David recalls the car accident in which he had been unharmed and ripped off the car door with his bare hands to rescue his girlfriend, Audrey. Elijah suggests that highlights the common convention whereby superheroes have a weakness, contending that David's is water. Joseph idolizes his father, believing him to be a superhero, although David maintains that he is an ordinary man.ĭavid challenges Elijah's theory with an incident from his childhood when he almost drowned and contracted pneumonia. David is unsettled and leaves but later finds he can bench press 350 pounds (160 kg), well above his expectations. Elijah explains his theory of real-life superheroes, and that there must be someone "unbreakable" at the opposite extreme. He goes with his son Joseph to meet Elijah, who suffers from brittle bone disease. After a memorial service for the victims, David finds a note on his car asking how long it's been since he has been ill and inviting him to "Limited Edition", an art gallery operated by comic book expert, Elijah Price. Plot įormer star quarterback David Dunn is the sole survivor of a train crash that leaves him completely unharmed. After the financial and critical success of Split, Shyamalan immediately began working on a third film, titled Glass, which was released January 18, 2019, thus making Unbreakable the first installment in the Unbreakable film series. Īfter years of development on a follow-up film, a thematic sequel, Split, with Willis reprising his role as David Dunn in a cameo role, was released in January 2017. Quentin Tarantino also included it on his list of the top 20 films released since 1992. In 2011, Time listed it as one of the top ten superhero films of all time, ranking it number four. A realistic vision of the superhero genre, it is regarded by many as one of Shyamalan's best films and one of the best superhero films. The film has subsequently gained a strong cult following. It received generally positive reviews, praise for Shyamalan's direction, screenplay, its aesthetics, the performances, the emotional weight of the story, cinematography, and the score by James Newton Howard. Unbreakable was released on November 21, 2000. Filming began in April 2000 and was completed in July. After settling on the origin story, Shyamalan wrote the screenplay as a speculative screenplay with Willis already set to star in the film and Jackson in mind to portray Elijah Price. Shyamalan organized the narrative of Unbreakable to parallel a comic book's traditional three-part story structure. As he begins to grapple with this discovery, he comes to the attention of disabled comic book store owner Elijah Price (Jackson), who manipulates David to understand him. In Unbreakable, David Dunn (Willis) survives a train crash with no injuries, leading to the realization that he harbors superhuman abilities. It is the first installment in the Unbreakable film series. Jackson, Robin Wright, Spencer Treat Clark, and Charlayne Woodard. Night Shyamalan, and starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Unbreakable is a 2000 American superhero thriller film written, produced, and directed by M.
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