The Village movie post by Miki

Ah, The Village. This was literally my fifth time to see it, and yet my enthusiasm was hardly diminished. A classic, and I daresay, one of Shymalan's best. And I probably spelled his name incorrectly. In any case, The Village focuses on the aspects of hiding the past, on putting up a farce in order to conceal the hurts of the past. Although it is not deliberate self-deception per say, it is in essence a refusal to face the past, to directly come to grips with hurt, overcome it, and move on. At least, until the end of the film.
The village has a handful of useful lessons to be learned. Perhaps the most poignant and striking element to be had is the notion that although life may seem to be fine if one puts one's past in a box and tries to forget it without reconciliation, at some point, it will come out. And once it reappears, it becomes even more difficult to face it as one has become used to the numbness, the lifelessness of an existence based on a lie.
This has particular relevance in our lives. In many ways we refuse to face our pasts, our weaknesses, our hurts. As a result, we have become numb, and society tells us to ignore everything but our selfish, personal desires. In this way, we conform because it FEELS good, and we can ignore accountability , we can ignore integrity, honesty to ourselves. For instance, I do not like to acknowledge my mistakes, especially the ones that hurt my pride. As such, in my mental make-up, I have developed certain resistances and fronts to defend myself when some topics in conversation are raised, for example.
Another aspect of human nature that The Village tackles is FEAR. Specifically, fear of discovery, fear of the unknown, fear of placid existences being challenged. We all prefer to maintain comfortable lifestyles that do not question our actions and our thinking, and that do not impinge on the complacency that we have built up. In The Village, the fear of the villagers centres on the horrific creatures lurking in the forest. Ironically, this fear of the creatures is the fear of farce. Being fake, the creatures represent the false images we have created for ourselves- images of our weaknesses being exposed.
Naturally, this post is only a very shallow and brief overview of The Village, and it certainly deserves much more analysis. However, requirements of brevity dictate this assignment. Nevertheless, feel free to comment.