Split is a 2016 American psychological horror thriller film and the second installment in the Unbreakable trilogy. It was written, directed, and produced by M. Night Shyamalan and starring James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Betty Buckley. The film follows a man with 24 different personalities who kidnaps and imprisons three teenage girls in an isolated underground facility. The final part of the trilogy, titled Glass, was released in January 2019, combining the casts and characters of both previous films.
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Split is a 2016 American psychological horror thriller film and the second installment in the Unbreakable trilogy. It was written, directed, and produced by M. Night Shyamalan and starring James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Betty Buckley. The film follows a man with 24 different personalities who kidnaps and imprisons three teenage girls in an isolated underground facility. The final part of the trilogy, titled Glass, was released in January 2019, combining the casts and characters of both previous films. Split is noted as the first solo supervillain origin movie. It is also Shyamala’s first sequel. It grossed USD 278 million worldwide on a budget of USD 9 million. It premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 26, 2016, and wasreleased in the United States on January 20, 2017, by Universal Pictures. It received generally positive reviews, with some critics labeling it a welcome return to form. Some criticized the film for its perceived stigmatization of mental illness. It has been described as a “stealth sequel” and was not marketed as a sequel, instead saving the revelation for a scene featuring Bruce Willis reprising his Un Breakable role in an uncredited cameo. The man is in therapy with Dr. Karen Fletcher, who has identified 23 distinct personalities formed after he was abused as a child by his mother after his father left on a train one day and never returned. The dominant personality, \”Barry\”, controls when and which of the others can manifest.
The girls attempt to escape and Casey manages to find a walkie-talkie but her attempts to obtain help are dismissed as a prank. Casey escapes from her cell, only to find that The Beast has already killed and eaten some of Marcia and sees him attack Claire too. Casey is rescued and learns that she was being held at the Philadelphia Zoo, where she had only been an employee for a few weeks. She considers to be more pure and evolved due to her being broken and spares her captor. This prompts all 24 personalities to fight for control and the victor is called ‘Hedwig’ The Beast is told that he has been made to sleep far away, and he will not awaken now if Casey gives control over to him once again let him take hold of her again. The Beast takes control of Casey and shoots her twice causing minor wounds, before she escapes and shoots him twice. She calls out Kevin’s full name, bringing Kevin forth. Kevin begs Casey to kill him with a shotgun he has hidden. Casey shoots him with the shotgun and retrieves the cartridges and they escape. The girl is rescued by an employee at the zoo, who asks her if she would like to be an employee. She says she would rather be morepure and evolves due to being broken. The police ask her to tell them about her past and she says she is a victim of abuse. She is taken to a psychiatric ward where she is treated by Dr. Fletcher.
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