the characters finally recognizing and accepting who they are and embracing their destiny.
Because it was years ahead of what was usual that time. Same as the village. People didn't like it in that time and now they consider it a very interesting movie to watch
The scene feels insanely real, at least to me. I'd say this is one of the most memorable fight scenes I've ever seen in a movie and no doubt needed absolute minimal choreographing . You can truly feel the desperation of both characters, there's nothing superficial about it. No words exchanged, they never meet eyes or stare each other down, no bravado dialogue, and the good/evil costumes are stripped down to their bare bones. (Orange Jumpsuit= Criminal/Convict. Faceless/Caped Crusader= Superhero) The Orange Man didn't need to know who was killing him, he knew he was scum and his fate came for him, it wasn't personal, this was good beats evil in a very down to earth way. I would watch this badass in an anorak choking people out over some acrobat throwing punches in spandex any day. RIP Shyamalan
-No CGI -No villain monologue explaining his actions -No city/world/universe ending threat -No dramatic poses -No cliched one-liners And yet, this scene is more heroic and impactful than everything I've seen from the MCU. Who would have thought that 2 minutes of Bruce Willis emerging from a pool and then choking a guy would be more epic than what hundred of millions of dollars worth of CGI could produce?
I still love the MCU (pre-Phase 4). I've never understood the mentality that in order to compliment something or somebody, you have to insult and disparage something or somebody else
I love that this is basically a deconstruction of the typical super hero vs villian fight. No buildup to a final killing move, no one liners or taunts, just a man who is more than a man destroying something evil, and they keep an epic soundtrack to highlight this.
Dang, It's brilliantly done, but what an anti-climax -- he frees the kids, is rescued by them, overcomes his greatest weakness, defeats the villain, and unties the captive mother...only to find out she's already dead. Now that is filmmaking right there.
TheSMLIFfilms She's dead. It's why the newspaper he shows his son afterward says he rescued the "two girls" - with no mention of having saved their mother.
I'm not so sure she was already dead. I saw her blink her eyes when that creep was spitting on her. I think she was holding on to life long enough for someone to rescue her children. Seeing this mysterious hero take this monster down told all she needed to know. And then, I think, she just... let go, knowing that her kids were safe.
It was the highest box office superhero movie of the year 2000. The poncho gives him a cool costumed hero look, The only thing missing is that he doesn't have a cool superhero name to go with it, The newspapers just call him "Hero" which is just a bit too generic. Mr. Glass is the only one with the cool name in the movie. Even the Orange Man is never actually called that name in the film but it could have possibly been a newspaper nickname like the Zodiac Killer or Son of Sam. Criminals obviously have more need for secret identities than heroes of course.
David's technique was amateur actually, he didn't have hip control like is taught in jiu jitsu or judo, without control of the hips/torso the rest of the vertabrae can move and so u can slip your neck out quite easily. A trained jiu jitsu practitioner should be able to choke someone unconscious in roughly 5-10 seconds with intermediate level of training. It doesn't have anything to do with strength either, it's about leverage and technique. It happens constantly in mixed martial arts, once a rear naked choke is sunk in and hip control is properly established the forearm of one arm should be totally blocking the artery on one side and the bicep/forearm of the other arm blocking the other side. Even after consciousness ceases there is still involuntary breathing as well, which is why they stop a match as soon as a person taps/submits to a choke so they can be revived quickly without brain damage. I'm 5 foot 2 115lbs, female, brown belt in brazilian jiu jitsu and there are at least 5 chokes I could put on a grown man into who didn't know the steps to defend them that would render him unconscious immediately. Rear Naked, triangle choke using the legs, gogoplata choke using the legs, 10 finger guillotine from the front and a Head in Arm choke are all techniques I've used in the gym and if you don't have any idea how to defend them, you are screwed, even the biggest guys will tap immediately because of panic. The thing is that when someone doesn't know how to defend against a choke they just panic. First rule is fight the hands, and pull the arm don't try and body slam him off or elbow him. In this case Bruce was using a Gable Grip for the most part with his hands clasped together even though he started with the rear naked choke but quickly lost it - cus he didn't have control of the hips. The best way to choke a man out would be jump one his back applying a body trianngle and apply the rear naked choke at the exact same time, pulling him back with your entire body in one full motion. bjj-world.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/roger-gracie-x-Kevin-Randleman.jpg (image). Even though Kevin Randleman in this picture much larger and definitely more physically stronger than Roger Gracie, Gracie's technique here is so immediate and tight that he just immediately wins. The only way to defend against this would be for Randleman to reach with both of his hands and pull the leveraging arm down(Gracie's left arm), instead he's only reaching with his left hand, pulling the leveraging arm down that stops both of the forearms from applying pressure to the blood supply if properly prepared to defend this technique you would see the defender simultaneously rolling to Randleman's right side (this puts pressure on the ankle and loosens the grip of the body triangle on the torso.) The general public does not know these techniques tho, so most people aren't aware of how to defend themselves in a step by step series where you remain calm and simply follow steps to the best of your ability. But yeah, a real properly applied rear naked choke doesn't take more than a few seconds to work on someone who doesn't know how to defend it. TBH Even with his superhuman strength, it took Bruce ALONG time to get the guy unconscious. A guy of that size, maybe slightly above average height and build, maybe 5 10 - to 6 foot ish, maybe 180-200ish, assuming I get the element of surprise like bruce did, I would have him out in 5-10 seconds. Biggest guy I've choked out was about 6 foot 6, maybe 280, he was a body builder that was starting as a white belt in a class I was teaching. If he doesn't know how to grapple at all, he's screwed whether I was his size or a tiny petite woman. Actually generally speaking, smaller students make better jiu jitsu artists because they don't rely on their frame or physical strength to try and muscle out of a position, thus smaller students generally develop better technique. Now if we were straight greco roman style wrestling, yeah he could throw me around, but jiu jitsu is all about leverage. I've done some seminars for law enforcement, and even theydon't have a very fundamental understanding of grappling - if they did they wouldn't have to rely on their weaponry and tools as a first resort. I know it sounds like I'm bragging lol, but It's really just a matter of proper technique. Still an amazing scene and and amazing movie regardless of a technical opinion.
@Andrew Brindley Read it through again, I didn't say any of what you are saying about it taking away from the movie or the point of the scene. I was just offering the knowledge of 1 human being can control another human being to their death or their eventual unconsciousness. Listen man, this is one of my favorite movies of ALL TIME, and I am not giving a critique that is meant to disparage it any way. Was just trying to make a point that had David done X y and Z instead of going in blind with no grappling training, he would've been much more successful. Clearly that made you really angry, and I want you to know that I apologize for that; it wasn't my intent. And no we don't always wear protective gear and set up on a yoga mat lol. I know we all get pissed sometimes and some things set us off, but just chill mah bro, I'm on your side even if you're spoutin a lot of ignorance about jiu jitsu. This movie is amazing and you and I can both agree on that. I was just trying to delineate between what I know is applicable in real life and what isn't.
I'd love to know what was going through the orange man's mind at this moment, as every desperate attempt to escape fails utterly, and there is no relenting of David's super strength.
The thing I remember most watching this for the first time is the utterly cathartic realisation that once Bruce Willis locked that chokehold in, there was literally NOTHING that the rapist could do to shake him off. Talk about perfect usage of one's powers.
