Movie Review: Glass

Hey Movie Fans

Its been a while since I did one of these, shows what slim pickings we have when it comes to entertainment these days, or well at least for me, that is. Last night soccer was cancelled so I went to see Glass instead, the final chapter in M. Night Shaymalans Trilogy that should have never been.

If there is one director that is more hit and miss, please name him or her, M. Night can go from the spectacular to stupid in a matter of seconds so you never know what you're going to get going into his movies.

Also his renowned for going after original concepts and providing shocking twists you usually don't see coming which is why his movies have such a draw factor.

I will try not to give away any spoilers in this review since I want to encourage people to see this film.

Let me rant for second

This movie is as strange as the previous instalments and so is this trilogy, what makes it so strange is that unbreakable was im sure a stand-alone project

Then split came along and was a box office success and he decided well hey im going to leave an open-ended cameo of David Dunn from unbreakable in case this gets picked up for a sequel

Then creates an elaborate tale for Glass on how all the stories are interconnected, it's actually quite crazy if you give it some thought. Sorry I needed to get that out of my system since I didn't see anyone mention it lol thought I was losing my damn mind

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What is Glass About?

The movie is set 3 weeks after the events of Split and sees the return of Security guard David Dunn who has now partnered with his adult son to become a vigilante crime-fighting time. He uses his supernatural abilities to track down Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities.

The altercation between the two sees them captured and placed in an insane asylum with Elijah aka Mr Glass.

They are placed under the supervision of Dr. Ellie Staple a clinical psychiatrist attempts to treat all 3 of their supposed super hero delusions

Trailer for glass

What I thought of Glass?

Let me start by saying that this is not a superhero movie or an action-packed sci-fi flick; this is a psychological thriller with people having supernatural abilities, or do they even have these abilities at all? Have their delusions all gone a little too far?

Just like in Unbreakable and Split, you will have your doubts and theories but in the end, it all ends up going in another direction and then another one, that's M. Night and his twists for you.

What stands out in this movie is without a doubt the acting across the board from the main cast: James McAvoy, Samuel L. Jackson, and Bruce Willis are great.

However, like in "Split" McAvoy is definitely the standout portraying so many personalities one after the other is fascinating to watch. Although the setup is great and intriguing, it feels glossed over to get to the main plot.

Shyamalan's direction with camera angles and also shots standout and help capture the scenes along with the colour scheme as seen in the other movies.

The major let downs for me was this movie was pegged as a supposed long-awaited sequel to "Unbreakable", yet Bruce Willis' character does not have much depth and is more on the sidelines.

There is a lot of talking and some parts definitely drag making the film feel longer than it actually is, however even with this not much seems to develop and happen.

My rating for Glass

The movie tended to drag a bit, and plenty of filler scenes that were not needed and I feel that time could have been better spent fleshing out the story arcs of some of the supporting characters instead.

I appreciate the overall theme of the movie and the message Shyamalan is trying to tell but suffers in the end and pacing.

Some of the CGI and special effects were noticeably bad and not acceptable for a series releasing in 2019 never mind a movie with a reasonable budget.

What I think he did brilliantly was interconnecting the three seemingly unrelated stories and characters as if they were planned from the beginning which to me has to be applauded.

I did enjoy the movie which had some great interactions between the 3 characters and some epic monologues. Even if you didn't see the previous 2 you can still check this one out as a standalone, which is the same for any movie in this supposed trilogy.

I'd give this a 7 disturbed personalities out of 10 and worth the watch!

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Have you seen Glass? What did you think of it? Have you seen Unbreakable or Split? Do you think this was a viable trilogy? Let me know in the comments

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