@Osman Yousif Unlike Signs, I haven't finished The Last Airbender, so I can't really compare the two. I mean, it would probably mean something that I finished one and not the other, if I hadn't watched only Signs in the theatre ;) But yes, I will readily believe that Signs is the less bad movie =)
By acknowledging the people like me who really liked Glass you have earned my undying respect. I can't tell you how much it bugs me when people talk about movies and assume because they find it bad everyone else did too. Thank you Nando for not making me feel crazy.
I also liked Glass. It's not perfect, but Night had some interesting things to say and turned down money from Universal to say it the way he wanted to. For all it's flaws, I still find it to be a really great ride.
Both me and my brother weren't too thrilled about it after spoiling ourselves. But when we watched it, me and him didn't think it was bad and was engaged in it mostly
Unbreakable: Meaninglessness (David) vs Purpose (Elijah) Split: Pain (Casey, Kevin) vs Power (The Horde) Glass: Rationality (Dr. Staple) vs Faith (Elijah)
I think in the Justice League rewrite he said that he had no interest in making a rewrite universe, because the rewrites are about what happens within the individual movies, it restricts his writing if he’s having to adhere to his own continuity
I think one of the main ideas in Glass was to show that people don't have to be defined by others or outside forces. Dr. Staple tells the trio that they're ordinary, delusional men, but they aren't. Comic books say that they are hero, villain, and mastermind and must carry out the functions of those roles, but they don't. David, despite being the hero, is marginalized and manipulated throughout the film and ultimately fails miserably. Kevin, despite being the villain, is much more of a victim, and provides Casey with some much-needed empathy. And Elijah, despite murdering hundreds of people for his own gain, is now willingly laying down his life for the benefit of others.
I thought the ending was much better than Nando thought. Elijah was wanting to prove to himself that super heroes existed and realized it doesn't matter. He thought that was enough to prove to the world or if David had continued and had done greater things. I think that's why he fell into despair for so long. I'm sure there was some hint which should have been shown but Ms Staple and whatever organization is behind her brought these people together to attempt to use psychology to rein these people in. To continue on if successful. Elijah realized the opportunity he had early on and prepared, hoodwinking and proving to the world supers are real.
EXACTLY. It's like people either forgot about everything that happened in Unbreakable, where Mr. Glass tries to prove that superhumans can exist and that people think that's just a fantasy from comic books, which of course made him delusional over time for having his great intellect get wasted like his body. Or even worse, people stopped watching before the ending of this movie, where it clearly shows that Glass wasn't trying to prove it to David or to himself since he already made his point by making David act like a vigilante that always has to stop him, instead all he wanted was a way to prove it, so the world would finally know. That's why the movie was about him all along, he made David see he's not just a purposeless man, he made The Horde see they're not just a sick person, and the main thing: he knew all along they would be prosecuted, but for the simple fact they would be silenced, he got the authorities that would try to stop them to be afraid of them, so the more the authorities tried to hide their fear, the more power he had over them, and that's what he did. All he needed was to show it. The only thing I wish they did was: establish the Illuminatti mystery previously so that the twist would work. I would've liked Kevin to have survived, but I honestly think the whole point of the story would be missed on that. All the 3 had to die, else we'd just get another story about David trying to be the hero, the Beast eating innocents and Glass making up another plot to discover new superhumans. All the 3 characters have already served their purposes, as well as I doubt any of the 3 actors would be up to come back for another one. Now it's about waiting to see what Shyamalan is gonna bring in the future of this universe he created, and I'm actually excited.
MNS: "I'm going to finance Glass myself so nobody can interfere with my brilliant movie" Also MNS: "I'm going to have someone drown David Dunn in a puddle. I'm a brilliant film maker"
I think the movie would have been better off if David PRETENDED to drown then appeared when the video was uploaded. And if the video was taken down along with the entirety of the internet.
Well yeah, he created the character and allowed for him to be back. And how else would you have him die? We all know this was gonna be the last time Bruce Willis would play this character, and we all know the death would have to be something ridiculous like a puddle. The only problem is the out of nowhere Illuminatti twist.
Word on the street is that Bruce Willis will only accept roles so long as they only require him to be on set for one day and the rest can be done by his long-time stunt double. As in that’s literally in negotiated in all his contracts. I honestly thought that was a clever joke the first time I heard it...but I’ve heard so many people involved in the industry repeat it that I’m starting to think it’s more like an open secret. For M. Knight, he probably made an exception came to set for 3-4 days. Current day Bruce Willis is hardly in this movie...But I honestly doubt they could afford him for much longer than that anyways so who knows.