Yep, Heroic music starts as he locks it in ... It isn't flashy, but you definitely know that the Orange Mans reign of terror is over. It shows that even though Unbreakable, he can be broken. He wasn't fast enough to save everyone
Probably the best super heroe origin story ever. Love it how this "big bad fight" it's just him suffocating the killer until he passes away. Shyamalan was years beyond it's time when he shot this.
I could be completely wrong, but I always saw this scene 0:15 as though David finally becoming a superhero in the eyes of the children and the audience. If you watch as David rises from the pool, his poncho looks as though it is a cape, wrapped around his ankles. Its just what I always saw
This is far from Marvel and deserves not to be compared with it and vise versa. Neither deserves to be disrespected ( not saying you did). They both have their aura of awesome and grandeur
It feels so satisfying to see that prick slowly realize that his raw strength doesn’t mean shit anymore and that he’s just as vulnerable as the innocent people he torments. There’s always a bigger fish.
When I first saw it I thought she was alive till she saw Dunn stop the wacko, then died after she knew her children were safe, like she was just holding on for some miracle , I still like to think that was what the director was going for
i saw in an interview he did somewhere that his intention was basically that. she dies once she realizes that someone has come to save her girls, and the camera moving up above the room was her watching as her soul left her body.
The soundtrack of this scene is so well made. You really feel the glorious final emerging of the superhero that came just at the right time. This is the best super hero movie ever made !
How David waits not one second to pursue The Orange Man when he discovers him and how the kids save him from his one weakness so that he survives to end The Orange Man. One of the best movies ever made.
And so begins what will be the most unique superhero trilogy of them all, a trilogy that shocks us with a second installment that we didn't even know was a sequel until it hits us right in the face!
@@affebanane3039 it wasnt really bad but any means. The hospital stuff was great The acting was pretty great all around except for bruce Willis but he wasnt horrible by any means and the actual point of the ending was good it was just kindif unrealistic to think that everyone is just gonna belive what they were seeing was real
Before you go out and watch Captain America 2, remember a movie that took some risks at the time and was a masterpiece. Unbreakable is a movie we definitely have a sequel to.
This is one of the best depictions of someone being choked I've ever seen on screen. The actor playing the orange man clearly has been choked before in real life and you can see the changes the character goes through as he realizes death is imminent! Great scene. Can't wait for Glass!
This probably has to be the closest we will ever get of a real depiction of what a superhero would look like in our world... sure we have the dark knight. But sometimes saving the day from horrible people or events isn't always glamorous, or action packed. They wouldn't have costumes or a nickname. They would look like regular people. And our hero would face dark, gritty, and sometimes scary moments most would be afraid to step up to. Like fighting a home invader or serial killer. This is the best scene out of the whole movie.
Awesome scene. Superhuman or not it was his determination and inner strength that won the fight just like any good Superman or Batman fight from the comics.
The fact that the villain beats the hell out of David but he stays holding on just adds to the whole message of what makes someone a hero. Beautiful scene.
This scene and the way music is used should be examined in every film school. Any other lesser director would paint this over with some tense background texture, but here everything comes together. I'd say this is the climax of this movie.
As great as it is, isolating this segment of the movie on its own robs it of a significant portion of its power. Much of the trancendental effect the scene and accompanying score has on a viewer stems from the fact that it comes immediately after the truly shocking and horrific 'low point' of David almost drowning. The film sets up his weakness to water very modestly, and given M. Night's penchant for twists the pool scene carries a very real terror to it - it's extremely reasonable for an invested audience to jump to the conclusion that David is simply going to drown. Then, just moments after that abyssal low point you have the rescue by the children (David's good deeds already steering him on the correct path) and then a heartbeat later you get 'the rematch', except this time the battle is fair and everything you have learned throughout the movie has already provided concrete reassurance that no matter what happens or how many times the Orange Man smashes David into the bedroom wall - when good and evil fight on level terms, good cannot lose. It's the cliche juxtaposition of the 'second act low point' and the heroic triumph, simultaneously taken to its logical extreme yet also distilled down to its absolutely most basic elements. Like the movie as a whole, this ending isn't really about comic books or superheroes at all - it's trying to tell us where that childlike concept itself comes from. It's reminding us how superheroes are just a development upon heroes, mythological gods, fables, angels, fairies, faith, memories or deceased loved ones, passing all the way back over the horizon of time to the original base concept of simply being awestruck by a courageous stranger who, through sheer determination alone, averts an arbitrary tragedy. Rescuing a cat from a tree, putting out a fire, grabbing a child before it falls to its death, etc etc. The movie isn't about what superheroes or comic books are, it's about what we all are. It's about what's admirable in us.
The vision he sees when the guy invades the house really freaked me out when I first saw this movie. Made me think how often shit like this goes down; not to mention I couldn’t even imagine some sick bastard doing this to my family. What really stuck it in hard though was I thought the mom would be alive after being untied but instead she just slumps over dead.
You forget. It's the Arch-Enemy who is opposite to the hero and fights with his mind that is the arch-villain of a superhero story. The Horde will be nothing but a pawn in the return of Mr. Glass.
It is amazing how a bad guy getting choked to death is one of the most applause worthy scenes in the history of American cinema in the 21st century 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 James Newton Howard's score elevates this scene to a more than epic level. 0:24 to 0:31 THE REAL DARK KNIGHT RISES 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
Going into the pool was his baptism into becoming the Overseer. When he came out he was a different being, symbolized by his face never being visible under the hood. He was the grim reaper after that.
I loved BvS, I loved Civil War, I loved Deadpool, I loved X-men Apocalypse, but THIS. This film is truly timeless and tops those previous superhero movies, this film is easily in my top 5 superhero films, maybe even 3. Great time to be a superhero fan indeed. Beautiful scene, so simple on the outside, yet so substantial on the inside, the amount of emotion here is staggering, c'mon M. Night, get your shit together
I'm shocked that someone who loved such a horrible piece of ship like Batman vs superman can like this movie. Bvs only redeeming quality was ben Affleck as batman but even that doesnt make it worth watching
One of the great fight scenes. The power of the music, the single take as the camera floats up towards the ceiling (signifying David's growing belief; his metamorphosis into a mythical hero, gliding over all), then the low-key choreography, a physical struggle rather than unrealistic fisticuffs and all that. Forgot how much I love this film. It really hits the mark in so many ways.
I keep forgetting this was written BEFORE X-Men. M. Night Shyamalan was just a comic book fan and wanted to make a superhero movie. It beat the superhero craze to the punch.
What if i told you the "big fight" was with a janitor with no superhuman powers? What if i told you the main villain was in a wheelchair, and his bones could break easier than glass? What if i told you the hero couldn't save everybody and was just a few hours late? What if told you just before this two little girls saved him from drowning in a pool? What if i told you the hero was a poor security guard, who's family life was crumbling? What if i told you his superhero costume was a rain poncho? And what if I told you, that combination would make the greatest superhero story known to man?
