136 - Signs

When SIGNS originally premiered back in 2002, we were all under the spell of M. Night Shyamalan. The last true Mel Gibson blockbuster coasted on lots of good will earned by The Sixth Sense & Unbreakable, despite making very little sense. But what does Shyamalan’s third movie look like in the year 2021? Listen to Alex & Julio try to answer that question as they wonder if M. Night truly believes everything happens for a reason, puzzle over a bizarre Michael Showalter cameo, and discuss their frustrations with Shyamalan’s increasing on-camera participation! It’s part two of the Shyamalanthology!

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PHOTO: Close Encounters of the Shyamalan Kind.

TIMELINE

00:01:16 Signs

00:12:28 Contrarians Corner

01:09:37 Screw-up

01:10:37 Now on Patreon

01:17:17 Real Talk

02:02:23 The Future & Perennial Plugs

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Up next, we take a break from the Shyamalanthology so we can do a Patron Bonus episode and tackle the Netflix Original EXTINCTION! In the meantime, tell us what you thought of SIGNS! Was it too religious for you, or not religious enough? Where do you rank it among Shyamalan’s other films? If everything happens for a reason, does that gives meaning to the existence of THE HAPPENING and THE LAST AIRBENDER? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!