I-Night Shyamalan iyi-powder keg ye-hit futhi ilahlekile ukuthi cishe ayinakuqondakala ngisho nokufanekisa umhlaba lapho amafilimu akhe engeke adale impi yomhlaba yenkulumo. Ngokuyinhloko kungenxa yokuthi uShimamalan uqeda amafilimu akhe ngokukhulu I-Twilight Zone njengokusonteka, umfana ubekwa kulayini womlilo kakhulu kunalokho. Ngakho-ke, ifilimu yakhe yakamuva, uqobo lwayo eyisiqalo sokuzalwa okuzalwa kahle, empeleni iyashiswa. Kepha kulokhu, njengasesimweni esibi kakhulu Ntokazi Emanzini futhi Okwenzekayo, ingabe umthunzi uqinisekisiwe?

Ifilimu lakamuva likaShyamalan, Kudala kuyinto enesibindi, ehlukanisiwe nendabuko ehlangana nakho kokubili i-eco nomzimba owesabekayo konke ekuqhumeni uma kungenjalo ngezikhathi ezithile ingxube ye-goofy.

Kudala kugxile emindenini eholidini ebinenhlanhla yokuwina amathikithi amakhulu okuya endaweni yokubhuka kanokusho. Indawo yokubhuka yonke indawo ifaka phakathi ukufuna ukuchitha iholide elihle. Ekugcineni, imindeni ethile ikhethwa ukuvakashela indawo esendleleni eshaywayo yesiqhingi. Isigaxa esihle esingaziwa yizivakashi eziningi. Izinkumbulo ezinkulu nobuhle kuthenjiswa wonke umndeni. Kunezinto eziningi ezibhalwe kahle ezibhalwe kahle ezivezwe ngokuhlelekile kuyo yonke inkhulumomphendvulwano kumafilimu isenzo sokuqala. Izici zobuntu ezinjengowesifazane osemusha onenkinga ye-calcium noma umlingiswa ovezwe ukuthi unesimila esincane konke kuveziwe lapha. UShyamalan wenza umsebenzi omuhle wokuxhuma la machashazi kuyo yonke ifilimu ukuze abe nezikhathi ezimangalisayo kamuva kwifilimu ezilingana nokwethuka okukhulu, ama-goofines amakhulu noma izikhathi ezisuka enhliziyweni futhi ezithandekayo.

Lapho umndeni ufika endaweni yeholide, bathathwa ngokuzenzakalela yi-vista ekhazimula ngempela. Izilaleli zicishe zafakwa ekuthuleni ngomuzwa wokuphepha okungamanga kanye nale mindeni. Kodwa-ke, ngalesi sikhathi, sekuvele sekwephuze kakhulu emndenini oholayo nezethameli. Izikhathi ezimnandi sezizophela futhi sigijimele ekuhlanyeni, okucishe kube kakhulu ku-brand Shyamalan oke waba yi-Shyamalaned. Lokhu kushuba okuzungezile kuboniswa kwikhamera ebikade ihleli inganyakazi ngokuphelele kukhamera eyi-kinetic futhi eba ikhamera yomndeni eyi-8mm. Kuhlehla kabuhlungu ngakwesokunxele nangakwesokudla nokusondeza ngokunganaki. Ukuvalwa okukhulu kobuso babalingiswa kucishe kwasondela kakhulu ekutholeni induduzo. Konke ngesinema kuyethusa.

Kungalesi sikhathi lapho kugadla khona inhlekelele futhi imindeni ithola ukuthi ayikwazi ukushiya lesi siqhingi. Noma ngubani okhathalelayo uhlangatshezwa ngokuzenzakalela ngomuzwa wokucindezelwa ekhanda lakhe okwenza banqotshwe khona manjalo. Zonke izinkomba noma ithemba livinjelwe emaqenjini asethukile manje. Kusukela kuleli qophelo uShyamalan ukhuphula amathumba eketela bese enza amaqembu abe yimicrocosm encane yomhlaba, wonke umuntu amelwe. Njengoba ubungalindela, umphakathi awutholi isikhathi eside futhi ubi nakakhulu uma ungavikelekile. Ngokufana nakuStephen King's Umqondo, ugcina ngokuthi abantu bajikelane ngezinjongo zabo eziqinile. Empeleni, ubunjalo babo beqiniso buvezwa kabili.

Njengoba isihloko sikhombisa, iqembu elivalelekile nalo liqala ukuguga ngokushesha okukhulu futhi likhule Kudala ngesivinini esisheshayo. Kubalwa kalula ukuthi bangaba neminyaka engama-50 ngosuku olulodwa.

