Night Shyamalan's Film: The Village

Austin Davis
COM 101—Fall 2014
The Village Essay
I. Introduction M. Night Shyamalan’s film The Village offers an exemplary case study for understanding how the Ritual View of Communication helps us understand how communications and the actions of people help to create a reality where by it is adapted, maintained, or otherwise transformed or continued in a society. As the film progress the steps to the ritual view of communication become more apparent, as does the role people play in a society, how they communicate, and how the actions of these people are influencing meaning to reality for a society. The film, The Village, displays a perfect example of how the communication between people, and the actions demonstrated by these people directly influence the ritual view of communication and the steps involved. The ritual view of communication is shown in the village as a reality is created by the elders in an attempt to transform their previous reality in to a new social constructed reality which thus becomes the village. This new reality, enforced by the elders, is then adapted by the village people, is restored, and shared overtime. A series of events unfold and take place throughout the film which as an end result happen to repair the village reality allowing the way of life to be continued.
A Brief Explanation of the Ritual View of Communication The Ritual View of Communication is the development of a reality that is dependent on the communication and actions of people. This is important because communication is the controlling factor of this development and what makes it possible for a reality to be created. The Ritual View of Communication is what allows societies to create, maintain, adapt, transform or share their