Det er ti år siden Mel Gibsons forrige film som regissør (Apocalypto). Nå er han endelig tilbake, med 2. verdenskrigsfilmen Hacksaw Ridge, som nå går på norske kinoer.

In Signs scenes do not only exist to drive the plot forward. Their formally distinctive staging creates additional layers, encouraging meanings and symbols, often enigmatic. [1]

Signs offers rich allegorical subtexts of dreams, magic and the aliens as metaphors for the characters' inner demons. We also chart references to The Birds, and analyse the masterful cellar sequence and the film's ending.

M. Night Shyamalan is particularly adept at creating a set of hidden motifs that govern the film. We look at circles, water, doors, houses, the sky and how they operate in two brilliant horror set pieces.

Essential Killing har sine brister, men fortjener berømmelse for å rendyrke et kompromissløst, ofte intenst filmisk uttrykk. [3]