Shyamalan went out and made a grounded authentic thriller that looks at the symbolism and themes behind all superheroes well before Nolan showed up with Batman Begins and made it "cool" and well before this current superhero craze. Frankly... he never got the respect he deserved for this film which is clearly his best work. Maybe if he had gotten the recognition he deserved for this he would have continued to make more works like it in the future... maybe a sequel. But the public is stupid and wants more crap like Avengers. No surprise that Shyamalan slipped... it reminds me of John Carpenter with The Thing. He had made one of the greatest horror movies ever and was canned for it even when he was the next hottest director coming off of Halloween - just like Shyamalan coming off of the sensation that was the Sixth Sense. Instead of branching off into this new direction that they honestly believed was their better achievement they abandoned that path to try and recapture the hearts of their viewers by trying to repeat the success of their first hit. This lead both men to a downward spiral of trying to recapture and rekindle something that needs to be moved away from... but perhaps it is now too late. Like Carpenter... why try hard when the masses fail to respect your masterpiece?
Comparing Unbreakable with the Nolan films is retarded. Nolan's Batman films are known for the "symbolism" and "themes" mostly because it was done for an existing character in a different light, which is why it's popular for the most part. Unbreakable is mostly a thriller which deals with the idea of destiny and it's completely original, not based off anything. Unbreakable is a great film though, but the shitty epilogue subtitles ruin the end and the dialogue is pretty awkward.
This scene is the most important one in the entire film. It is when Dunn realizes what he is meant to be, and his capabilities, and what to use them for. This sequence is genius. But it also shows how he can't save everyone...but now he can make a difference. Classic evil versus good here too, in keeping with the "Comic Book" theme the entire film is based on. Dunn cannot be hurt, except by water. So the children are there to help him. He doesn't stand alone. He needs others to help too.
@@trendybistro You have a generic idea. Glass was a true creative masterpiece, who took risks. The entire concept of the trilogy is a distortion of super - hero troopes. Not the film's fault if you expected some MCU bullshit.
I may be in the minority but his movies are all really good. It's the meaning behind them that makes them so powerful. For example, in Lady in the Water its about how each and everyone of us has a purpose in life, now matter how small. If you ever saw it, you will remember that the community worked together to help the mermaid go back to safety. Everyone played a role and for them to accomplish the mission, everyone was required to participate. In that movie, the guy people thought was crazy because he only worked out half of his body ended up being the protector that the dogs feared. The Village, my all time favorite shows what people are capable of doing to protect those they love. The only movie of his I've not seen has been the last air bender and that's because Im not into Avatar.
Nicolete Langdon I'm with you, the only film of his I didn't enjoy was The Last Airbender. Yeah, but think he made his comeback with The Visit, which was really good. Wayward Pines and Split were both very good. Glass looks terrific.
Just listening through the score again and as a new viewer you could totally miss that this is actually a superhero score all the way through. Man this movie is just a a masterpiece!
The amazing this is at the exact moment where David hits the wall at 1:19, it kinda looks like he's flying. Not saying that in a stupid or snarky way. It was this really amazing blink and you'll miss it moment. One of so many amazing little details and scenes in this movie. This is just what I need as inspiration to become a better man as we now enter 2018. Happy New Year, everyone.
MrMaxstil an example that there is always hope. Believe in yourself no matter what. If you believe in yourself and fight against fear, you will accomplish anything. It’s all in the mind, not the body.
I love this movie so much and this scene makes the movie, it really gives all that patience of waiting to see what Dunn does with his amazing gift....its to be shared. But for me, I can never escape from the fact I would love that jacket, I work in security and outdoor activities, and rain is a huge issue for me, where would I get a jacket like Dunn's, any help would be so grateful as winter is upon us, and for the past week I've got rained on, I have all kinds of coats for wet weather but a smock style like the main character wears would be close to perfect.
Beautiful scene. Seeing so many interesting interpretations in the comments section shows how truly poetic it is. For me, I found it interesting that David chokes him from behind. Remember even with his freakish strengths this is still his first victim and he's well....vulnerable and maybe has some self-doubt. He then perfectly times the choke. Seems to indicate he had a 'plan'. But, even with a plan - he gets knocked against the wall pretty bad but he never.. he never releases the hold. This is where the true hero in him is born and his purpose forged.
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This film is a criminally underrated masterpiece.
Tbh I wouldn’t call it a masterpiece but Unbreakable is criminally underrated
@@Jwood20025 it's a masterpiece
@@Jwood20025 if you see it as a raw entertainer them it's not a masterpiece, but.....
Cold facts
Absolutely a masterpiece.
Super hero films have often been trying to do the "super hero in real life story" but I think the film that has the closes to that is Unbreakable
That's because this movie is original and was crafted in a real world setting. It wasn't based off of any comic books with established characters.
Well, you know what's interesting is if you consider David Dunn and Elijah Price's powers and abilities on a metaphoric level, this is most likely what it would be like if Superman and Lex Luthor were watered down extremely.
The premise of Unbreakable was, imagine Superman landed on Earth but never learned that he has superpowers.
Well, I liked this more than Kickass, because Kickass was a bit too teenage and campy, while this was more serious and sober.
I also remember Dark Man, starring Liam Neeson, but that was a long time ago, and he was all hideous and deformed, etc. The style was also a bit absurd.
Mr.SexTrain Maybe it's because there isn't any aliens or monsters from other dimensions or some kind of super robot; It's just a guy with powers who fights killers and terrorists and normal human beings.
I love the subtle clues to his powers, the walls break around him but he doesnt flinch, gets elbowed in the sides and no reaction. His strength and grip are unbreakable.
It's great knowing how much pain, fear, and helplessness The Orange Man felt in his last moments. Nothing he could do could stop the punishment that was engulfing and devouring him.
Such a powerful scene.
And the music is incredible.
Best part is 0:55.
"Devour" is the perfect word for it.
His justice is wrong. You don’t punish the monsters. You help them out by helping them see the wrong they r doing. You simply don’t just punish. Directors and writers nowadays have it all wrong.
@@heevenboyofsorrow3044uh no. Monsters like him must be punished. That guy broke into someone's home, murdered the parents and tortured the children. People like him.are unreedeemable. There is no excuse for what he did. Monsters like him must be put down
Realistically though chokeholds when properly locked it dont take that long for victims to lose consciousness. David probaly wanted to prolong his suffering hence didn't squeeze as tight as he could have done
The thing that makes the scene for me is just how he REFUSES to let go of his grip around his neck. He knows he's a monster and monsters need to be put down and holds on with every ounce of strength in his body. It was such a great scene.
Also Being unbreakable. Help too :-p
cyrax987 And the amazing thing is how hard the Orange Man tried to escape. I mean he tried everything he could possibly think of in those few seconds, ramming backward into a wall, loosining the grip, even trying to flip him over his back..i think. but he was totaly helpless, as his victems where.
would even call the guy in orange a Beast?
Guaxinim de Metranca
That's retarded. I can guarantee you after watching Split you can tell it's not even remotely true given the demeanor and personality.
It is not retarded. The Orange man was going to be Kevin. Mr. Dunn was going to rescue the three girls; that was the original script. However, because M. Night S could not work the split story into unbreakable to show the personalities Kevin had, he decided to make it a stand alone film. So instead of the three girls kidnapped by Kevin, we have the three kids kidnapped by Orange man.
Behold, the power of music
This is very true. I love this movie but I think without the score, many scenes would not be as thrilling
Yes incredible score. A scene that is so horrible in reality actually becomes something about good and evil and the power of goodness. Its amazing. What a underrated film.
Justin Addison M Night Shyamalan is a G
Lucinda Armour the scene wasn’t horrible. Or do you mean him choking him to death is a horrible thing to see?
Thats exactly what I mean. A scene that shows such darkness and horror is shifted into something very moving - the music and the simplicity of the direction with no edits from the moment his arm goes around his neck. We just watch a battle between good and evil from that point on and the music encompasses that totally. We can only imagine what the man in orange has done during his life and our every man hero brings that terrible chapter to an end.
The thing that blows me away is, the way this scene starts is about as good of directing as you will see in a movie. It shows him in his vulnerable state being the same height as the kids in the background. Then as he stands up, they subtly look up and the focus changes to them and it's like they are in awe of a man that has to be 10 feet tall. And the way it's all perfectly timed with a great score ... It's just brilliantly done.
And this is the guy that brought you The Happening, The Last Airbender and After Earth. It just doesn't make sense.
Life is full of ups and downs. Shyamalan is Bruce Willis in this scene, trying to fight against all odds and come out on top. Pray to God that he does.
knightmire damn i like the way you see it. take my like.
This is easily one of my favorite directed scenes, just from the cinematography you feel so many emotions, like fear and suspense in the scene with the curtains flapping open to reveal bits of the scene, anxiety and powerlessness when the pool cover begins to slip and David is sucked into the pool, and finally triumph when he rises above the kids that saved him, and when he's choking out the Orange man, as the camera slowly rises to the ceiling in one continuous shot. Of course James Newton Howard's score is equally responsible for the emotion you feel in the scene.
+MP197742 Joel Schumacher is the same way. He made the phenomenal film "Falling Down", then made the flops "Batman Forever" and "Batman and Robin", before brilliantly executing "Phantom of the Opera".
+MP197742 My favorite scene is when he pushes the newspaper to his son and mouths "you were right."
The score is incredible. James Newton Howard is a genius.
I love many of james newton Howard's compositions, this one and the music at the end of signs is one of the best!! And yes he is a genius 👍🏻
@Rishi Eastwood nah hes still around...
@Rishi Eastwood your thinking of the dearly departed james horner
Epic
Just saw a movie like a week ago. Absolutely loved it.
What absolutely stuns me about this scene is how brutally simple it is. There is no actual fighting going on. No dialogues or screams as they often do in the movies these days.
*He just chokes him. Slowly. Patiently.*
You can see Orange Man's desperation as he tries to fight back but nothing helps: the protagonist keeps holding on. Truly unbreakable.
What enhanced the effect even further for me was that i was still convinced that at any moment the movie could come around and show that the protagonist wasn't a super hero after all and he would fail. And then this "fight" happens.
The moment i saw those dents on the walls, saw how the protagonist wouldn't let go of bastard's neck without making even a single sound of pain or flinching - i finally realized... That it's all true.
He IS the Unbreakable.
Artek [General] total agree total underrated
It's masterful. Not many directors can pull this kind of moment off.
Think of what The Orange Man is thinking as he gets strangled "I threw this man out of a second story window into a pool, watched him get tangled and thought him dead- but now he's back, has a vice grip around my neck, and nothing I'm doing is making him even give a grunt of pain. Who the hell is th-" and then he dies.
@@queenfan45 he also must have been thinking what the fuck i gotta do to get this guy off me
If this was an MCU movie there would have been like 30 jokes by the time the scene ended.
Movie was so underrated.
Road 35 exactly
His first success and failure.
Road 35 They called me mr glass [sheds tear] [smiles] ☺
Road 35 should get a rerelease
Still is...
There are a bunch of comments that really nail the dynamics of this scene and Unbreakable in general, but what always stood out to me is the brilliant simplicity of David's "costume." It's just a security guard's rain poncho, yet the way Shyamalan films him is so evocative. The way he's cast against the rain, light and shadow. His face is always masked in darkness, and everyone sees him as this looming silhouette.
He comes off as a combination of our culture's most iconic superheroes. His appearance makes one think of Batman, dark, mysterious, foreboding. Yet his abilities bring to mind Superman, powerful, unstoppable, otherworldly. And his danger sense and humble origin reminds me of Spider-Man as well. So much of this is subtly conveyed to us, and we never lose the feeling that this is a seemingly ordinary man who puts on a uniform and becomes something more than a man.
We live in a world now where new, giant, action-packed comic book movies come out every year (and, don't get me wrong, I love seeing most of them), but somehow this is still the most striking portrayal of a superhero I've ever seen. Props to Shyamalan, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson and everyone else involved for making this gem of a movie.
"He comes off as a combination of our culture's most iconic superheroes. His appearance makes one think of Batman, dark, mysterious, foreboding. Yet his abilities bring to mind Superman, powerful, unstoppable, otherworldly."
God thats such a perfect sumarization. Hes what I always imagined what an actual superhero with superpowers would look and act like in the real world. A movie decades ahead of its time
Brilliant and practical - makes it easier to conceal the stunt double.
Your explanation is absolutely perfect and clean... especially drawing the lines that blur between the realism of real life and as glass said it an "Overexaggeration" of the concepts...
The children are dressed in blue and red, the two primary colors of Superman. They're the heroes of this scene.
How he raises from the pool with the water dripping, our Superhero is back!...so fucking epic.
And it looks like he's wearing a cape when he fully stands up, pretty subtle but awesome. Check it out. I never realized it before.
Yea, im pretty sure that's what they were going for, it's like a scene where superman got rid of kryptonite and is ready to fight back.
David Dunn is Superman
Water is his Kryptonite
Harry Callahan The moment he gets up again, he look like à goddamn Giant, a fucking Titan rising to defend the helpless and the innocent!
I'll say it. This is, to me, the all time greatest fight in a movie. I don't care about choreography or cool punching or big sweeping kicks. This is a fight. A brutal struggle. Nothing more, nothing less. It's primal, it's ugly, it's animalistic. Nothing glamourous or showy. This is an absolutely perfect 2 minutes of film.
Nolan: I'm gonna make a super realistic superhero movie!
M Night: Did it already.
Yea and the fact is Unbreakable is a sci-fi movie but dark knight series is not but Unbreakable is still look more realistic!
I would be surprised if Nolan wasn't at least partially influenced by this Film.
@@arsalanhamidi2780 Batman can break rifles like a pencil (Remember Batman's entry scene in Dark Knight)
Isn't that super-strength?
Indian Football Team right after he does it the movie shows a device in his hand
The Eastrail 177 trilogy aren't superhero movies. Nolan's Dark Knight is
God, I can't even watch this without crying. Two developing children, despite having had their lives torn to shreds in the day preceeding, and without regard for the rain which has soaked them to the bone, find themselves awe struck by the bravery and grace of a normal man who came into their home for no reason other than to make things Right. What would've been, at best, an event from which neither of them would likely fully recover, has been transformed into something which is still tragic but now presents a glimmer of goodness and possibility.
I think this scene probably speaks a lot more to people who had a "rough"(and/or completely horrifying) childhood, and it personally brought me a lot of strength in a time when I was feeling like I didn't have much to offer to the world. Thanks, Mr. Shyamalan.
