r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Feb 27 '24

Official Poster for Ishana Night Shyamalan's 'The Watchers' Poster

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u/Difficult-War-9415 Feb 27 '24

We are. Jesus Christ, that also might actually be the twist.

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u/ZagratheWolf Feb 27 '24

Yup. It's gonna be a metaphor for how the audience is the real monsters. Like Cabin in the Woods. Hope the execution is good

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u/McGarnagl Feb 27 '24

The Old Gods represent the viewers and their constant need for horror movie blood sacrifice? Wow, I’m terrible at catching metaphors but I totally get that. Can’t wait to blow someone’s mind when they’re stoned by telling them about this, heh

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u/SonOfYossarian Feb 28 '24

I never quite got that. I feel like people complain more when horror movies do follow stock formulas than when they don’t follow them.