I really like the idea you presented here, as it keeps up really well with the whole theme of faith in these movies. In Unbreakable, the solution to David's life problems was having faith in his powers and in what Elijah was saying. Then in Split, there was the almost religious faith in The Beast by The Horde, which eventually lead to Kevin's body doing things it shouldn't be capable of. In your ending to Glass and to this franchise, you bring the theme to a close by telling the audience that for as long as David kept having faith in what Elijah taught him, he'd be justifying his actions, and therefore dropping his faith in the superhero world would be the only right thing to do, giving a pretty satisfying closure to the theme of the trilogy.
By the way, I actually really like the current ending for Glass, and one of the reasons for that is also the theme consistency, except in the in-movie version having faith is treated like the correct choice (which I don't mind). The fact that Mr. Glass manages to spread the word that superheroes are a thing means that the faith in one's powers will spread out beyond the trio, giving other superhumans around the world the chance to have faith as well. (And addressing the whole "heroes are silly" thing, I totally agree that deconstructing that could be great, but you'd need to change a lot more about the movie, as it currently embraces a lot of other silly things from comic books aside from the character designs, for example, the coincidences necessary for the plot to work)
"When somebody lifts a car off someone on the road, does that make them a superhero? Are all those men and women who waded through ash and fire to pull bodies from the rubble, are those people superheroes? The fact that there are people out there that can stop bullets, that doesn't mean the Overseer has to exist. I'm just a guy who wants to help people. How many "superheroes" have you killed Elijah? You might be right, about me being superhuman, but that doesn't mean I have to pretend we're in one of your comic books. Myths or not, they're still just stories. You hurt people because you want to, it's not fate or destiny. You're a murderer, and I'm putting a stop to it."
I think the thing that makes me tolerate Glass a lot more than most people is that I realized pretty much immediately what Staple was. I mean, a random head of a mental asylum who just so happens to have the knowledge and hardware to deal with two super powered people? And she then spends all of Act 2 trying to convince the super powered people that they're not super-powered? Yeah, she knows exactly what's going on here and is probably backed by some powerful people who also know what's going on. So from the start of Act 2, I had pretty much locked onto this movie being a battle of wits between Staple and Glass. So I kind of ignored everything that wasn't between them. To me, Dunn wasn't the protagonist. He was the Damsel in Distress; the person put into danger whom the "hero" has to save. The questions that drove Act 2 were: 1: Can the "hero" save Dunn from being turned by the villain? 2: Would the "hero" break out of the villain's prison?
Great video. I like that your changes weren't just "Make it the Arkham games but with David Dunn" or whatever, you respected what Shyamalan tried to do, and made little changes that honestly do make it much better (even though I personally did like Glass).
Special thanks for this episode in particular because for the past 9 years Unbreakable has been my favorite film of all time. Never thought it would actually get a sequel let alone be part of a trilogy!!!
Glass is a tough movie for me, I think that all of the acting is incredible (James McAvoy especially, but that almost goes without saying), the cinematography is genuinely beautiful, and I think that *some* of the ways that it ties everything together are pretty great. Despite all of this though, when I watched it I never really found myself enjoying it
Great video! I love this change. My biggest problem with the movie was that they were suggesting they were just ordinary people in the first place. It's like, way to throw out the facts that we've established through two entire movies worth of events and twists.
I know you've already done one, but now that Spider-Man is out of the MCU, can I suggest you do a rewrite of Spider-Man: Far From Home to make it an actual end for the character.
I think you missed a great point in the film, we're told that when one appears so does the opposite.We always assumed that David's opposite is Glass since one is breakable and the other isn't, but Glass's super power is that he creates superpowers and David's is that he is unbreakable, and The Beast has his line the broken are the more evolved. David's opposite is the broken Beast. Glass's opposite is Staple he can create superpowers she can take them away. Staple convinces David that he's not special, makes Patricia doubt the beast, she takes away their powers that's why she keeps Dunn in the water trapped room with a steel door, because she knows he has powers and needs to keep him contained.
