Dude, I seriously do not search you out DILinator, lol, but you just happen to say things that drive me crazy. I think I would have much less of a problem with your points if you wouldn't phrase them as a matter of fact.
I'm sorry I drive you crazy, but I guess I'm a burden you'll have to bear. I stand behind everything I say, and I say it matter of factly because I believe it to be fact. If I didn't believe something to be fact, why would I say it? People who don't have a conviction about what they're saying are not very believable.
In the excerpt you quoted that evidentially "drove you crazy" I believe what I stated to be fact. The Village is a very misunderstood movie, in that even people who claim to understand it, and then start saying it had to do with 9/11, or was an anti-war statement, are way off base. In the reviews I've read, people either complain about how it wasn't scary, or the twist was predictable and happened too early. Neither is even the point of the movie, so the people obviously "didn't get it". (DING!) There's a lot more that could be said about that film in particular, but this isn't the place for that.
As for supposed contradictions, again, there are none. I explained it all in the post above, even referencing LITW as an example of a movie where Night did blow it. That discussion as well is not for this thread, and is a dead horse long over being beaten in LITW threads. So I'm not going there again, even though I did mention why this was the case above.
Is it possible for me not to "get" a movie? I suppose anythings possible, and I'll be sure to let you know when that's the case, and I need some enlightenment. Until then though....

About BN's post above: I disagree on your first point. I do believe there's a definite message in this film, it's just a little more concealed amongst the other stuff going on. I didn't think so at first upon leaving the theater, but after thinking about the movie 15 to 20 minutes, the bigger picture message of what it was about came to me. I've mentioned it in other places, so if you're interested, you can check it out there. I definitely believe there was a message here, and don't think Night would make a movie where he wasn't trying to say something.