GLASS Director M. Night Shyamalan Shares His Take On The UNBREAKABLE Sequel's Controversial Ending

GLASS Director M. Night Shyamalan Shares His Take On The UNBREAKABLE Sequel's Controversial Ending

When it was confirmed that Glass would serve as a sequel to Unbreakable, fans were overjoyed. However, David Dunn being drowned in a puddle wasn't as well-received, and M. Night Shyamalan now weighs in...

By JoshWilding - Jan 25, 2021 01:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Action
Source: Uproxx

The surprise reveal that Glass would be a sequel to Unbreakable blew fans away, and gave them something they'd been waiting to see become a reality for years. While the movie was mostly well-received, director M. Night Shyamalan's decision to drown Bruce Willis' David Dunn generated quite a bit of controversy online as many argued that wasn't a fitting ending for the hero. 

After being locked in an insane asylum alongside Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson) and Split's Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy), a "final battle" ensued which saw a clandestine organisation arrive on the scene, revealing that they've spent decades hiding the existence of superhumans. 

They were the ones who killed David, but footage of the battle was leaked online, and that left the door open to a third chapter in this story (dealing with a world where superpowers are real). 

Talking to Uproxx recently, Shyamalan weighed in on the controversial death of David Dunn. 

"Well, in the end, that the simplest thing can take the strongest person down," the filmmaker said with a laugh. "That it’s like more of Achilles’ heel that, in the mythos of it, you don’t need an army to take down the strongest man if you know their weakness."

Time will tell whether the plan is for us to get a third (fourth if you count Split) instalment of this franchise, but if it does happen, we obviously aren't banking on seeing David make some sort of miraculous return after his demise.

What did you guys think about Glass' controversial final moments?

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MotherFuckerJon
MotherFuckerJon - 1/25/2021, 1:49 AM
I personally believed there was alot of potential here. Sad to see it go the way it did. Unbreakable was a solid movie. I got my first jerk job in that movie, so it will always hold a special place in my heart.
DwightKGroot
DwightKGroot - 1/25/2021, 2:19 AM
@WayneFoundation - Jerk Job? Am I too old to get today's lingo?
MotherFuckerJon
MotherFuckerJon - 1/25/2021, 2:56 AM
@DwightKGroot - a handjob. Sorry I should have been more explicit.
Origame
Origame - 1/25/2021, 6:01 AM
@WayneFoundation - please tell me you didn't get it during the scene where glass falls down the stairs and breaks his legs.
MotherFuckerJon
MotherFuckerJon - 1/25/2021, 6:08 AM
@Origame - I dont remember. I jizzed as soon as she grabbed it lol.
UXASIS
UXASIS - 1/25/2021, 2:04 AM
Unbreakable and Split were both phenomenal movies, giving a unique view on a hero and a villain (plus I really liked the psychological comic view in Unbreakable).

It's a shame, that Glass was such a letdown because it had a massive potential with three awesome actors.
TheHitchhikingGhost
TheHitchhikingGhost - 1/25/2021, 2:06 AM
That would, uh, be the FOURTH installment.
Cap1
Cap1 - 1/25/2021, 4:06 AM
@TheHitchhikingGhost - Technically for the Glass franchise but purely based on David Dunn’s story i’d say he’s had two installments
dracula
dracula - 1/25/2021, 2:14 AM
I gave up on him after what he did to avatar

I was pretty much forced to watch split and it surprised me

He lost me again with Glass

The guy has 3 good movies, Sixth Sense, Unbreakable and Split.
BornToLose
BornToLose - 1/25/2021, 6:43 AM
@dracula - and The Village
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 1/25/2021, 7:54 AM
@BornToLose -

Yesss. That is a good film that was just marketed as a completely different film. Screwed up audience reception so badly.
calino2212
calino2212 - 1/25/2021, 8:22 AM
@dracula - and signs
BornToLose
BornToLose - 1/25/2021, 5:12 PM
@HulkisHorny - completely agree!
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 1/26/2021, 7:09 AM
@BornToLose -

