The Shyamalanaissance: How 'Split' Proves M. Night Shyamalan's Comeback

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The Shyamalanaissance: How 'Split' Proves M. Night Shyamalan's Comeback
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The ending of Split proves M. Night Shyamalan's comeback after a series of critical duds. Following the failure of After Earth, Shyamalan made course corrections and released well-reviewed Split, his most layered movie in years.

The Shyamalanaissance is real and the ending of Split more than proves it. M. Night Shyamalan famously entered a massive slump in the '00s, following up his success on films like The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable with a series of critical duds . Following the outright failure of After Earth , however, Shyamalan made some course corrections . The director's 2015 film The Visit saw him take a step back, making a low-budget movie high on ideas.

Shyamalan followed that project up with the well-reviewed Split, his most layered movie in well over a decade. Split, which is loosely inspired by a true story, follows three high school girls who are kidnapped after a birthday party and locked up by Kevin, a man (James McAvoy) with 23 distinct personalities hidden within him

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