Signs, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, is a story about the testing of one man’s faith, the sacrifice of a loving mother, and the repercussions that occurred because of an alien invasion. The sacrifice tore the family apart, and the alien invasion in a way “forced” the family back together. The director tries to convey the message that everything happens for a reason, and that nothing is coincidence. Graham and his children, Morgan and Bo have suffered the loss of their mother, Colleen. The death caused Graham’s brother Merrill to come to live with their family on their farm in rural Pennsylvania. Graham was a former reverend who lost his faith shortly after the death of his wife. His relationship with his son Morgan drastically
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Graham all of a sudden flashes back to the night his wife Colleen died and relates that to what is going on in the present. When they were down in the basement and Graham was trying to get Morgan to breathe better because of an asthma attack, it showed that he was regaining the faith that he lost when Colleen died somewhat. Colleen’s last words to Graham were “tell Merrill to swing away.” Graham calmly tells that to Merrill, who used to be a minor league baseball player with a record of hitting a ball 507 feet. Merrill then picks up his bat that was hanging on the wall, and hits the alien on the back, who had just sprayed poisonous gas into Morgan’s nose. The alien then drops Morgan and Graham is able to get him outside and injects him with medicine. During different parts of the movie, Bo has been placing cups of water around the house because of a tick she has with “contaminated water”. This happens to be the alien’s weakness, and when Merrill hits it with his bat, the alien falls into a piece of furniture, causing cups of water to spill all over it. Merrill runs outside to Graham over the unconscious body of Morgan. When Moran wakes up, he asks if someone saved him, to which Graham replies, “I think someone did.” Those words symbolize Graham seeing the signs that his wife’s sacrifice caused the testing of his faith, that lead to his
Graham all of a sudden flashes back to the night his wife Colleen died and relates that to what is going on in the present. When they were down in the basement and Graham was trying to get Morgan to breathe better because of an asthma attack, it showed that he was regaining the faith that he lost when Colleen died somewhat. Colleen’s last words to Graham were “tell Merrill to swing away.” Graham calmly tells that to Merrill, who used to be a minor league baseball player with a record of hitting a ball 507 feet. Merrill then picks up his bat that was hanging on the wall, and hits the alien on the back, who had just sprayed poisonous gas into Morgan’s nose. The alien then drops Morgan and Graham is able to get him outside and injects him with medicine. During different parts of the movie, Bo has been placing cups of water around the house because of a tick she has with “contaminated water”. This happens to be the alien’s weakness, and when Merrill hits it with his bat, the alien falls into a piece of furniture, causing cups of water to spill all over it. Merrill runs outside to Graham over the unconscious body of Morgan. When Moran wakes up, he asks if someone saved him, to which Graham replies, “I think someone did.” Those words symbolize Graham seeing the signs that his wife’s sacrifice caused the testing of his faith, that lead to his