I wish they would finally release it on blu ray! 😠
DwightKGroot
DwightKGroot - 1/25/2021, 2:18 AM
Just logged in to after many months to say FU to Night. David Dunn deserved a better arc and ending.
MutantEquality
MutantEquality - 1/25/2021, 6:34 AM
@DwightKGroot - David Dunn deserved better
dracula
dracula - 1/25/2021, 2:19 AM

What he did

How it should have been


Seriously literally nothing about these two scenes match up.
ManDeth
ManDeth - 1/25/2021, 2:21 AM
What he did was "take down" his prior achievement. Few would be interested in the original with characters that ended up going out like that.

CLTMAN29
CLTMAN29 - 1/25/2021, 3:43 AM
How was it a surprise reveal it was a sequel - when the surprise reveal was Split. We knew glass was the third instalment. Does anyone on this site proofread your work?
bman263
bman263 - 1/25/2021, 4:06 AM
I actually kinda dug that ending idk why
GhostDog
GhostDog - 1/25/2021, 4:24 AM
How about that video then? Explain that
dragon316
dragon316 - 1/25/2021, 5:37 AM
I like ending it shows pain and truth on both ends hero and villain
MahN166A
MahN166A - 1/25/2021, 6:07 AM
I loved Glass along with the rest of the Eastrail 177 trilogy.

I was however disappointed in the fight at the end of the film and the fact that they killed all three of them. And if they were going to, I would have at least like to have seen a bit more than just people around the world seeing news stories about the existence of superhuman people.

The fight itself could have been a bit more hands on and creative. All I saw was Dunn shoving the Beast into a van for a good 3 minutes straight in between cuts. Just could have been more done.
Tpo81
Tpo81 - 1/25/2021, 6:19 AM
I loved split and unbreakable & their out of nowhere connection,it was awesome & I was so excited for glass.However that ending was atrocious IMO.Horrible way to send off a pair of great movies.Especially as most of his movies kinda suck with the exception of sixth sense & signs,so disappointing to end it like that.But servant on apple is pretty good hope he doesn’t ruin that show with a horrible ending twist that nobody wants
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 1/25/2021, 7:24 AM
I liked the ballsiness of it. What I didn't like was the super secret organization aspect of it all. To just say the government didn't want any sort of information getting out would have been easier and cleaner. The way Shyamalan went with it didn't seem necessary to me. And David Dunn wasn't in the story enough. And even for a portion of when he was there, I think it wasn't even Bruce Willis under the hood (particularly in the third act).
Einschlagmann
Einschlagmann - 1/25/2021, 7:28 AM
[Spoiler]
Would have been better of a twist movie if it turned out David Dunn’s wife was apart of the black clover organization and she was just there to keep him suppressed from his true potential.
Lem1
Lem1 - 1/25/2021, 7:55 AM
Yeah, it was upsetting.
It wasn't bad filmaking, just not the kind of ending we wanted.
😕
But why did he cut out that totally epic shot from the trailer when The Beast hurls David into the water tank??
calino2212
calino2212 - 1/25/2021, 8:26 AM
I really liked the film but i feel one thing that really irks me is how they dealt with david dunn's character.

First his role felt so small compared to the other two, he also had no arc compared to glass and beast and his death was just the final straw in showing how M Night [frick]ed up with the character. While Glass and Beast had more beautiful deaths and their arcs felt complete, david dunn's death was the climax in showing how M Night hates that character.

I feel so disappointed because i liked everything else, even the twists were pretty good and made sense but I can't forgive how M Night dealt with bruce willis and david dunn. In the last jedi, luke skywalker had a great arc and a cool ending despite what the opposite side says. But here David just had nothing to show for it, it's a shit thing to do to a character that started this franchise and had a great and subtle performance from bruce willis in the first film.

The way he died could have made sense if he had an arc that went with it, but nope nothing. Even his son had a better role than him, i was actually impressed by his performance. I'm just sad that this pretty good film has to end on such a sour note because of the choices or lack of choices that M Night made for David Dunn. Such a disappointing way to end a great character.
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