Lost my mother to alcohol and eventually watched her die of cancer at age 10. Two years of coming home to find her asleep on the couch, learning how to put a can of soup in a pot for dinner, visiting her in a mental health facility on the fourth of july, late night chats with the police, stuff like that. Spent about fifteen years getting back on the self esteem bandwagon, now I work with high school students and young adults who went through a lot of similar slow trauma.
Hey, thanks for asking :)
batwingedloony you are strong, good to see you acknowledging the movie when u saw a glimpse of your past in it.. Good luck bud..
you are a fantastic writer.
I couldn't agree more.
We need more of this. Not just special effects and fancy costumes.
SUBSTANCE.
Unbreakable = one of the most under-rated films of all time
Goosebumps and tears every time.
Man, I'm so glad somebody else gets those feels from this scene
DanielJohn19 The tears come in at the next scene for me, when he shows his son the newspaper.
lolusuck386 I need to find that newspaper scene...
This was David Dunn at the beginning of his powers...imagine him 17 years further facing off against the Horde/Beast...
lol found the pic on 4chan my friend! had to represent Rock lol! what u feel about the split/unbreakable connection?
Horde is a lot stronger than orange man
I dunno about how Glass can be, I just hope to David kicks the beast's ass
Well, the trailer shows him capable of bending steel bars and breaking down doors without straining as well as tossing several people with minimal effort. It's safe to assume he's gotten much stronger.
Man, did any of you guys see the new trailer for Glass. The beast seems stronger than David Dunn.
You know a scene is well written when it’s not even sad and it still makes you cry
Just pure goosebumps every time, and not a single line of dialogue
This is M Night's masterpiece.
And after 17 years, he's returning to it.
Agreed. Split was great as well. I'm super hyped for Glass. Gonna be an epic Superhero trilogy :)
The Last Air Bender is his masterpiece.
This and The 6th Sense
Ricky May
We don’t know if it’s going to be just a trilogy and I hope not
This is the best Superhero movie I've ever seen.
Damn straight, man, damn straight ...
agreed! so good cuz hes an ordinary man with an exceptional gift. We all have this heriosm in us, though some choose the dark side........Falloweth in me and thow shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. Every moment is a gift, make it worthy...
Not only that, one the greatest scenes in movie and superhero movie history.
ASMR Muzz
I wouldn’t say that’s it’s THE best but definitely one of the best and by far the most underrated
You are right!
This movie gave me more goosebumps than all other superhero movies all togethar... why? because it somehow shows it on realistic way... it's almost as nature or God or Universe or I dont know really made him to be something good, to be a hero... that's the point...
I know what you mean. Every time i watch this movie i notice something that i didn't see before. I love this movie
asevedo1
And this music theme... man... It's perfect :)
If you listen carefully the same music that plays when David is chocking the man in orange is the same that plays when Elijah tells David “Now that we know who you are, I know who I am”
It’s like that score symbolizes the characters finally recognizing and accepting who they are and embracing their destiny.
I don't understand how someone in the year 2000 could've watched this scene and said of the movie "it wasn't as good as the sixth sense"
IT was a slow film overall, and people weren't use to that.
Because it was years ahead of what was usual that time. Same as the village. People didn't like it in that time and now they consider it a very interesting movie to watch
@@skwills1629 Some people just aren't intelligent enough to enjoy pure character driven stories I guess.
@@skwills1629 dances in the wolves literally won best picture 10 years before. That movies like 4 hours
The scene feels insanely real, at least to me. I'd say this is one of the most memorable fight scenes I've ever seen in a movie and no doubt needed absolute minimal choreographing . You can truly feel the desperation of both characters, there's nothing superficial about it. No words exchanged, they never meet eyes or stare each other down, no bravado dialogue, and the good/evil costumes are stripped down to their bare bones. (Orange Jumpsuit= Criminal/Convict. Faceless/Caped Crusader= Superhero) The Orange Man didn't need to know who was killing him, he knew he was scum and his fate came for him, it wasn't personal, this was good beats evil in a very down to earth way. I would watch this badass in an anorak choking people out over some acrobat throwing punches in spandex any day. RIP Shyamalan
Adam Dawson Thats a realistic chokehold you would see in a real fight
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@@ZoomingOut402 I don't think so. The proper choke wouldn't last that long. There is a bit of an artistic license in that
I watch this again decades later and I'm impressed how the actors pulled this off without actually hurting each other.
Why did you said RIP in the end, man you scared me I thought he was dead 😁
David Dunn is everything a superhero should be; the walking antithesis of Homelander.
Not the best example to use, Superman is what a hero should be and is the actual antithesis to Homelander
-No CGI
-No villain monologue explaining his actions
-No city/world/universe ending threat
-No dramatic poses
-No cliched one-liners
And yet, this scene is more heroic and impactful than everything I've seen from the MCU. Who would have thought that 2 minutes of Bruce Willis emerging from a pool and then choking a guy would be more epic than what hundred of millions of dollars worth of CGI could produce?
alsmost true, Mr Glass is explaining his actions at the end
I still love the MCU (pre-Phase 4). I've never understood the mentality that in order to compliment something or somebody, you have to insult and disparage something or somebody else
@@reymonddeanhabach1272 He specifically said this scene.
@@cooliostarstache5474 And you never will.
@@tremendousyeet3467 Yeah, guess I'm just better than everyone else
I love that this is basically a deconstruction of the typical super hero vs villian fight. No buildup to a final killing move, no one liners or taunts, just a man who is more than a man destroying something evil, and they keep an epic soundtrack to highlight this.
Dang, It's brilliantly done, but what an anti-climax -- he frees the kids, is rescued by them, overcomes his greatest weakness, defeats the villain, and unties the captive mother...only to find out she's already dead. Now that is filmmaking right there.
I never though she was dead, she seems to put her arms down on her own. I figured she passed out from exhaustion.
TheSMLIFfilms She's dead. It's why the newspaper he shows his son afterward says he rescued the "two girls" - with no mention of having saved their mother.
+TheSMLIFfilms 0:38 She doesn't seem to blink or react to the spit coming on to her.
That's not the real climax though....the real climax is with the reveal of Mr. Glass.
I'm not so sure she was already dead. I saw her blink her eyes when that creep was spitting on her. I think she was holding on to life long enough for someone to rescue her children. Seeing this mysterious hero take this monster down told all she needed to know. And then, I think, she just... let go, knowing that her kids were safe.
the music in this scene is amazing
Who else agrees this movie is a masterpiece?
at the :55 mark, the music throughout the choking scene is depicting the birth of a hero and the demise of evil
BCMGunfighters1972
That music 😍
Very well said.
BCMGunfighters1972 hell ya fuck evil!!!!
What's the name of the soundtrack?
@@SamirJzVFX Just search Unbreakable ending song.
He doesn’t let up. He won’t let him go. He will choke the evil as long as it takes and no matter how hard it hits him, desperate.
True hero.
the fact that the choking scene is one shot makes it even more epic and makes it more impressive that they concealed the stunt double's face
only it isn't a stunt double ;)
Maybe the best superhero movie to this day
It was the highest box office superhero movie of the year 2000. The poncho gives him a cool costumed hero look, The only thing missing is that he doesn't have a cool superhero name to go with it, The newspapers just call him "Hero" which is just a bit too generic. Mr. Glass is the only one with the cool name in the movie. Even the Orange Man is never actually called that name in the film but it could have possibly been a newspaper nickname like the Zodiac Killer or Son of Sam. Criminals obviously have more need for secret identities than heroes of course.
