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The Science Behind The Happening Is Jesus?
The Happening director M. Night Shyamalan sat down with the press to talk about the science behind his latest flick — and the science is a weird mixture of Jesus and algae at the bottom of the sea. Night was inspired by reading Albert Einstein's biography and discovering Einstein had rejected religion at first, until eventually he saw "the hand of God" in the gaps between scientific explanations. In The Happening, Shyamalan tries to recreate this surrender to faith by saying, sometimes you just can't explain it when shit happens. Click through to discover the deeper religious message of The Happening — and to find out where that algae comes into it. (With spoilers.) More »
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Cause Of Death: M. Night Shyamalan's Weird Imagination
The R-rated trailer for M. Night Shaymalan's The Happening shows people dying all over the place — and some of the imagery is genuinely shocking. Previous trailers just gave a glimpse of dead bodies, but this is our first real look the eerie gore that permeates Shaymalan's first foray into full-on horror. Big time spoilers ahead. More »
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Stopped Train Equals Death In The Happening
This new clip from M. Night Shyamalan's apocalyptic movie The Happening shows mass panic and characters fleeing the city. The best moment: John Leguizamo's character screaming into his phone to "TEXT ME! I CAN'T HEAR YOU, TEXT ME!" Oh, M. Night, how well you know the banter that goes on in our day-to-day lives. And Shyamalan gives a quick introduction before the clip.
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Marky Mark Wants You To Know What's Happening With Bees
In this new trailer from M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening, Marky Mark wants bored schoolkids to think about why all the Earth's honeybees are vanishing. The trouble is, unless you've got a video of giant robots decimating swarms of bees with lasers, the schoolkids just won't care. But once everyone starts dropping dead in their tracks, you can bet they'll start paying attention. Snotty little whiners. More »
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The Latest "Get The Hell Out Of Town Due To A Virus" Movie
When people start shoving huge ponytail holder needles into their own necks, and dive-bombing themselves off skyscrapers, then it's probably safe to assume that something is "Happening." In this new trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's newest film The Happening, that's just what happens. People start committing mass suicide and dropping dead like flies, which causes Cameron from Ferris Bueller's Day Off to remark, "There appears to be an event happening." This character is obviously gifted with keen powers of observation. More »
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