1:50 Simply the psychological effect, David thinks he's weak to water, so surround him and make him confront his weakness through exposure. It's like how people afraid of everyday things sometimes need exposure. Also this in reality would limit accidental self harm as irl if you confront someone who thinks they can bust a door down with their shoulder with the threat of exposure to what they believe weakens them they're less likely to try
I really like the changes you've made. One other thing that disappointed me, or just befuddle me, about the finale was that there was all this hype leading up to a big fight at the tallest building, and as someone who's lived in Philly before I was really excited to see that space up close. But instead all the action got pushed back to the asylum. Which is a cool locale, but not as exciting as the place the finale was being hyped to be.
@2:58: I thought it was implied that when David realized Kevin's cell was immediately across from his, he then tried to escape to go after him, and that was why the hospital staff used the water jets on him (although I'm not sure what would've been the point of him doing that).
Thank You for your adressing of your respect for M. Night that's how I felt 100% and conveyed in my Video on Glass as I don't want to take anything away from the respect I have for M. Night but Glass was so disappointing. Excited to see what He does next though
Because that movie was about man's insignificant power when compared to nature. Sure, mankind can pervert it or control some of its properties, but in the end, Mother Nature always wins out, and we either have to coexist with it, or be wiped out.
@@Jahanam9994 So thematically, both the title character and the perspective character are passive and insignificant because they are man? Huh. Never thought about that perspective before.
I think the idea was the water is having a psychosomatic effect on him but not an actual physiological effect. The water jets keep him in there because he believes they will.
My biggest problem regarding this movie, among many, is that the double twist was quite weak and I think it is because this double twist doesn't build upon each other. One twist is the secret organization and the second is Kevin's father being on the train. They aren't related at all. A better double twist would be the Village, where the first twist is that the monsters are the elders and the second twist reveals the secret kept by the elders, that they were in the modern world all along, hence dependent on the first twist.
This was a great change. I saw your justice league rewrite and loved it. I was wondering if I could use the justice league rewrite as a source for a stop motion
Interesting idea to improve Glass, but I feel like there's a better way to do it. I'll keep it to myself for now, because I'd like to make a video about it, but I feel like you'd find it interesting.
I don't think Elijah ever says anything about people with superpowers being anything other than people with superpowers. Being a superhero doesn't justify Elijah's personal choices.
The movie is about being a hero in your own way and there will be people who try and stop you.and the movie is saying that you should live with your beliefs and die making a mark with said beliefs.like if you believe in helping others then die believing that ,I'm not saying you should die .the movie is saying if you die you should die with a your special beliefs.
Interesting points as always! But I don't know. I don't have much of a problem with the security systems they are using to hold them. Since they are playing with their psychology, the restraining methods are for what they believe can really stop them. But they could stop anyone, specially the water. So it would make sense to have those things and then later to make ten understand how ridiculous it is since they are normal people and the extravagant methods are not needed anymore. But a strong man, a crazy one a brilliant mind of course need some special type of treatment. But yes, the movie could have used some changes and to have the scenes they took away where you could see a bit more of where was the movie heading to. More clues for the reveal at the end.
At the end of Joker, when the Waynes leave the theater, Bruce should’ve been killed, and Fleck should’ve inspired Martha to become THE (Flashpoint) Joker and Thomas to become (Flashpoint) Batman.
They are not even that superhuman, really. Sure, they might be strong, but in this modern day of technology we more than make up for it in sheer firepower.
Nice job. I appreciate your effort. This does improve the film. But politely I would point out that Elijah's reasons have evolved with time. In the beginning - in Unbreakable, he was just trying to prove a thesis - that there were superbeings - because of such a super hero like David Dunn exists to be balanced out by a twisted villain like Elijah - and so his physical suffering was all for some purpose and not just random bad luck. By the time of Glass, he has expanded that philosophy and wants to have others embrace and exhibit their powers. That change in focus away from justifying his own suffering to something bigger fits into your main point.
How does having water jets or a steel door contradict the twist? She knows he has powers. Why would she not have those to stop him if he were to attempt escape? And even with her trying to convince him he's not, either way, from that perspective he thinks he is, so the water jets could still be useful to make him docile.
I like your ending very much but I do have to say.. david excepting his 'superhero' status does not have to mean he justifies elijahs actions? It just means he realy thinks they are supers.. right? But I do reallly like your ending! It would have put so much more meaning in the ending! P.s. this is my first video of yours! The Recommended list did not disappoint, you've earned a new sub :)
I did like Glass but that is a great change. David would get out sooner, Glass would be thrown off as this didn’t go exactly as he planned, and David would probably have survived.
