M. Night a Huge Prick? I've been Telling People for Years.

[Brodie]

Link (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2010/07/night-shyamalan-confronted-by-one-of-his-critics.html)

One of Night Shyamalan's media detractors managed to infiltrate this recent Mexico City press conference where he was promoting "The Last Airbender." She basically asked the filmmaker what everyone else has been thinking: Why have your movies gotten worse and worse as time goes on? His answer? Well, unless you're a fan of insufferable arrogance, it's not pretty


The video is crazy.

[Eiko]

Yea you got that right it is crazy.

[Jester]

Wow, almost makes me regret enjoying Unbreakable and The 6th Sence

[Koi]

I have to agree with some of the comments on the page, how would you respond to that? I mean that was a rude question. To me what he did was not arrogant at all. Asking a question like that? Is just dumb and bad journaling.

[Brodie]

You can say that, and thats fine, but its a bit worse to be the person responding with "If I thought like you, I'D KILL MYSELF."

[gobo]

Rude question meets reasonably pretentious answer... Makes sense.

[Samhain]

I didnt see anything wrong with it. The person asked a dick question. Insulting the guy. I dont think he was rude at all.

[Spitfire]

He handled it well. At first it caught him off guard so he was a bit ruder but he explained himself. I can see why he said that. If he felt like he was making art only to make money then he'd kill himself. He obviously isn't into film making for money. He's right though different countries perceive films differently then we do. I can buy other countries love his stuff as to where we don't as much.

It's hard to answer a question like that because agreeing with what the person said is saying "Yes I make ****** movies that even I don't think are good." He's at a press conference promoting his new movie he just can't say that. If he did agree with that anyways by his moral values he wouldn't be making movies anymore.

[PAAATE]

A huge prick? I don't know about that, but he's gotta have some huge balls to defend his movies.

And cue the rimshot.

[Storm Eagle]

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

[Sage Ninja]

it wasn't that bad what he said. She was being pretty presumptious with the way she worded the question.

[Krutch]

Yeah, I dont think it was too bad. From what I gathered, when he said "If I thought like you I'd kill myself" I think he meant because he loves making movies so much, and believing that he is only getting worse with each progressive movie, would be be the ultimate depression. It's like when you finish a painting and love it, then keep trying to build on it but every stroke of the brush only ruins it more and more.

I haven't liked an M Night movie since Unbreakable, but I wouldn't call him a huge prick. Not based on this anyway.