This is how you do meta-narrative: If all stories are make-believe, then what is important becomes not to condescendingly and cynically discern and reject the structured patterns, but to unite in a community of beliefs, and the story is thus transformed into therapy for trauma and catalyst to action. At the end of the day, Shyamalan is someone who firmly believes in the power of visual storytelling and the autonomy of stories, which makes him one of the few truly original filmmakers in Hollywood.