Tbh I really enjoyed the trilogy, it was just so fun and glass was a tragic end to all the characters we'd grown to love over the years. I didn't understand the end much but I guess I'm just easily impressed.
"Being born with special abilities doesn't make you a better person". Yeah, that's where you and Shyamalan clash, because he clearly thinks so. And he clearly counts himself as one of those special people. He is talented, but far too enoured with himself.
If THAT'S what you (and apparently most ppl) took from Shyamalan movies, then I have to say: you have missed most of the point in his movies. You IMPLY that he sees himself as a special person or that it's clear, but only because that's what YOU think. Ppl mistake a lot the idea that whenever a director "winks" in a 4th wall break using something ridiculous, he's laughing at you. In a way, it is true, but not in a way to belittle you, it's to make an actual point. This movie, just like the previous ones, was trying to prove that it's not just "oh this is about superheroes" or "oh this is about crazy ppl", it's actually trying to deconstruct this black-and-white vision. Is it a flawed execution? Maybe, but it's definitely not because "oh Shyamalan just likes to see himself as special". One thing is to criticize a work, another is to use that to speculate about the author.
I think the movie would have been better off if David PRETENDED to drown then appeared when the video was uploaded. And if the video was taken down along with the entirety of the internet.
Really liked this Episode/Re-write. I too was a little disappointed by Glass, and while I do appreciate it, think it definitely was inferior to the other films in the trilogy.
How dare you claim to love movies while also not enjoying the masterpiece that is Stuart Little.
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How does he dare to claim to love movies while also loving the trainwreck that is Signs.
@Osman Yousif Unlike Signs, I haven't finished The Last Airbender, so I can't really compare the two. I mean, it would probably mean something that I finished one and not the other, if I hadn't watched only Signs in the theatre ;) But yes, I will readily believe that Signs is the less bad movie =)
The real Unbreakable franchise is Nando’s unbroken record of podcast plugs 🤔
He missed one video a while ago I think. Not sure though. Too lazy to go back and watch all the videos again.
They're beautiful
Don't nitpick not unlike his podcast mostly nitpicking.
"Can a man break down a steel door?"
"Apparently."
That exchange is better than anything else in that movie.
By acknowledging the people like me who really liked Glass you have earned my undying respect. I can't tell you how much it bugs me when people talk about movies and assume because they find it bad everyone else did too. Thank you Nando for not making me feel crazy.
I liked Glass too.
I also liked Glass. It's not perfect, but Night had some interesting things to say and turned down money from Universal to say it the way he wanted to. For all it's flaws, I still find it to be a really great ride.
I really liked Glass, but his suggestion would have made the end better.
Both me and my brother weren't too thrilled about it after spoiling ourselves. But when we watched it, me and him didn't think it was bad and was engaged in it mostly
Unbreakable: Meaninglessness (David) vs Purpose (Elijah)
Split: Pain (Casey, Kevin) vs Power (The Horde)
Glass: Rationality (Dr. Staple) vs Faith (Elijah)
Except, y'know, she's not rationality. She's the illuminati.
so what is he illuminati in the movie?
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rational, right?
If I may make a suggestion:
A BvS rewrite set in the same continuity of your MOS rewrite
He could make the first rewritten cinematic universe.
I think in the Justice League rewrite he said that he had no interest in making a rewrite universe, because the rewrites are about what happens within the individual movies, it restricts his writing if he’s having to adhere to his own continuity
Pixiekiller Ein Fair Enough
I think one of the main ideas in Glass was to show that people don't have to be defined by others or outside forces. Dr. Staple tells the trio that they're ordinary, delusional men, but they aren't. Comic books say that they are hero, villain, and mastermind and must carry out the functions of those roles, but they don't. David, despite being the hero, is marginalized and manipulated throughout the film and ultimately fails miserably. Kevin, despite being the villain, is much more of a victim, and provides Casey with some much-needed empathy. And Elijah, despite murdering hundreds of people for his own gain, is now willingly laying down his life for the benefit of others.
That was the feeling I was getting with this movie too. Just wished it was executed better.