+Jim Scribner Mr. Unbreakable
jon doe woooooooooooow
jon doe you’re boring
I always thought of his hero name as 'Security'.
That's a pretty real timeframe of a choking someone.... it's usually very unrealistic in the hollywood movies.
@Ray Riley At 2:02 you can see the actor still breathing. Look at his left lower back next to his arm.
David's technique was amateur actually, he didn't have hip control like is taught in jiu jitsu or judo, without control of the hips/torso the rest of the vertabrae can move and so u can slip your neck out quite easily. A trained jiu jitsu practitioner should be able to choke someone unconscious in roughly 5-10 seconds with intermediate level of training. It doesn't have anything to do with strength either, it's about leverage and technique. It happens constantly in mixed martial arts, once a rear naked choke is sunk in and hip control is properly established the forearm of one arm should be totally blocking the artery on one side and the bicep/forearm of the other arm blocking the other side. Even after consciousness ceases there is still involuntary breathing as well, which is why they stop a match as soon as a person taps/submits to a choke so they can be revived quickly without brain damage. I'm 5 foot 2 115lbs, female, brown belt in brazilian jiu jitsu and there are at least 5 chokes I could put on a grown man into who didn't know the steps to defend them that would render him unconscious immediately. Rear Naked, triangle choke using the legs, gogoplata choke using the legs, 10 finger guillotine from the front and a Head in Arm choke are all techniques I've used in the gym and if you don't have any idea how to defend them, you are screwed, even the biggest guys will tap immediately because of panic.
The thing is that when someone doesn't know how to defend against a choke they just panic. First rule is fight the hands, and pull the arm don't try and body slam him off or elbow him. In this case Bruce was using a Gable Grip for the most part with his hands clasped together even though he started with the rear naked choke but quickly lost it - cus he didn't have control of the hips. The best way to choke a man out would be jump one his back applying a body trianngle and apply the rear naked choke at the exact same time, pulling him back with your entire body in one full motion. bjj-world.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/roger-gracie-x-Kevin-Randleman.jpg (image). Even though Kevin Randleman in this picture much larger and definitely more physically stronger than Roger Gracie, Gracie's technique here is so immediate and tight that he just immediately wins. The only way to defend against this would be for Randleman to reach with both of his hands and pull the leveraging arm down(Gracie's left arm), instead he's only reaching with his left hand, pulling the leveraging arm down that stops both of the forearms from applying pressure to the blood supply if properly prepared to defend this technique you would see the defender simultaneously rolling to Randleman's right side (this puts pressure on the ankle and loosens the grip of the body triangle on the torso.) The general public does not know these techniques tho, so most people aren't aware of how to defend themselves in a step by step series where you remain calm and simply follow steps to the best of your ability.
But yeah, a real properly applied rear naked choke doesn't take more than a few seconds to work on someone who doesn't know how to defend it. TBH Even with his superhuman strength, it took Bruce ALONG time to get the guy unconscious. A guy of that size, maybe slightly above average height and build, maybe 5 10 - to 6 foot ish, maybe 180-200ish, assuming I get the element of surprise like bruce did, I would have him out in 5-10 seconds. Biggest guy I've choked out was about 6 foot 6, maybe 280, he was a body builder that was starting as a white belt in a class I was teaching. If he doesn't know how to grapple at all, he's screwed whether I was his size or a tiny petite woman. Actually generally speaking, smaller students make better jiu jitsu artists because they don't rely on their frame or physical strength to try and muscle out of a position, thus smaller students generally develop better technique. Now if we were straight greco roman style wrestling, yeah he could throw me around, but jiu jitsu is all about leverage. I've done some seminars for law enforcement, and even theydon't have a very fundamental understanding of grappling - if they did they wouldn't have to rely on their weaponry and tools as a first resort. I know it sounds like I'm bragging lol, but It's really just a matter of proper technique.
Still an amazing scene and and amazing movie regardless of a technical opinion.
@Andrew Brindley Read it through again, I didn't say any of what you are saying about it taking away from the movie or the point of the scene. I was just offering the knowledge of 1 human being can control another human being to their death or their eventual unconsciousness. Listen man, this is one of my favorite movies of ALL TIME, and I am not giving a critique that is meant to disparage it any way. Was just trying to make a point that had David done X y and Z instead of going in blind with no grappling training, he would've been much more successful. Clearly that made you really angry, and I want you to know that I apologize for that; it wasn't my intent. And no we don't always wear protective gear and set up on a yoga mat lol. I know we all get pissed sometimes and some things set us off, but just chill mah bro, I'm on your side even if you're spoutin a lot of ignorance about jiu jitsu. This movie is amazing and you and I can both agree on that. I was just trying to delineate between what I know is applicable in real life and what isn't.
@Andrew Brindley nothing he said was a diss to the movie... in fact it was him pointing out a deliberate decision by the writer/director
@@DekkarJr he's not a professional assisan 😂😂😂😂😂
I'd love to know what was going through the orange man's mind at this moment, as every desperate attempt to escape fails utterly, and there is no relenting of David's super strength.
+33hegemon he was thinking damn, sh!t finally caught up with me
Probably: "well, I done fucked up by breaking into this innocent family's home, murdering the father and potentially raping everyone else."
that last "aarrghh" said it all
I imagine so.
33hegemon its all about technique. Doesn’t matter how diesel you are.
The thing I remember most watching this for the first time is the utterly cathartic realisation that once Bruce Willis locked that chokehold in, there was literally NOTHING that the rapist could do to shake him off. Talk about perfect usage of one's powers.
We dont know that he raped anyone for sure but I wouldnt put it past him
Yep, Heroic music starts as he locks it in ... It isn't flashy, but you definitely know that the Orange Mans reign of terror is over. It shows that even though Unbreakable, he can be broken. He wasn't fast enough to save everyone
The Orange Man had no regrets about killing people but now he's all choked up about it. ;)
i see what you did there :)
I'm choking with laughter here
Probably the best super heroe origin story ever. Love it how this "big bad fight" it's just him suffocating the killer until he passes away. Shyamalan was years beyond it's time when he shot this.
This still gives me goosebumps..
When I think of just how much this world needs heroes it brings tears to my eyes.
I could be completely wrong, but I always saw this scene 0:15 as though David finally becoming a superhero in the eyes of the children and the audience. If you watch as David rises from the pool, his poncho looks as though it is a cape, wrapped around his ankles. Its just what I always saw
The MCU will never replicate something like this
This is far from Marvel and deserves not to be compared with it and vise versa. Neither deserves to be disrespected ( not saying you did). They both have their aura of awesome and grandeur
It feels so satisfying to see that prick slowly realize that his raw strength doesn’t mean shit anymore and that he’s just as vulnerable as the innocent people he torments. There’s always a bigger fish.
When I first saw it I thought she was alive till she saw Dunn stop the wacko, then died after she knew her children were safe, like she was just holding on for some miracle , I still like to think that was what the director was going for
Yeah, that's what I thought too.
i saw in an interview he did somewhere that his intention was basically that. she dies once she realizes that someone has come to save her girls, and the camera moving up above the room was her watching as her soul left her body.
