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M. Night Shyamalan has had some misses in his career. But when he's on his directing game, the result tends to be something truly unique. Unbreakable, the 2000 film starring Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson, is no exception. A Superman story for the modern age, Unbreakable is a commentary on the superhero story structure that predates the golden age of superhero movies. And it knocks most of what followed it out of the water. Today, specifically, I'll be looking at how Shyamalan and his cinematographer Eduardo Serra used extraordinary long takes to help bring Unbreakable to life. Where most modern films have average shot lengths of under 3 seconds, Unbreakable has an average shot length of almost 19 seconds. And the result is something truly great. |