I thought the ending was much better than Nando thought. Elijah was wanting to prove to himself that super heroes existed and realized it doesn't matter. He thought that was enough to prove to the world or if David had continued and had done greater things. I think that's why he fell into despair for so long. I'm sure there was some hint which should have been shown but Ms Staple and whatever organization is behind her brought these people together to attempt to use psychology to rein these people in. To continue on if successful. Elijah realized the opportunity he had early on and prepared, hoodwinking and proving to the world supers are real.
EXACTLY. It's like people either forgot about everything that happened in Unbreakable, where Mr. Glass tries to prove that superhumans can exist and that people think that's just a fantasy from comic books, which of course made him delusional over time for having his great intellect get wasted like his body. Or even worse, people stopped watching before the ending of this movie, where it clearly shows that Glass wasn't trying to prove it to David or to himself since he already made his point by making David act like a vigilante that always has to stop him, instead all he wanted was a way to prove it, so the world would finally know. That's why the movie was about him all along, he made David see he's not just a purposeless man, he made The Horde see they're not just a sick person, and the main thing: he knew all along they would be prosecuted, but for the simple fact they would be silenced, he got the authorities that would try to stop them to be afraid of them, so the more the authorities tried to hide their fear, the more power he had over them, and that's what he did. All he needed was to show it.
The only thing I wish they did was: establish the Illuminatti mystery previously so that the twist would work. I would've liked Kevin to have survived, but I honestly think the whole point of the story would be missed on that. All the 3 had to die, else we'd just get another story about David trying to be the hero, the Beast eating innocents and Glass making up another plot to discover new superhumans. All the 3 characters have already served their purposes, as well as I doubt any of the 3 actors would be up to come back for another one. Now it's about waiting to see what Shyamalan is gonna bring in the future of this universe he created, and I'm actually excited.
MNS: "I'm going to finance Glass myself so nobody can interfere with my brilliant movie"
Also MNS: "I'm going to have someone drown David Dunn in a puddle. I'm a brilliant film maker"
Lol, that's how wolverine kills his son in the comics
I think that's the best scene in the film, drowning Dunn in a puddle
I think the movie would have been better off if David PRETENDED to drown then appeared when the video was uploaded.
And if the video was taken down along with the entirety of the internet.
Well yeah, he created the character and allowed for him to be back. And how else would you have him die? We all know this was gonna be the last time Bruce Willis would play this character, and we all know the death would have to be something ridiculous like a puddle. The only problem is the out of nowhere Illuminatti twist.
"You can't just be done, David."
"But I can be David Dunn."
Bruce Willis is underused in the movie
Word on the street is that Bruce Willis will only accept roles so long as they only require him to be on set for one day and the rest can be done by his long-time stunt double. As in that’s literally in negotiated in all his contracts.
I honestly thought that was a clever joke the first time I heard it...but I’ve heard so many people involved in the industry repeat it that I’m starting to think it’s more like an open secret.
For M. Knight, he probably made an exception came to set for 3-4 days. Current day Bruce Willis is hardly in this movie...But I honestly doubt they could afford him for much longer than that anyways so who knows.
I really like the idea you presented here, as it keeps up really well with the whole theme of faith in these movies. In Unbreakable, the solution to David's life problems was having faith in his powers and in what Elijah was saying. Then in Split, there was the almost religious faith in The Beast by The Horde, which eventually lead to Kevin's body doing things it shouldn't be capable of. In your ending to Glass and to this franchise, you bring the theme to a close by telling the audience that for as long as David kept having faith in what Elijah taught him, he'd be justifying his actions, and therefore dropping his faith in the superhero world would be the only right thing to do, giving a pretty satisfying closure to the theme of the trilogy.
By the way, I actually really like the current ending for Glass, and one of the reasons for that is also the theme consistency, except in the in-movie version having faith is treated like the correct choice (which I don't mind). The fact that Mr. Glass manages to spread the word that superheroes are a thing means that the faith in one's powers will spread out beyond the trio, giving other superhumans around the world the chance to have faith as well.
(And addressing the whole "heroes are silly" thing, I totally agree that deconstructing that could be great, but you'd need to change a lot more about the movie, as it currently embraces a lot of other silly things from comic books aside from the character designs, for example, the coincidences necessary for the plot to work)
"When somebody lifts a car off someone on the road, does that make them a superhero? Are all those men and women who waded through ash and fire to pull bodies from the rubble, are those people superheroes? The fact that there are people out there that can stop bullets, that doesn't mean the Overseer has to exist. I'm just a guy who wants to help people. How many "superheroes" have you killed Elijah? You might be right, about me being superhuman, but that doesn't mean I have to pretend we're in one of your comic books. Myths or not, they're still just stories. You hurt people because you want to, it's not fate or destiny. You're a murderer, and I'm putting a stop to it."