Ubumnandi nokwethusa kule filimu kuqhamuka kulesi sici sokwethuka komzimba nokukwazi ukukubuka konke kwenzeka kanye nokuqagela ukuthi yini engenzeka ngokulandelayo. Ubuka imizimba yabo futhi inqubo yemvelo iba yisilo sefilimu. Emphakathini ophathelene nokubukeka nokuhlinzwa kwepulasitiki ukulwa nokuguga, ubuka imiphakathi eyiphupho elibi kakhulu iqhubeka… futhi ukuqhuma okufanele ukubukelwe. Lawo masethingi afanekisela engikhulume ngawo ekuqaleni, aqala ukudlala futhi angene eqenjini ngezindlela ezingajwayelekile nezesabekayo. Kudala akaxoleli futhi akalindi ukuphefumula noma avumele ikhefu. Idrama isheshiswe yafika kumamayela ayi-1000 ngehora. Isimo womuntu wafaka grinder kungabikho switch off.

Bekulokhu kukhona uhlangothi olubi kakhulu ekubhalweni kukaShylaman. Angikaze ngikwazi ukubamba phansi uma izethameli kufanele zihleke ngezikhathi ezithile kumafilimu akhe. Kukhona ukudlala okungajwayelekile okuhlanganiswe kanye ne-horror ehluke ngokuphelele kunoma ibaphi abanye abaqondisi abakhulu engibaziyo. Empilweni yami, angazi noma ngamabomu yini noma cha futhi kungenzeka angazi. Kepha, lowo muzwa ulayishwe ngokuphelele Kudala. Kwesinye isikhathi ngiyayithanda, futhi kwesinye isikhathi iyangilahla.

UShylaman kanye nomdwebi wesinema wakhe badubula isihogo sebhayisikobho lapha. Kudala, ibukeka imnandi futhi ihamba ngezindlela ezintsha ngempela. Ukuhlanganisa ukunyakaza okufanayo imindeni ebineminyaka yama-80s ebinamafilimu abo eholidi angacabangi nengaqinile, kuyinto ehlakaniphile impela. Baphinde bafaka la amalensi okusondeza ngqo ebusweni babalingisi ukwembula kancane lezi zinguquko ezincane ezenzeka kuyo yonke ifilimu. Kucashile ekuqaleni. Ukumpunga okuncane kwezinwele emathempelini, isivalo samehlo siphansi kancane kunangesikhathi sokudubula kwangaphambilini. Imiphumela yokwakheka iyashintsha kusuka ekudutshulweni kuya ekudutshulweni futhi ekuqaleni ukukwenza ngobuqili kangangokuthi angicabangi ukuthi izethameli zizokwazisa ngokugcwele ubukhulu bokuthi ishedyuli yokwakheka kufanele ukuthi ibibukeka kanjani. Ithimba lemiphumela yokwakheka liqhuma ngokuphelele lapha futhi lenza umsebenzi omkhulu impela.

Iphutha elikhulu ku- Kudala okwami, kuvela eqinisweni lokuthi kunencazelo ethululelwayo kuyo yonke indawo. Angikukhathalelanga ukuzwa abalingiswa beqagela ukuthi kwenzakalani kubo kanye noma kabili, kepha le filimu ikushaya ngayo kabi futhi ayiyeki. Futhi, ukuphela kwale filimu, kwehlise amaphuzu ami kakhulu. Angicabangi ukuthi ibidinga ukuphela okukhulu okushaywe ngokweqile. Futhi noma ngabe yenzekile, angicabangi ukuthi besiyidinga ukuthi ichazwe kakhulu njengoba bechaza lapha. Izethameli zihlakaniphile futhi lezi zingxoxo zokuphetha ezichazwe ngokweqile ziye kancane kubo. Kukhulu kakhulu, ngiyithandile imfihlakalo ye- Kudala… Kungani ususa lokho ngokuphelele?

Njengawo wonke amafilimu kaSylaman, lokhu kuzohlukanisa. Kepha, empeleni wakha okuthile kwasekuqaleni okuhamba ngamandla adonsela phansi nokuguga uqobo. Akuxoleli ngokuphelele futhi uhlala ulokhu uphakamisa umdlalo wegeyimu kusuka kumzuzu nomzuzwana. Ukubuka ukuguga kuba yisilo kuyinto enhle. Futhi, ukuhlanganisa ukwethuka komzimba nale nto encane engaqondakali ye-eco horror ehlehlela emuva kuzo zonke izingqimba kuyinto ehlakaniphile. Impela, isiphetho sincane kakhulu futhi bekufanele ngabe siyekwe saqedwa ngaphambi… kepha akususi esikhathini esimnandi ebenginaso kuze kube manje. Kudala, kufanelekile ukubukwa kumatiyetha waleyo miphumela emikhulu futhi uhlale uqaqa ubuhlanya obungapheli. Akukho okuthusa ukwedlula ukuguga bese ukhohliwe, kanti uShylaman unensimbi yakhe ayibeke ngokucophelela kuleyo jugular.