Unbreakable is one of my favorite movies - it's actually #3 on my list of favorite movies, and it's my favorite M. Night Shyamalan movie.
This made me interested in reading the screenplay of the movie. Reading the screenplays sometimes gives explanations that you wouldn't have immediately noticed in the movie. So I searched and found it here:
http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/unbreakable.htmlOne night I read the entire script, and then watch the entire movie, and it made me think.
It's pretty obvious that in this earlier draft of Unbreakable, there were supposed to be sequels. It leaves too many open ends, as David Dunne does not get authorities to arrest Elijah Price but he seems to become distant and weak, as there is no sign of proof that Elijah Price actually did anything. Also, there is no scene between David and his son about him being, "Unbreakable" - I believe his son was supposed to originally find out in a later movie.
And I also noticed the scenes that didn't make the cut, neither to the movie itself nor to the deleted scenes. I thought that most, if not all, of these scenes should have made the cut. Other scenes were skimmed for the movie and left untreated, which I didn't like either.
In fact, I think I prefer almost everything about the original draft more than the final product. The only few changes I prefer are the stronger words used for describing the connection between Elijah and David - like everything was meant to be. I felt like that had a place in this movie that wasn't in the original draft.
And while the movie might amplify the words being said by restraining itself to using many words, the draft, having more dialog, seemed to have more overall feeling of disconnection between David and his wife. The tension was definitely stronger.
If the movie was done as it was originally intended to be, it would have been much better, in my opinion. It would have been a trilogy, and it would have been my favorite movie.
So, how do you feel on this subject matter?