That speech would have made the movie so much better than it was.
I think the thing that makes me tolerate Glass a lot more than most people is that I realized pretty much immediately what Staple was. I mean, a random head of a mental asylum who just so happens to have the knowledge and hardware to deal with two super powered people? And she then spends all of Act 2 trying to convince the super powered people that they're not super-powered?
Yeah, she knows exactly what's going on here and is probably backed by some powerful people who also know what's going on.
So from the start of Act 2, I had pretty much locked onto this movie being a battle of wits between Staple and Glass. So I kind of ignored everything that wasn't between them. To me, Dunn wasn't the protagonist. He was the Damsel in Distress; the person put into danger whom the "hero" has to save. The questions that drove Act 2 were:
1: Can the "hero" save Dunn from being turned by the villain?
2: Would the "hero" break out of the villain's prison?
Hey just putting it out there could you do a thing like you did with ant man and the wasp two but for the next Spider-Man
@Herb Coswell Alright people can dream of something awesome Man
He could maybe pitch a Spiderman sequel unrelated to the MCU. Like a Venom- Spidey crossover
I'm immediately liking this comment because of your account photo
David: "I'm gonna stop him. And then I'm gonna make sure both of you go back in there. And then I'm Dunn." *dabs*
Yeah me and all 15 of my iPads would love to know how to unbreak glass.
People who found and/or write their movies:
Tarantino
M. Night
*Wiseau*
How did you forget about Tommy?
I’m not sure if plane robberies counts as “self”-financing.
Oh hi mark.
Unbreakable might be one of my favorite movies of all time, and Glass really did not live up to it. Great video here.
Dude... you need to write a movie. Like, seriously. It would be epic.
Great video. I like that your changes weren't just "Make it the Arkham games but with David Dunn" or whatever, you respected what Shyamalan tried to do, and made little changes that honestly do make it much better (even though I personally did like Glass).
I love that X1's music video for Flash is the ad I got before this video!
I love to see a video expressing your thoughts on the Disney Sony failing deal involving Spider-Man in the mcu
He is probably waiting to do a video about how he would write spider-man out of the MCU without it being too jarring
Special thanks for this episode in particular because for the past 9 years Unbreakable has been my favorite film of all time. Never thought it would actually get a sequel let alone be part of a trilogy!!!
My favorite of yours since Changing the Endgame with Nebula, nice job
Glass is a tough movie for me, I think that all of the acting is incredible (James McAvoy especially, but that almost goes without saying), the cinematography is genuinely beautiful, and I think that *some* of the ways that it ties everything together are pretty great. Despite all of this though, when I watched it I never really found myself enjoying it
all I can say is... Avatar the last airbender ruined shamalamalam for me.
I like this movie I wasn't the biggest fan of the ending but I liked the movie
"you just can't be DONE david."
"but I'm David Dunn"
So you're saying take the "Reigen approach"?
Great video! I love this change. My biggest problem with the movie was that they were suggesting they were just ordinary people in the first place. It's like, way to throw out the facts that we've established through two entire movies worth of events and twists.
Great video! Have you seen Brightburn? Because I’d be really interested in seeing a little rewrite video for it from you if you have seen it.
Cam Grealis do you think it going down the same path because of super
I know you've already done one, but now that Spider-Man is out of the MCU, can I suggest you do a rewrite of Spider-Man: Far From Home to make it an actual end for the character.
I think you missed a great point in the film, we're told that when one appears so does the opposite.We always assumed that David's opposite is Glass since one is breakable and the other isn't, but Glass's super power is that he creates superpowers and David's is that he is unbreakable, and The Beast has his line the broken are the more evolved. David's opposite is the broken Beast. Glass's opposite is Staple he can create superpowers she can take them away. Staple convinces David that he's not special, makes Patricia doubt the beast, she takes away their powers that's why she keeps Dunn in the water trapped room with a steel door, because she knows he has powers and needs to keep him contained.
