Yup absolutely. That’s when I turned it off. Of all movies signs fucked me up the most.
I remember when I saw this movie, I couldn’t stop thinking how an “advanced” civilization that cannot cope with water decides to land in a planet that is 71% water. What were they thinking? A simple rain will solve the problem. Biggest loophole ever :-)
Maybe I had a different experience because I’m old lol I was like 21 when Signs came out and I saw it in the theatre and at the time I felt like actually showing the alien kinda ruined the tension that had been building up to that point.
I still enjoyed the movie, I just thought it would have been better to let people keep imagining what the aliens might look like
I always wondered why the Brazilian kid randomly yells “it’s behind!” In English out of nowhere
The actual line was “Its behind!” because the original “Dat ass!” didn’t score well with focus groups.
I don’t have evidence for this, but I’m willing to bet it was a studio note.
In case anyone is wondering, this is from Signs (2002).
It wasn’t just the alien, it was the setup of the scene and the reaction of Joaquins character. Brilliant moment in a silly movie.
There were a few genuinely good jump scares in that movie.
There was an old lady sitting in crying of me at the theatre, and when the cupboard scene jump scare happened I kicked the back of her reclining seat so hard I knocked her into the floor.
I noticed a few years later that all the theaters had changed the seats so that the back of the reclining seats are no longer directly exposed, so I’m guessing it wasn’t a unique incident.
Just watched this again last week after years. Movie still holds up. My kids enjoyed it too. More thrillers like it need to be made.
There’s a scene where Phoenix and Gibson are just quietly talking about fate for like 10 minutes in that dark while the kids sleep, and it’s captivating.
The acting, dialog, and theme are all incredible.
Also: I’m a big believer that it’s al not about aliens, but about demons that are manifestations of people’s fear. And they’re defeated by acts of faith and hope.
Everyone in town talking about their fears of what the aliens will be is correct, and on the radio, they never actually explain what killed them worldwide.
And you never actually see a spaceship or any kind of technology for that matter.
The reveal in this scene only worked so well because of how good the build-up of tension was. Psychological thrillers are where it’s at.
Never mind the fact that the real horror of the movie is the scene between Mel Gibson and his wife.
Nobody thinks about what that would really be like.
“Swing away, Merle”
Yeah this alien fucked me up as a kid, this movie was absolutely wild
Like yeah the twist was a little dumb but Signs was a great movie overall. Tension for the whole family. I really enjoyed it.
I’m sorry but the ‘swing away’ line is silly and I make fun of it every time I think of it
That’s kind of the point, the juxtaposition of a silly line during a serious moment.
That scene gave me chills, and still does even when I know it’s coming.
I read somewhere that they weren’t aliens, they were demons, and the water only worked because it was blessed, so it became holy water. What a twist!
The whole movie is a Christian allegory. It’s probably one of the reasons Mel Gibson was in it.
They called the little girl an angel more than once.
Also see where he locked one in a closet and it couldn’t get out. Don’t know if that’s a demon thing or not, but he couldn’t see it’s reflection in the knife.
It turns out that Shyamalan, in an interview from 2006, has confirmed this.
“You know what I said about giving a Dracula movie a deceptive title? That’s what I did with Signs. That was a story about a war between Heaven and Hell. The aliens were demons and the people’s dead loved ones were angels.”
What a twist!
Back in my day we didn’t have TikTok, we had a Robot Chicken and we liked it ᕦ(ò_óˇ)
I’ve always had a weird phobia of aliens despite being super interested in anything paranormal.
This is the only scene in a movie to make me physically uncomfortable. The nonchalant reveal just took it to another level that a traditional jump scare wouldn’t have.
This movie gave me nightmares for years…
I wake up screaming bathed in sweat. In panic I scream: WHY DID THEY COME TO A PLANET FULL OF WATER WHEN IT HURTS THEM!?!?!? IT MAKES NO SENSE!!!
While I completely agree, I’ll do the apologist thing in case it helps anyone enjoy the film (or just sleep better).
spoilers for Signs (2002), of course
- The aliens are actually demons or vampires
- the water is holy water, either due to the ex-minister praying over his daughter, out of old habits, or due to some act of the angel of her dead mother
It’s weak, but I guess it’s more reasonable than “space faring aliens visit poison world for giggles”.
I also like to allow for the aliens just being really stupidly desperate for some untold reason. But I’ll admit it’s a stretch to help me enjoy the film.
I just know one of those aliens came out in a place it was raining. As they left the ship they immediately began to hurt, complaining to each other. “Fuck we fucked up, this is NOT good! Who checked the specs on this planet? I bet it was Steve again… Fucking Steve”
Lol. My head-canon for this film in all future watches will be that the aliens are thinking “fucking Steve!”.
Honestly, signs was the first movie I ever experienced terror from all the way up until the end and now I literally do not give a single fuck about that movie.
Turns out I have a fear of aliens walking in the distance. Or, well, had.
Signs both clarified and cured me of it at the same time.
That’s how M. Night Shyamalan movies work! Don’t think too much!
I had this whole theory built up about how the aliens were manifestations of the little girl’s trauma and grief and everything was just happening within the town. All the stuff on the radio and TV was her using spooky kid mind powers unconsciously. That’s why they were allergic to water: she has a weird thing about contaminated water glasses.
And then at the end he just hits the fucking alien with a baseball bat and the credits roll. What the actual hell.
i seem to be the only one here who got bored as fuck by this movie
I vaguely remember this scene. What movie is it again?
Signs
Just throw some water on it and it will melt like the Wicked Witch of the West.
Have you heard the theory about them being demons and water symbolising holy water?
