Glass (2019)

A security guard with extraordinary abilities tracks down a dangerous man with twenty-four personalities while the mastermind patiently awaits.

Nineteen years later, Glass finally makes it to the big screen only to give some answers and raise more questions. M. Night Shyamalan’s heroes and villains from Unbreakable (2000) and Split (2016) are brought together, unite, believe and doubt themselves and each other, and eventually clash. Here’s what happened straight after the film was released: It was pounded by the critics and deified by the audience. I guess the truth lies somewhere between the two extremes.

The pace is the main issue. The two hours seem significantly longer as the first act seems a bit rushed, whereas the second, due to the lengthy psychotherapeutic verbosity that ostensibly leads nowhere, drags and feels like a marathon. As for the third act, since it’s a Shyamalan film, I can’t say anything without giving away spoilers. What I can say, though, is that certain concerns regarding the unbelievability of certain events and events give the trilogy a whole new direction you will either love or hate. It was a bold move, but, at the end of the day, that’s Shyamalan for you.

Another issue is Mr. Glass’s character development. He has become as intelligent as the script needs him to be, which is partially why the story is led in a certain direction that, on occasion, lacks common sense. Then there is the when and how everything is happening: the timing, the understaffed hospital, the low security, the underdeveloped final clash…

BUT… don’t go in there with your own expectations of how you would like it to begin, develop, or end. Remember that with Shyamalan’s films, one can only wonder if what they are watching is the end or merely the beginning. If it helps, focus on the breathtaking acting… The, once again, meticulously chosen hero colour pattern… The directing and the photography which makes it a world-class thriller. And keep in mind that the characters from Unbreakable (2000) and Split (2016) belong to two different studios which collaborated for the first time (and, according to Shyamalan, probably the last) to bring this project to life. So, a lot of Industry Professionals truly believed in it.

Think of Glass as a confrontation of a man’s ultimate altruism against another man’s monstrosity, orchestrated by a third man who believes that humans would be physically and mentally capable of everything… if they only knew how to trigger their true identity.

Or don’t think of any reviews or critiques; go and watch it and see for yourselves…

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