This is the most I’ve ever agreed with you on a change. It’d be easy enough to do and actually make more sense than the real ending
1:50
Simply the psychological effect, David thinks he's weak to water, so surround him and make him confront his weakness through exposure. It's like how people afraid of everyday things sometimes need exposure. Also this in reality would limit accidental self harm as irl if you confront someone who thinks they can bust a door down with their shoulder with the threat of exposure to what they believe weakens them they're less likely to try
the Shyamalan twist in Stuart Little is that Stuart is adopted
I really like the changes you've made. One other thing that disappointed me, or just befuddle me, about the finale was that there was all this hype leading up to a big fight at the tallest building, and as someone who's lived in Philly before I was really excited to see that space up close. But instead all the action got pushed back to the asylum. Which is a cool locale, but not as exciting as the place the finale was being hyped to be.
Brilliant work there Nando.
David Dunn is as passive as a NTR MC.
that's such an awesome theme. Dont need to be a hero or villain just because you have powers. You can just be an average joe
@2:58: I thought it was implied that when David realized Kevin's cell was immediately across from his, he then tried to escape to go after him, and that was why the hospital staff used the water jets on him (although I'm not sure what would've been the point of him doing that).
My review of Glass is summed up into one single solitary word:
Puddle.
While I did love Glass, I also agree 100% that David Dunn was bizzarely passive the whole time.
Thank You for your adressing of your respect for M. Night that's how I felt 100% and conveyed in my Video on Glass as I don't want to take anything away from the respect I have for M. Night but Glass was so disappointing. Excited to see what He does next though
I’ve been waiting for this.
"Completely passive does not work"
To this day I have no idea how Princess Mononoke got away with it.
Because that movie was about man's insignificant power when compared to nature. Sure, mankind can pervert it or control some of its properties, but in the end, Mother Nature always wins out, and we either have to coexist with it, or be wiped out.
@@Jahanam9994 So thematically, both the title character and the perspective character are passive and insignificant because they are man? Huh. Never thought about that perspective before.
Glass was the biggest disappointment in what seemed to be the greatest comeback.
Finally this vid comes out
I think the idea was the water is having a psychosomatic effect on him but not an actual physiological effect. The water jets keep him in there because he believes they will.
My biggest problem regarding this movie, among many, is that the double twist was quite weak and I think it is because this double twist doesn't build upon each other. One twist is the secret organization and the second is Kevin's father being on the train. They aren't related at all. A better double twist would be the Village, where the first twist is that the monsters are the elders and the second twist reveals the secret kept by the elders, that they were in the modern world all along, hence dependent on the first twist.
This was a great change. I saw your justice league rewrite and loved it. I was wondering if I could use the justice league rewrite as a source for a stop motion
Interesting idea to improve Glass, but I feel like there's a better way to do it. I'll keep it to myself for now, because I'd like to make a video about it, but I feel like you'd find it interesting.
I like this ending because it makes use of Bruce Willis’ superpower which is not caring.
I don't think Elijah ever says anything about people with superpowers being anything other than people with superpowers. Being a superhero doesn't justify Elijah's personal choices.
David is a alien human hybrid created by the aliens from Signs.
Is it wrong for a director to fix a movie after the release and make a alternate DVD version?
Yay I’ve been waiting sooo long for this
Digging the non-marvel movies as much if not more than the marvel ones bro
Keep up gods work haha
The movie is about being a hero in your own way and there will be people who try and stop you.and the movie is saying that you should live with your beliefs and die making a mark with said beliefs.like if you believe in helping others then die believing that ,I'm not saying you should die .the movie is saying if you die you should die with a your special beliefs.
Hey Nando, are you ever going to be in one of the Screen Junkies' movie fights? I have a feeling you'd be a great contestant :)
This made me so happy
Interesting points as always! But I don't know. I don't have much of a problem with the security systems they are using to hold them. Since they are playing with their psychology, the restraining methods are for what they believe can really stop them. But they could stop anyone, specially the water. So it would make sense to have those things and then later to make ten understand how ridiculous it is since they are normal people and the extravagant methods are not needed anymore. But a strong man, a crazy one a brilliant mind of course need some special type of treatment.
But yes, the movie could have used some changes and to have the scenes they took away where you could see a bit more of where was the movie heading to. More clues for the reveal at the end.
That change would have made Glass 100% better.
Like your rewrite, love your Bruce Willis.
I begrudgingly respect the man for all the reasons you listed, but I will never forgive him for Airbender.
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Balanced as all things should be
At the end of Joker, when the Waynes leave the theater, Bruce should’ve been killed, and Fleck should’ve inspired Martha to become THE (Flashpoint) Joker and Thomas to become (Flashpoint) Batman.
