The Happening: a movie reciew

I just saw the happening last night with my brother. This morning we looked up reviews because he said that it had gotten bad ones. We found these horrible reviews, so I decided to write my own.

The Happening was a disaster movie, but only in a certain sense. It was not at all like Signs, or The Sixth Sense, or any of his previous movies for that matter. It was more a statement than anything. More than that I would prefer not to say, as I believe that you should see this movie. I will only tell you that it starts out with some kind of an event, a terrorist attack or something starting at Central Park in New York. The main Character, Mark Wahlberg, is a science teacher at a high school in New York. He and all the other teachers and students are excused from the school as soon as news of this event reaches them. He, his wife, his best friend's daughter and his best friend's wife go away from New York, just to be safe. The wife of his best friend gets held up, and they decide to meet her at their destination. This is the introduction to the movie, and a lot happens in a short time.
That is not to say, however, that the characters are inadequately introduced. They were introduced with an art that surpassed almost anything that I have ever seen. I felt connected to the characters in a human sense. I also never for a second doubted their reality. The acting was simply amazing. The movie was intense to a degree that is quite amazing, and the way the actors deliver small moments of comic relief is wonderful. Without these small, funny moments to relieve the tension, it would become unbearable. Any one who degrades this technique for making a play or movie more enjoyable should know that Shakespeare, possibly one of the greatest writers (hacks) of all time, used it. Besides these funny moments, the film is frightening, engaging and thought provoking.
The thing that I loved about the film more than the moments of shear terror that I experienced sitting in that theater was the message. This movie has a distinct message to America. Or even to the entire human race. This message cannot be ignored.
Also, the science of the movie was, I think, and I will update all of you on this if I am wrong, good. I did a little research last night after the movie, and I believe that I found several articles that confirmed key points made in the movie to advance to plausibility of certain causes of the event. Research such as this is very rare in Holly Wood at this time. I will do further looking into on this subject, and write on it again.
Besides the acting and the plot in general, the camerawork was excellent. It was natural, with smooth cuts and occasional rough spots at the appropriate times in the movie. The cinematography was very well directed and executed.
The direction in general was simply amazing. You could see M. Night's hand in everything, but it was subtle and let the actors interpret things as they saw fit.
I loved this movie. I, quite honestly, believe that it is the best movie that I have seen this year, maybe in several years. I highly recommend it to anyone. You must see this movie. You cannot go to the theater expecting that you will come out exited about simply entertainment. It will leave you speechless, you will be far more than exited. It will make you think, maybe even change the way you do certain things everyday. When I left that theater I could feel an Aura of astonishment and awe. It was an amazing movie.
And I ask you this, what does the critic risk of himself? He does not share a part of himself with the world. opening it for critics to attack. Not a single critic has ever written a play, a song, a poem or a movie. None of them has ever acted or directed or been a cameraman. I am an actor and a writer. I ask you to keep an open mind and see this movie. It is amazing. It does not have a plot twist like the Sixth Sense, but it does not need one. It is just fine as it is.