The Happening

I don't think there is much deeper meaning to this film.

Here's my take: Imo the film is about the end of the world as we know it, armageddon, 'earth' is getting rid of the humans. But Night isn't using the usual huge explosions, asteroids, earthquakes etc., but simple plants (= 'nature') who are doing the killing. Nature's revenge on mankind for centuries of abuse.

The events in the North East of the U.S. were the last warning: If you don't change your ways, humans, this is what will happen. Obviously nothing changed, symbolized by Mark and Zooey having a "normal" life after the events, as if nothing happened. Hence: Worldwide extinction, starting in Paris. The End.

I agree with some of Nikopol's theory on some of it. But I had a different take Glow. I don't feel its an end of the world movie. It was a movie directed at respecting are environment. Before the Paris scene the news stations are going on how no one believed that this was the work of the plants. They were convinced that because it only happened in the North East that it was a isolated government experiment gone wrong.

I new exactly what was going to happen after they had the new's scenes showing that people didn't believe it was the work of the plants. Bingo the plants decide to strike another Country to prove it wasn't an isolated incident and that people need to show more respect to the environment.

There were no previous signs of warnings from the plants prior to the suicide spree in the North East. So how can there first warning be there last warning? I believe Paris is the last warning to not mess with mother earth.