They are not even that superhuman, really. Sure, they might be strong, but in this modern day of technology we more than make up for it in sheer firepower.
Another excellent one.
I wasn't a fan of the twist, but I honestly loved the themes and ending of Glass...
Nicely Dunn.
and he ruined the last airbender, so he has earned my undying ire.
David isn't the main character of Glass. Elijah is the protagonist of this film. His name is the title of the film
Wow I watched glass just this week for the first time
I don't think David embracing being the "Overseer" justifies Glass' mass murdering at all, not in reality or narratively.
Nice job. I appreciate your effort. This does improve the film. But politely I would point out that Elijah's reasons have evolved with time. In the beginning - in Unbreakable, he was just trying to prove a thesis - that there were superbeings - because of such a super hero like David Dunn exists to be balanced out by a twisted villain like Elijah - and so his physical suffering was all for some purpose and not just random bad luck.
By the time of Glass, he has expanded that philosophy and wants to have others embrace and exhibit their powers. That change in focus away from justifying his own suffering to something bigger fits into your main point.
How does having water jets or a steel door contradict the twist? She knows he has powers. Why would she not have those to stop him if he were to attempt escape? And even with her trying to convince him he's not, either way, from that perspective he thinks he is, so the water jets could still be useful to make him docile.
Thanks!
Excited to see this
I like your ending very much but I do have to say.. david excepting his 'superhero' status does not have to mean he justifies elijahs actions? It just means he realy thinks they are supers.. right? But I do reallly like your ending! It would have put so much more meaning in the ending!
P.s. this is my first video of yours! The Recommended list did not disappoint, you've earned a new sub :)
So what happens in the end again?
I still haven't forgiven M. Night for The Last Airbender.
The movie is not about David it's trying to send a message
I did like Glass but that is a great change. David would get out sooner, Glass would be thrown off as this didn’t go exactly as he planned, and David would probably have survived.
What a twist!!!
I love split, I would have loved to see more of Kevin’s system and how he lived his life. Possibly without the beast thing.
Tbh I really enjoyed the trilogy, it was just so fun and glass was a tragic end to all the characters we'd grown to love over the years. I didn't understand the end much but I guess I'm just easily impressed.
wait you enjoyed Signs?? i thought the aliens' weaknesses in that movie were doors, water, and being beaten with blunt weapons
Well, be fair, a baseball bat swung by someone who won an award for farthest home run hit in a game, would do a lot of damage.
David is Dunn. Also Glass is not really about him. Kudos to your thoughts, though. I enjoyed the movie and your video.
I really liked Glass, i think it's the exact movie M Night wanted to make
I liked that twist
I think that nobody is the protagonist here...
Bold of you to assume that Bruce Willis would actually try to give this movie any depth through his acting 😂
signs???
You can't just be Dunne David
"Being born with special abilities doesn't make you a better person".
Yeah, that's where you and Shyamalan clash, because he clearly thinks so. And he clearly counts himself as one of those special people. He is talented, but far too enoured with himself.
If THAT'S what you (and apparently most ppl) took from Shyamalan movies, then I have to say: you have missed most of the point in his movies. You IMPLY that he sees himself as a special person or that it's clear, but only because that's what YOU think. Ppl mistake a lot the idea that whenever a director "winks" in a 4th wall break using something ridiculous, he's laughing at you. In a way, it is true, but not in a way to belittle you, it's to make an actual point. This movie, just like the previous ones, was trying to prove that it's not just "oh this is about superheroes" or "oh this is about crazy ppl", it's actually trying to deconstruct this black-and-white vision. Is it a flawed execution? Maybe, but it's definitely not because "oh Shyamalan just likes to see himself as special". One thing is to criticize a work, another is to use that to speculate about the author.
love your take on it. i was a little disappointed with Glass. love unbreakable to high heaven though.
Will you make a rewrite series for the Michael Bay ninja turtles movies?
It's just a shirtless man vs raincoat
I think the movie would have been better off if David PRETENDED to drown then appeared when the video was uploaded.
And if the video was taken down along with the entirety of the internet.
"That puts him in a class with Tarantino and Smith" uhhhhhhh
Really liked this Episode/Re-write. I too was a little disappointed by Glass, and while I do appreciate it, think it definitely was inferior to the other films in the trilogy.