My Most Anticipated Movie of 2006: Fulfilled.

Well, after over a year of full anticipation, I finally got to see Lady in the Water. Even though I was a little disappointed in some areas, I loved it. A lot. And it will easily be a definate purchase.
But now that I've seen it, I can spoil myself and actually watch the trailers I sheltered myself from in an effort to protect the surprise and experience of watching the movie with no material expectations. And, now that I've seen them, I'm very glad I did this, and will be doing it more often.

For starters, I had only seen the teaser trailer, which in essence, revealed very very little about the movie. It basically gave you a look at the environment the entire movie would take place in, the protagonist (played by Paul Giamatti) and his role as a cleaner of an apartment building. Then it set up a bit of mystery, he sees something splashing in the pool. End of teaser. It was done very majestically and it rocketed the movie into instant 'must-see' status.
However, the full theatrical trailer turned majesty into all-out misrepresentation. It's very horror based, quick flashes of supernatural beasts running and attacking, dark images, rainy action. Its all very far from the actual movie's themes. Which I suppose could also be said of the pre-hype of Shyamalan's The Village, which was basically a romantic period piece with many dark, twisted elements thrown in to emphasise the narrative.


Lady in the Water is Shyamalan's weakest film to date, in just that parts of the story were too contrived and convenient. But for all the excitement and patience I put into it, I still think it was all worth it.
The film has absolutely no horror element to it. And marketers really need to step away from promoting films with unsteady genres. An unconventional movie should be treated as such, or else why make them?

Lady in the Water - Warner Bros. Pictures
Rating: Extremely enjoyable.
Look out for: Ok, don't even bother taking a look at the latest trailer, it's not worth it. See the teaser if you want something to get excited over. Or just see the movie, it's a refreshing foray into your own imagination!
US Release date: In theatres (well probably not since it bombed real hard)
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