Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson) is a confused and extremely frail man who is searching for his opposite.Like in comics, Price is certain there must be someone in the world who is his direct opposite; someone who is indestructible.David Dunn (Bruce Willis) is the man for whom he is looking.In M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable, Price seeks and eventually finds Dunn after a series of vile disasters and mishaps.This Touchstone Pictures film is a compelling and awe-inspiring feature that no movie guru should be without.
In mysterious ways, Dunn is shown as a very strong person.From surviving the un-survivable, to lifting hundreds upon hundreds of pounds, Dunn is the bionic man.As the movie progresses, his strength becomes more apparent through his strength and prestige within heinous crimes and accidents.Price is depicted throughout the film as a very feeble man.He is both quirky and mystifying as he increasingly becomes more like a comic book character in his endless pursuit to find his "anti-hero."From freak train accidents, to simply shaking hands, everything is a test created by Price to eventually reveal Dunn as his opposite and unbreakable human.
Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of Unbreakable is its sense of reality.The movie keeps the viewer very involved, since the reasons behind the mishaps aren't revealed until the end of the movie.The movie also has a great feeling of suspense that keeps you involved from start to finish.At times, the settings of the movie are somewhat vague.And in many ways, the settings are confusing since the scenes jump from place to place very unexpectedly with extraordinarily odd camera angles.But the curiosity created by the settings, however, is a large part of why the movie is so connecting to the viewer.There are moments that leave the viewer confused, but in the end, all of the lose ends are tied together to fulfill a complex yet strikingly enter…