12/25/2022 0 Comments Phoenix point capture aliens![]() I initially assumed the lyrics were a silly parody from Shyamalan, but they also exist, and was prominently used in the 1980s – evidently, you can’t make this up!) Liquids are not important in the fourth location, the pizza parlour, which centres on Ray Reddy (who on the other hand will eventually guess the aliens’ weakness). There are four types of liquids in the montage, which are held in four different types of containers. The military officer holds the cup in exactly the same position for the entire conversation. The soda commercial is mentioned as the thirteenth one, as if to give the image of the soda girl a special emphasis. We have already discussed the bookshop scene. In all three locations where aliens are discussed, liquids feature prominently. (The pharmacy and the bookshop are real locations.) The images in the above montage are chronological and seem to indicate a nice progression: the liquids come increasingly closer to being consumed – but in the actual film the effect is “ruined” since Bo has just drunk from the glass. The use of flashlights serves as an extension of the circle motif, but will be discussed in the third article. Because the name of the object (“book”) contains two circles, and even exactly centred, as if in domination…? (At the start of the shot the postures of Morgan and Bo, heads bent, also mimic each other.) One may even wonder if this can shed light on how the book can be right about so many things about aliens. Things fall into place in an almost magical way: the book itself, the sign about that object, the circles, the water – all of it connected to aliens. In fact, there is also a red circle on her glass that echoes the red circles on the window (below). So we have circles connected to aliens positioned right above water which is key to defeating aliens. ![]() The two dolls are emphasising the set-up. They hover in perfect symmetry directly above her. If we isolate and enlarge the part of the shot to do with Bo, a very subtle set-up becomes clearer: Two of the letters of the “books” sign form circles. At the same time, Morgan mentions her “water tic”. Morgan reads the book about extraterrestrials while Bo, as usual, is not satisfied with the water. ![]() The following circle scene ingeniously intersects with the water motif: The babycall signals the presence of circle-connected aliens with circles, in a half-circle pattern. The Reverend collar will triumphantly return at the end of the film. The sun in the tapestry forms a circle over the house, mimicking the “sun” on the house with its radiating lines. Its colour matches the stylised driveway in front of the house in the hanging tapestry (bottom, second from right) as if creating some mystical connection. The set of half-circles high up on the house loom over certain scenes. Like the aliens lurking everywhere, even invisibly since their skin can mimic any surrounding, Signs is full of circles more or less hidden in its images. Through the crop circles, aliens are connected to the circle motif. In order to discuss the film properly, I will have to reveal the whole plot, including the plot twist at the end.įor readers unfamiliar with the story of Signs, here is a brief outline of the plot. An addendum will have a look at the mysterious book about extra-terrestrials that gives the characters such good advice throughout the film. ![]() Then “ two horror shows” will be analysed in detail: the birthday party video in Brazil that captures an alien, and the pantry door scene where Graham encounters an alien behind a locked door. This article will look at the important motifs of circles, water, doors, houses, the sky and some lesser motifs. Signs abounds with motifs that echo with each other – sometimes to meaningful effect, at other times to orderly or aesthetic effect. The articles about the other films can be found in this overview. The first is here, the third here, the fourth here. Night Shyamalan‘s five films from 1999 to 2006: The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002), The Village (2004) and Lady in the Water (2006). This article is part of an analysis project about M. ![]()
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