The new thriller mimics a classic Shyamalan twist.
Alexandre Aja’s new supernatural thriller Never Let Go borrows a twist from one of M. Night Shyamalan’s most infamous films, but updates it for the modern day. Never Let Go continues the recent trend of high-concept horror, a subgenre of horror that involves simple yet captivating premises and story-telling. The drama and dread builds, as it should in any good horror movie, before Never Let Go ends with an explosive climax born from a twist reveal.
Never Let Go Copies The Village’s Modern Setting Twist Both Narratives Are Assumed To Occur In A Non-Contemporary Time Setting M. Night Shyamalan’s period horror movie The Village was marketed as a creature feature that occurs in a Puritanical village from early American history. In reality, it’s set in an isolated community within a nature preserve in modern day, built upon the town’s elders’ desire for safety from the evils of the outside world.
Never Let Go Does The Village’s Twist Better Than M. Night Shyamalan The Village’s Twist Was Harder To See Coming Close The Village received mixed reviews upon its release, although it has aged well with time. While both critics and fans agreed that Shyamalan had built a sufficiently scary premise and executed it well, many were disappointed by the twist ending.
Both The Village and Never Let Go are uncommon in horror movies due to the caliber of their casts; both movies are driven by Academy Award winners. Never Let Go ’s Halle Berry won Best Actress in 2002 for Monster’s Ball , while The Village features Academy Award nominees in William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Joaquin Phoenix, and Adrien Brody.
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