Glass - Review

M. Night Shyamalan is a serious film maker. He does not play it to the galleries. He does not give into that temptation. The scene where Samuel Jackson reveals his name as Mr. Glass, there is neither arousing BGM nor reaction shots from other character in the scene. It is very plain yet effective in terms of the tone of the movie.

There is another scene where Glass says to a character "This is where they paint you with big eyes and bubbles of confusion over your head." That is some fine writing there. The movie is a perfect ode to comic books and the best one till date. But then again this is not trying to make you clap for the scene. This is like a poetry on comic books, very elite.

All the actors did good. James McAvoy's physical hard work mixed with his acting infuses life into his role. Samuel Jackson is Glass. He just lives the role to perfection. Bruce Willis is alright in a role that respects his age. Shyamalan paces this movie just right to set the mood of the movie and trust me that really helps you to ignore the tight budget he made this most ambitious movie of his career. This movie demands your attention and so truly it deserves all that attention you can give.

Come to think of it, the title of the movie is very well justified. I was wondering why he named it after Glass when the movie is a showdown between the Unbreakable and the beast that hunts for the unbroken. The movie answers that question.

Overall, Glass, like Unbreakable, is a thesis on comic book super heroes but not your typical super hero entertainer. This is, on a different level, good.