Even after 20 years, M. Night Shyamalan’s sci-fi horror classic 'Signs' has managed to stay just as relevant as ever.
It's been 20 years since M. Night Shyamalan released his alien invasion horror film Signs, and to this day it's still regarded as one of his absolute best. Be it the inspired casting, the strange extraterrestrial phenomena, or the eerily dramatic score by legendary composer James Newton Howard, there's a lot to love about this sci-fi thriller. Like Shyamalan’s other greatest works, Signs feels deeply personal, and it's obvious why.
After Merrill asks Graham about his own views on signs and wonders, the former priest answers by saying, “there’s no one looking out for us, Merrill. We are all on our own.” Having cited the sudden death of his wife as his evidence, Graham has decided that regardless of the miraculous nature of learning we aren’t alone in the universe, the truth is that we are. Of course, what Gibson’s character struggles with isn’t anything new. If death comes for us all, then so must grief.
Shyamalan knows exactly what he's doing here, mixing the former Reverend's grief and anger — two things that often blend together – with issues of divine providence. Even Ray Reddy admits that what happened to the Reverend’s wife felt like it was “meant to be,” which of course Graham cannot accept. Yet, near the film's end, as the Hess family hides in their basement from the alien invaders, this begins to change as these complex concepts intersect.
But Graham's journey isn't the only way in which Shyamalan weaves issues of faith into his alien invasion masterpiece. While it's easy to dismiss the aliens as simply being plot devices for Graham's character arc , they're a bit more layered than you might’ve initially thought. Shyamalan himself has confirmed that the aliens in Signs are actually manifestations of demonic entities.
One thing that's often overlooked, however, is that Morgan believes that the aliens can "know our secret thoughts." Considering this, the night Bo woke up from her nightmare just so happened to be the same night that Graham saw the alien from outside her window. This isn't even to mention the nigh-prophetic painting from Morgan's alien book, which features Graham and his children dead outside their burning home.
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