Analysis Of The Village By M Night Shyamalan

A society is defined as a collection of people in a given area, ranging from large communities to small communities. Every society must be able to sustain itself, whether through interactions with other societies or through its own methods. In the movie The Village, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, a small community of less than a hundred live detached from the rest of the world. In this community, rules and roles are imposed on the villagers in order to maintain order and balance. This community constitutes a self sustained society that appears to be perfect at a glance. Shyamalan’s goal in creating such a society is to make the point that all societies must have both roles and rules in place in order to function properly. His goal can be seen

They are the ones who impose all the rules onto the small society. With this in mind, the elders symbolize an authoritative force that control the village’s every action. This is shown from how each and every proposal has to go through the elders’ decisions, such as Lucius’s, also known as one of two watchkeepers and also one of the three main characters, proposal to leave the village to fetch medicine from neighboring towns. The elders are also the reason why the color red is considered a bad color that brings misfortune. This is because of the fact that the elders created the illusion of monsters, known as “Those That We Do Not Speak Of”, and associate the color red with these creatures. The creatures are utilized as a symbol of fear and control by the elders in order to discourage the ordinary villagers from leaving the village. The elders are determined to maintain order in the village, and will resort to the use of fear and terror to control it. With this in mind, it can be inferred that the village is similar to a dystopian society. To elaborate, there are parallels that can be drawn between this film and the dystopian novel 1984 by George Orwell; the elders are utilized in a similar way as Big Brother, as symbols of authority, whereas the ordinary villagers are the proles. In short, the elders symbolize absolute authority and fulfill the roles of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of

She is the driving force behind the story along with Lucius, her lover, and Noah. When Lucius is stabbed by Noah, she is devastated and volunteers to seek medicine to take care of the village, and more importantly to save Lucius. Her father, Edward Walker, is one of the elders of the town. He sympathizes with his daughter, and decides to fill her in on the truth. Ivy Walker symbolizes a new generation of the elders because of how much she knows of the truth. Her father believes that it’s in the village’s best interest to pass on the knowledge of the elders to her because she encompasses all that is pure and good, and also because the elders are not immortal. Moreover, she is shown to be more than capable from her intelligence and compassion. This is especially apparent from the scene in which she talks to her sister about her emotions for Lucius, knowing fully well that her sister has feelings for Lucius. In this scene, Ivy tells her sister that she won’t do it if her sister doesn’t allow it, revealing that she is considerate of her sister’s feelings. All in all, her intelligence and compassion are traits that the elders believe are necessary to be an elder. Furthermore, she already knows some of the truth of the village from her father. Ivy Walker symbolizes the informed public who are aware of the inner workings of