For all of M. Night Shyamalan’s cinematic faults, from the
incredibly goofy like The Happening to the phenomenally condescending like
Devil to the outright banal like After Earth, there is one thing that can never
be taken away from him: He knows superheroes. With Unbreakable, he established
a world where superheroes and supervillains exist in a world all too similar to
our own. With Split, he introduced a more forcefully psychological touch to
that world, unveiling another supervillain whose entire existence is owed to
the way the mind processes trauma. And with Glass, he brings both halves
together to create a truly astounding piece of superhero fiction.
