M Night Shyamalan Analysis

Is there something living in the shadows of the earth? Since the beginning of man’s existence, he has struggled with the fact that they are not alone in the world. M. Night Shyamalan uses the characters Graham (dad) and Merrill (uncle) from the film “signs” to show the that people struggle with faith when something tragic happens to them. They use imagery, flashbacks, and symbolism to help show why they struggle with faith. First and foremost, M. Night Shyamalan uses imagery in the movie that shows how Graham had faith before the tragic death of his wife. For example, they show in the film an outline of the cross on the wall where it used to hang. That shows where Graham struggles with the ability to teach the word of God if he doesn’t believe in him at that point of time. Also when Graham gets a phone call and they show where his wife unfinished dress in the bedroom which shows us that her life was ended sudden and unexpected. It makes Graham question his faith and the way he does things in life without her.
They keep going back to his wife's death in the film Graham struggles with the fact she died for nothing. But they go back to his wife’s last words because she said to tell Marill to “never stop swings”. Which leads up to the final scene of them killing the aliens. Also, the death of his wife and the way they keep going back to that day of the accident in the film little by little they are showing that he still wants to believe, but Graham struggles with believing again because he doesn’t want to know that his God would do this to his family. But it shows him that she had to die cause if not Marrill not be there to help get rid of the aliens and Graham when not know what to do without looking back to the