Ddasd Mdasd Is that true? God this movie is so fucking good
The soundtrack of this scene is so well made. You really feel the glorious final emerging of the superhero that came just at the right time. This is the best super hero movie ever made !
How David waits not one second to pursue The Orange Man when he discovers him and how the kids save him from his one weakness so that he survives to end The Orange Man. One of the best movies ever made.
this part right here made me cry that's what a real hero does
And so begins what will be the most unique superhero trilogy of them all, a trilogy that shocks us with a second installment that we didn't even know was a sequel until it hits us right in the face!
Well Glass was really bad
@@affebanane3039 it's a mixed bag I would say
@@affebanane3039 it wasnt really bad but any means. The hospital stuff was great The acting was pretty great all around except for bruce Willis but he wasnt horrible by any means and the actual point of the ending was good it was just kindif unrealistic to think that everyone is just gonna belive what they were seeing was real
Before the Dark Knight Trilogy and the MCU, there was Unbreakable
Before you go out and watch Captain America 2, remember a movie that took some risks at the time and was a masterpiece. Unbreakable is a movie we definitely have a sequel to.
Vince DeGeorge And we're finally getting the sequel :)
Glass 2019
This is one of the best depictions of someone being choked I've ever seen on screen. The actor playing the orange man clearly has been choked before in real life and you can see the changes the character goes through as he realizes death is imminent! Great scene. Can't wait for Glass!
This probably has to be the closest we will ever get of a real depiction of what a superhero would look like in our world... sure we have the dark knight. But sometimes saving the day from horrible people or events isn't always glamorous, or action packed. They wouldn't have costumes or a nickname. They would look like regular people. And our hero would face dark, gritty, and sometimes scary moments most would be afraid to step up to. Like fighting a home invader or serial killer. This is the best scene out of the whole movie.
Very neat take on the superhero genre. Honestly, I never really pictured a superhero movie to be like this. Absolutely brilliant.
Awesome scene. Superhuman or not it was his determination and inner strength that won the fight just like any good Superman or Batman fight from the comics.
his will.
Probably the most quietly powerful film of all time.
A masterpiece of cinema.
The fact that the villain beats the hell out of David but he stays holding on just adds to the whole message of what makes someone a hero. Beautiful scene.
I've got chills. Just realising now how genius this is. What a movie. And he's back too.
I love how the lamp falls off of the nightstand. Tasty little detail.
I know right
This is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen and it is a man choking out another guy.
I had no idea I was watching a superhero film until this exact scene!
This scene and the way music is used should be examined in every film school. Any other lesser director would paint this over with some tense background texture, but here everything comes together. I'd say this is the climax of this movie.
As great as it is, isolating this segment of the movie on its own robs it of a significant portion of its power. Much of the trancendental effect the scene and accompanying score has on a viewer stems from the fact that it comes immediately after the truly shocking and horrific 'low point' of David almost drowning. The film sets up his weakness to water very modestly, and given M. Night's penchant for twists the pool scene carries a very real terror to it - it's extremely reasonable for an invested audience to jump to the conclusion that David is simply going to drown.
Then, just moments after that abyssal low point you have the rescue by the children (David's good deeds already steering him on the correct path) and then a heartbeat later you get 'the rematch', except this time the battle is fair and everything you have learned throughout the movie has already provided concrete reassurance that no matter what happens or how many times the Orange Man smashes David into the bedroom wall - when good and evil fight on level terms, good cannot lose.
It's the cliche juxtaposition of the 'second act low point' and the heroic triumph, simultaneously taken to its logical extreme yet also distilled down to its absolutely most basic elements. Like the movie as a whole, this ending isn't really about comic books or superheroes at all - it's trying to tell us where that childlike concept itself comes from. It's reminding us how superheroes are just a development upon heroes, mythological gods, fables, angels, fairies, faith, memories or deceased loved ones, passing all the way back over the horizon of time to the original base concept of simply being awestruck by a courageous stranger who, through sheer determination alone, averts an arbitrary tragedy. Rescuing a cat from a tree, putting out a fire, grabbing a child before it falls to its death, etc etc. The movie isn't about what superheroes or comic books are, it's about what we all are. It's about what's admirable in us.
The vision he sees when the guy invades the house really freaked me out when I first saw this movie. Made me think how often shit like this goes down; not to mention I couldn’t even imagine some sick bastard doing this to my family. What really stuck it in hard though was I thought the mom would be alive after being untied but instead she just slumps over dead.
Split and Glass for Unbreakable was like the season 8 for games of thrones!
Horde vs Unbreakable
The greatest gladiator matchup in the history of the world
walmartpimp2 God vs Man. Day vs Night!
walmartpimp2 Up vs Down. Left pinky vs right pinky.
You forget. It's the Arch-Enemy who is opposite to the hero and fights with his mind that is the arch-villain of a superhero story.
The Horde will be nothing but a pawn in the return of Mr. Glass.
"What do we call you, sir?" "First name: Mister, last name: Glass....." :)
not after M. Night shits in your eyes ears and mouth.
James Newton Howard knocked it out of the park
I always find redemption in this beautiful song
To this day, I don’t know what gets me more. The initial impression in the wall or the attempted throw off that has no effect.
It is amazing how a bad guy getting choked to death is one of the most applause worthy scenes in the history of American cinema in the 21st century 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
James Newton Howard's score elevates this scene to a more than epic level.
0:24 to 0:31 THE REAL DARK KNIGHT RISES 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
The only truly believable super hero movie ever made
Fact
Going into the pool was his baptism into becoming the Overseer. When he came out he was a different being, symbolized by his face never being visible under the hood. He was the grim reaper after that.
I loved BvS, I loved Civil War, I loved Deadpool, I loved X-men Apocalypse, but THIS. This film is truly timeless and tops those previous superhero movies, this film is easily in my top 5 superhero films, maybe even 3. Great time to be a superhero fan indeed.
Beautiful scene, so simple on the outside, yet so substantial on the inside, the amount of emotion here is staggering, c'mon M. Night, get your shit together
I'm shocked that someone who loved such a horrible piece of ship like Batman vs superman can like this movie. Bvs only redeeming quality was ben Affleck as batman but even that doesnt make it worth watching
He stands up out the pool like Superman
An ordinary man becoming a hero
One of the great fight scenes. The power of the music, the single take as the camera floats up towards the ceiling (signifying David's growing belief; his metamorphosis into a mythical hero, gliding over all), then the low-key choreography, a physical struggle rather than unrealistic fisticuffs and all that.
Forgot how much I love this film. It really hits the mark in so many ways.
My favourite film by M. Night Shamaylan
Good bless James Newton Howard. The music, the chills...
I keep forgetting this was written BEFORE X-Men.
M. Night Shyamalan was just a comic book fan and wanted to make a superhero movie.
It beat the superhero craze to the punch.
What if i told you the "big fight" was with a janitor with no superhuman powers?
What if i told you the main villain was in a wheelchair, and his bones could break easier than glass?
What if i told you the hero couldn't save everybody and was just a few hours late? What if told you just before this two little girls saved him from drowning in a pool?
What if i told you the hero was a poor security guard, who's family life was crumbling?
