Unbreakable is about a man named David Dunn played by Bruce Willis and he seems like your average guy. But after a horrendous accident, he discovers that he's actually very special. He later meets Elijah Price played by Samuel L. Jackson. Elijah tells him what he believes David to be: A comic book hero. Elijah believes that comic book heroes walk the face of the earth and that is our movie but it's so much more!
Elijah Price is also called Mr. Glass because he has a disease that makes his bones extremely fragile. He broke his bones very often as a child, causing him to get the name Mr. Glass.
Now I think that this film is incredibly underrated. I believe that this film will forever live in the shadow cast by the Sixth Sense even though I feel that this is far superior to the Sixth Sense! Me preferring Unbreakable over the Sixth Sense is completely biased because I wasn't able to enjoy the Sixth Sense as much because I had the plot twist spoiled for me. But not this plot twist. This caught me completely off guard and I guarantee you that I would've felt the same way toward the Sixth Sense if the surprise wasn't ruined.
I also think that this was robbed at the big award ceremonies. Sam Jackson's performance really is Oscar worthy. It seems weird to hear the words "Sam Jackson" and "Oscar worthy" in the same sentence, doesn't it? Bruce Willis proves once again that he can also do more serious and dramatic roles. Oddly enough, his two dramatic roles are both Shyamalan films!
Final Report: Unbreakable, in my opinion, is M. Night Shyamalan's best film to date, and my favorite performance by Samuel L. Jackson.
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