Glass
Dir: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Bruce Willis, James McAvoy, Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Spencer Treat Clark, Charlayne Woodard, and Samuel L. Jackson
It doesn’t take long in M. Night Shyamalan’s new film “Glass” for the term “comic book” to morph from the physical literary pages, to a description for characters, and finally into a multifaceted medical diagnosis. Exploring the term “comic book” in today’s pop culture and cinematic world which is inundated with comic book movies almost every other month. The exploration of the mythos and responsibility involved in the creation of a person with super human abilities was a fresh topic when Shyamalan handled it in 2000 with “Unbreakable”. 17 years later, with numerous comic book cinematic universes in tow, and “Glass” feels like a film that doesn’t understand the world it’s trying to exist in.
“Glass” starts with a wealth of interesting ideas, exploring the line that separates heroes and villains and the responsibility and madness associated with each. There is also an intriguing side note concerning the victims associated with these super human people that provides a different approach not typically found in the mainstream comic book film. We get to see how David has progressed the heroics with his son Joseph (Spencer Treat Clark) into a family business but also a few other characters from the other associated films. And for the first half hour of the film Mr. Shyamalan does a nice job of tying everything together.
“Glass” has so many ideas, some of them thought-provoking and captivating and others lofty and ludicrous. Still, with more time and attention to the script those lofty ideas could have become ludicrously appealing in the same way that some Marvel and DC Comics films have succeeded. Instead we have a film that completely misses the heart of why comic book characters have come as far as they have.
Monte’s Rating
2.00 out of 5.00
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