Split, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, is a horror/thriller film released in 2016. I remember when it first came out there was a ton of hype around the movie but I didn't watch until about a week ago. The general plot is that there is this guy with a ton of different personalities and when these new personalities start taking hold he goes after three girls and kidnaps them. The whole movie is leading towards a personality called the beast taking over and this beast has crazy abilities and is crazy strong. The beast wants to cleanse the world of people who haven't felt pain and a general theme in the movie is how pain changes you and how it can make you stronger or weaker.
Some great things that the director did to create a thriller stressed theme is some audio choices he makes. For example, when the girls wake up and see the man outside of where they are locked some creepy music starts playing.
Another thing that creates such a creepy feeling is the amazing facial expressions that Kevin (James McAvoy) is able to make. You're able to tell which of the 20+ personalities he is experiencing just by his facial expressions and his voice. That takes true talent as an actor to do and definitely makes some parts extremely creepy while also making some comic relief when Kevin takes the personality of a small child.
The main problem that I had with the movie is that it's plot wasn't very interesting. I feel like movies that are mostly set in one place for most of the time get kind of bland and boring overtime. This was definitely better than most kidnap movies because they added a lot of backstory to the character and also filmed some good scenes outside of captivity. I think the editing done in the movie also made it super interesting when going between memories but subjectively I just don't enjoy kidnapping movies that much.
I really like how the director makes you feel like this guy is totally crazy in the beginning of the movie but then you realize throughout the movie that all the stuff this guy, Kevin, is going through is totally legitimate. The fact that the director can make you feel completely different about Kevin from beginning to end is extremely interesting and shows his talent as a director.
Overall I would recommend people to watch this movie because it definitely extremely well made. If you don't like kidnapping movies you might find parts of the movie to be boring but in total it's really interesting and you really get an insight into the eyes of Kevin. You even start to feel bad for him even though he kills people and is like a complete jerk. I would rate this movie GOOD GOOD because although it got bland at points it was really interesting in total and any movie that creates empathy for a murderer is definitely well acted and well created.
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