zenejinzorin t1_ja12nfi wrote on February 26, 2023 at 1:22 AM

I thought the movie was pretty bad in general. Night writes dialogue in a way no humans talk. Worst of all, it was so forward. No twist to be had.

QUEST50012 t1_ja13eju wrote on February 26, 2023 at 1:28 AM

It is pretty bad, but I disagree with OP that it's propaganda. I don't even think M Night is very religious, his changes to the book are more in line with consistent themes in his filmography.

TeeFitts t1_ja1de5k wrote on February 26, 2023 at 2:47 AM

The same could be said about Tarantino, David Mamet, Wes Anderson, Yorgos Lanthimos.

In fact, outside Mumblecore, most movie dialog in general is nothing at all like how real people talk.

SomboSteel t1_ja1jbbl wrote on February 26, 2023 at 3:37 AM

The twist was that there was no twist. The whole movie is all just taken at face value