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M. Night Shyalaman has upped his twist game with Split: in this new thriller, the surprise at the end is that it's actually a secret sequel to one of his first films.
In the final minutes of the movie, Split reveals itself to be set in the same universe as Unbreakable, the 2000 superhero thriller starring Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson. A woman in a diner remarks that the superhero nickname "The Horde" given to James McAvoy's Split character Kevin, who develops superhuman strength through one of his split personalities, reminds her of a similar nicknamed supervillain in a wheelchair from years before. The camera pans over to reveal Willis as an older David Dunn, who offers up the name of Jackson's Unbreakable character: Mr. Glass.
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M. Night Shyalaman has upped his twist game with Split: in this new thriller, the surprise at the end is that it's actually a secret sequel to one of his first films.
In the final minutes of the movie, Split reveals itself to be set in the same universe as Unbreakable, the 2000 superhero thriller starring Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson. A woman in a diner remarks that the superhero nickname "The Horde" given to James McAvoy's Split character Kevin, who develops superhuman strength through one of his split personalities, reminds her of a similar nicknamed supervillain in a wheelchair from years before. The camera pans over to reveal Willis as an older David Dunn, who offers up the name of Jackson's Unbreakable character: Mr. Glass.
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