What if i told you his superhero costume was a rain poncho?
And what if I told you, that combination would make the greatest superhero story known to man?
Shyamalan went out and made a grounded authentic thriller that looks at the symbolism and themes behind all superheroes well before Nolan showed up with Batman Begins and made it "cool" and well before this current superhero craze. Frankly... he never got the respect he deserved for this film which is clearly his best work.
Maybe if he had gotten the recognition he deserved for this he would have continued to make more works like it in the future... maybe a sequel. But the public is stupid and wants more crap like Avengers. No surprise that Shyamalan slipped... it reminds me of John Carpenter with The Thing. He had made one of the greatest horror movies ever and was canned for it even when he was the next hottest director coming off of Halloween - just like Shyamalan coming off of the sensation that was the Sixth Sense. Instead of branching off into this new direction that they honestly believed was their better achievement they abandoned that path to try and recapture the hearts of their viewers by trying to repeat the success of their first hit. This lead both men to a downward spiral of trying to recapture and rekindle something that needs to be moved away from... but perhaps it is now too late.
Like Carpenter... why try hard when the masses fail to respect your masterpiece?
hmmmm i agree with you but i disagree with your statement on avengers.
Comparing Unbreakable with the Nolan films is retarded. Nolan's Batman films are known for the "symbolism" and "themes" mostly because it was done for an existing character in a different light, which is why it's popular for the most part. Unbreakable is mostly a thriller which deals with the idea of destiny and it's completely original, not based off anything. Unbreakable is a great film though, but the shitty epilogue subtitles ruin the end and the dialogue is pretty awkward.
FranticAnimations I consider an unknown masterpiece. Batman of Nolan has always made me a little overrated, not bad.
Unbreakable and The Thing on one single comment?! Glad to find some people with good taste!
Jose Maria Gonzalez-Madrono haha thanks love both those movies!
This scene is the most important one in the entire film. It is when Dunn realizes what he is meant to be, and his capabilities, and what to use them for. This sequence is genius. But it also shows how he can't save everyone...but now he can make a difference. Classic evil versus good here too, in keeping with the "Comic Book" theme the entire film is based on. Dunn cannot be hurt, except by water. So the children are there to help him. He doesn't stand alone. He needs others to help too.
Glass (2019)
I really hope he ends “The Horde” with this song
SUPER RAD I couldn’t agree more. The ending has me really pissed
Dissapointing because it wasn't a generic good guy vs bad guys? Sucks for you.
Bedgypooks the way the shadey group comes out of nowhere really aggravates me. It’s like M night just through them in there
@@OverLorD768 if you think that David dying in a puddle was an honourable death.. Well, what can I say then?
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You have a generic idea. Glass was a true creative masterpiece, who took risks. The entire concept of the trilogy is a distortion of super - hero troopes. Not the film's fault if you expected some MCU bullshit.
Without a doubt. The best film score in movie history. Absolutely perfect. It's a beautiful scene and it's a guy getting choked out. But it's perfect.
This movie seems to get more incredible as time goes on
One of best M Night Shyamalan movies of all time!
M Night. I seriously don't understand how you could direct and write a masterpiece like this and come out with the crap you come out with now.
***** 20 favorites since 90's.
It doesn't make sense to me, this is genius writing and directing.
I may be in the minority but his movies are all really good. It's the meaning behind them that makes them so powerful. For example, in Lady in the Water its about how each and everyone of us has a purpose in life, now matter how small. If you ever saw it, you will remember that the community worked together to help the mermaid go back to safety. Everyone played a role and for them to accomplish the mission, everyone was required to participate. In that movie, the guy people thought was crazy because he only worked out half of his body ended up being the protector that the dogs feared. The Village, my all time favorite shows what people are capable of doing to protect those they love. The only movie of his I've not seen has been the last air bender and that's because Im not into Avatar.
I believe he hit a slump. He might be getting out of it now that Split was pretty well received. This movie is simply God Tier.
Nicolete Langdon I'm with you, the only film of his I didn't enjoy was The Last Airbender. Yeah, but think he made his comeback with The Visit, which was really good. Wayward Pines and Split were both very good. Glass looks terrific.
The woman is dead. We can see it in the morning newspaper, the next day.
Everything considered, the Orange Man didn't suffer enough.
I just love the music playing when he's choking him 😄
Bruce Willis I'm REALLY going to miss seeing you on my screen acting...I wish you well and thank you so much
Inmy opinion, one of the best pieces of film score in the last few decades!
one of the most beautiful murder scenes ever. Love that music
ChubbyChecker182 oh this is murder..... This is JUSTICE
ChubbyChecker182 But it’s not murder; it’s not even vengeance. 🤔 It’s justice.
Just listening through the score again and as a new viewer you could totally miss that this is actually a superhero score all the way through. Man this movie is just a a masterpiece!
I like 👍 Bruce Willis he was my favorite character and that’s music is so good it’s sound like super hero.
I love how at 0:27 when David stands up in front of the kids, his raincoat looks like a cape, so brilliant.
Mr.Slayter They have a similar shot in ‘Glass’ where he retrieves his raincoat
The amazing this is at the exact moment where David hits the wall at 1:19, it kinda looks like he's flying. Not saying that in a stupid or snarky way. It was this really amazing blink and you'll miss it moment. One of so many amazing little details and scenes in this movie. This is just what I need as inspiration to become a better man as we now enter 2018. Happy New Year, everyone.
Manly Tears!
MrMaxstil an example that there is always hope. Believe in yourself no matter what. If you believe in yourself and fight against fear, you will accomplish anything. It’s all in the mind, not the body.
The score sets the stage for the whole movie..especially this scene and the epilogue..M.Night picked his composer wisely
Unbreakable man the newest avengers member
+Bill Bear Screw that, Unbreakable is its own thing.
+Bill Bear No, he's too good for it
Nick Fury: I'm here to talk about the Avenger's Initia-
David: No. No. No.
nick fury and mr glass. twins separated at birth XD
DC works for him
This explains why he is so sad later taking a life. This is frightening to have this power to actually see the evil of the orange man and others.
I love this movie so much and this scene makes the movie, it really gives all that patience of waiting to see what Dunn does with his amazing gift....its to be shared. But for me, I can never escape from the fact I would love that jacket, I work in security and outdoor activities, and rain is a huge issue for me, where would I get a jacket like Dunn's, any help would be so grateful as winter is upon us, and for the past week I've got rained on, I have all kinds of coats for wet weather but a smock style like the main character wears would be close to perfect.
You can go with a nice big, sturdy Carhartt jacket. Awesome jackets.
Shadau Foot Thank you for the response, that's really helpful.
NP. They also can make you look bigger. Could help with intimidating potential perps. Good luck.
Thanks, it all helps!
lol, marketing nerds pretending to have a real conversation about a product. It's so obvious it's funny.
Beautiful scene. Seeing so many interesting interpretations in the comments section shows how truly poetic it is. For me, I found it interesting that David chokes him from behind. Remember even with his freakish strengths this is still his first victim and he's well....vulnerable and maybe has some self-doubt. He then perfectly times the choke. Seems to indicate he had a 'plan'. But, even with a plan - he gets knocked against the wall pretty bad but he never.. he never releases the hold. This is where the true hero in him is born and his purpose forged.