KnockAtTheCabin's M. Night Shyamalan shares his thoughts on the criticisms surrounding his penchant for twist endings. 'If I was being critical about criticism, their track record in art has not been the greatest...'
WARNING! This article contains SPOILERS for Knock at the Cabin's ending!M. Night Shyamalan addresses the criticisms surrounding his frequent use of twist endings. One of the thriller genre's most prominent names, Shyamalan's 1999 release The Sixth Sense is widely regarded to have one of the most shocking twist endings of all time.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY While many admire Shyamalan's masterful storytelling, the director has faced criticism in the past for including a twist ending in most of his movies. In a recent interview with UNILAD, Shyamalan addresses this criticism and discusses his use of twist endings within his filmmaking process.
I don't think about it. If I was being critical about criticism, their track record in art has not been the greatest. It's our jobs as artists to power our new voices into the mix. We're not asking is there an available seat that fits us. It's irrelevant. I make mysteries, so ultimately there are answers to those mysteries that kind of naturally come with the type of stories that I tell.
After Knock at the Cabin presents the audience with the possibility of an apocalypse should the young family refuse to sacrifice one of their own, the film is then sprinkled with various spoken and visual clues, specifically planted to make the audience question whether these strangers' intentions are genuine, or whether something more sinister is afoot. Ultimately, Knock at the Cabin's twist is that there is no twist.
While it's up for debate whether Knock at the Cabin broke or simply continued Shyamalan's long-running trend of twist endings, it is fair to say that the director appears to have no current plans to stop including shocking reveals within his films. Critics have praised Knock at the Cabin as one of Shyamalan's stronger releases in recent years, with the film having performed particularly well at the box office so far.
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