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Spoilers follow for the filmKnock at the Cabinand the novelThe Cabin at the End of the World.
Get theRobot ChickenWhat a twist!
meme ready: M. Night Shyamalan has another film in theaters.
He gently extends his hand to shake Wens, evokingFrankensteins monsterwhen he gifts her a flower.
Once the family is tied up, the four trespassers launch into their appeal.
Theyre normal people, just like you, but theyve been selected to prevent the apocalypse.
At the moment, hes more concerned with getting to the gun he stashed in their cars backseat.
As he and Leonard scuffle for the firearm, it goes off and kills Wen.
The sacrifice was supposed to be a willing one.
And it wasnt), Sabrina changes course.
But weve been through countless other storms.
Maybe this one is different.
And we will walk the perilous roads after that one.
They will endure (a little bit like another recentqueer love story).
Are they being forced into that forgiveness, and is it acquiescence or strength?
Setting aside a specifically religious perspective, what would humanism have them do?
Can people grow and progress, and at what point do the lives of many outweigh the few?
What do they owe Wen, and what kind of world do they want her to grow up in?
Its not Shyamalans wildest twist, but it might be his most openhearted one.
