Comments on: The Happening http://ajcoffman.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/the-happening/ sifting through the sands of culture, religion, & christian spirituality, one grain at a time Fri, 01 May 2009 20:28:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Justin http://ajcoffman.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/the-happening/#comment-26 Justin Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:35:55 +0000 http://ajcoffman.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-26 "And so the entire force of nature comes to a complete standstill as they embrace one another, and the calamity which has killed millions of people seemingly comes to an abrupt halt at this exact moment." I must disagree with this point. In an earlier scene someone on TV predicts that the phenomenon will end between 9 and 10 the next day (maybe not those hours but he does give a timespan). When the couple meet outside the time comes up and it is within the timespan, therefore this was Shamylan's "twist", not a metaphor. Had the time not come up I would agree with you but because the time comes up it becomes obvious this is the twist of the film. “And so the entire force of nature comes to a complete standstill as they embrace one another, and the calamity which has killed millions of people seemingly comes to an abrupt halt at this exact moment.”

I must disagree with this point. In an earlier scene someone on TV predicts that the phenomenon will end between 9 and 10 the next day (maybe not those hours but he does give a timespan). When the couple meet outside the time comes up and it is within the timespan, therefore this was Shamylan’s “twist”, not a metaphor. Had the time not come up I would agree with you but because the time comes up it becomes obvious this is the twist of the film.

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