10 Terrible Horror Movies With ONE Incredible Scene
4. The Mass Suicides - The Happening
If you look up the word "frustrating" in the dictionary, you'll find a big picture of M. Night Shyamalan.
Though clearly capable of great things, the Indian director consistently ruins his own work by straying too far away from his killer premises or relying too heavily on his trademark plot twists. Case in point - The Happening from 2008, which gets underway in terrific fashion
In and around Central Park, people begin to commit suicide en masse and for no apparent reason. On a building site, one worker leaps to their death from some scaffolding, quickly followed by another, then another, then another.
This is really horrifying stuff, as those on the ground watch powerlessly as their friends and colleagues plummet to their deaths around them. So, what mysterious and powerful entity is causing all this mayhem?
Plants.
It is revealed that Earth's flora is emitting a toxin that, once inside a person, drives them to kill themselves.
Way to waste such a powerful and engrossing opening scene.