11 Reasons Why You Can't Miss M. Night Shyamalan's "Glass"Skip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPaid PostPosted on 15 Jan 2019 11 Reasons Why You Can t Miss M Night Shyamalan s Glass Glass will shatter (geddit???) all of your preconceptions about comic book movies. by Glass UKBrand PublisherFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink 1 Like The Sixth Sense and Signs Glass is another truly mind-bending psychological thriller from M Night Shyamalan Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Buena Vista The release of Glass marks the culmination of M. Night Shyamalan's comic book thriller trilogy which has spanned 18 years since the release of Unbreakable in 2000. 2 In Glass we meet a heavily sedated and broken Elijah aka the villainous mastermind Mr Glass played by Samuel L Jackson Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Buena Vista Elijah, who has been incarcerated since the events of Unbreakable, suffers from Type I Osteogenesis Imperfecta, which has caused him to break 94 bones in his body – hence the name Mr Glass. 3 We re also reacquainted with *all* of Kevin s multiple personalities Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Buena Vista James McAvoy is credited with playing more than 20 individual characters throughout the film. 4 And since we last saw him David Dunn has been working in security Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Buena Vista Dunn's hypersensitivity allows him to sense evil in others, and his unbreakable skin has made him a pretty badass vigilante. But does doing something wrong for the right reasons make it okay? 5 They ve all been gathered under the care of psychiatrist Dr Ellie Staple played by the incredible Sarah Paulson Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Buena Vista Dr Staple's mission? To research those who believe that they possess superhuman powers. 6 Basically she wants to prove that superhuman abilities don t exist Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Buena Vista As with the previous two films, Glass is a comic book film grounded in the ~real world~. Dr Staple's study into those who have "delusions of grandeur" hints at the skepticism with which the wider world treats people like David, Elijah, and Kevin. 7 Enter Elijah s master plan to team up Kevin s monstrous alter ego the Beast in order to enact vengeance on those who don t believe in their abilities Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Buena Vista While convincing Kevin, Mr Glass refers to him as "an avenging angel" and makes the ominous prediction that "a lot of people are going to get hurt". Lovely. 8 This all leads to the Beast casually galloping through a field Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Buena Vista We've all done it, right? 9 And Mr Glass wearing this rather fetching and personalised villainous costume Who made this for him? Did he have this with him when he was admitted to Dr Ellie Staple's care? What material is that jacket made from? TBH, this might be the most mind-bending bit of the film. 10 Glass once again pits David Dunn as a force of good against Mr Glass and now the Beast Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Buena Vista *Cue epic fight scenes where nobody thinks about the poor chap who has to clean up all of this mess.* 11 The signature M Night Shyamalan twist will have you questioning everything you ve just seen Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Buena Vista You need to expect the unexpected with this one. Do superhuman abilities really exist Find out in Glass — out in cinemas from Jan 18 2019 Watch the full trailer below View this video on YouTube youtube.com Share This ArticleFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink