History Film / Unbreakable

* BoringButPractical: David's method of defeating [[spoiler:The Orange Man]] is to just sneak up behind him and get him in a chokehold, until [[spoiler: he's simply dead]]. No brawl, no fight, just enduring all the trashing and hits while maintaining his own hold.

* RetroactiveRecogntion: Creator/MichaelKelly has a bit part in the beginning as the doctor who sees David immediately after the crash.

* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: In real life, a person suffering from Osteogenesis imperfecta would almost never grow to be as tall as Elijah as.

** MyGodWhatHaveIDone: What's worse is that the girl changed seats after David hit on her. As David was the SoleSurvior, the implication (before he finds out he's NighInvulnerable) is that she might have survived as well if David hadn't caused her to move.

* BoringButPractical: David's method of defeating [[spoiler:The Orange Man]] is to just sneak up behind him and get him in a chokehold. Simple, but effective.

A sequel, ''Film/{{Glass|2019}}'', was released in 2019, with Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson returning as their respective characters, but to say anything about it on this page will give away the TwistEnding - [[spoiler: [[StealthSequel and the ending of]] ''Film/{{Split}}''.]]

A sequel, ''Film/{{Glass|2019}}'', was 2019, with Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson returning as their respective characters, but to say anything about it on this page will give away the TwistEnding - [[spoiler: [[StealthSequel and the ending of]] ''Film/{{Split}}''.]]

A sequel, ''Film/{{Glass|2019}}'', will be released in 2019, with Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson returning as their respective characters, but to say anything about it on this page will give away the TwistEnding - [[spoiler: [[StealthSequel and the ending of]] ''Film/{{Split}}''.]]

* AbusiveParents: David brushes against a woman in the stadium, walking with her son. He hears screams of "No, Mommy, please no!", and is tempted to act, but decides he has more pressing matters at hand. [[spoiler:This may or may not have had '''DISASTROUS''' consequences [[Film/{{Split}} down the line.]]]]

* {{Flashback}}: It's mentioned several times that David and Audrey were in a bad car accident in college, which factors into several plot points, including David supposedly being hurt (disproven the "unbreakable" claim) and if he stayed playing football, him and Audrey would not have married. Right before the climax, David inspects the wrecked train cars from the beginning of the film and flashes back to his car accident and what really happened.

** The line Elijah's mother gives about the "soldier villain" who fights the hero with his hands. With [[spoiler:the release of ''Film/{{Split}}'']], this line retroactively foreshadows [[spoiler:the emergence of Kevin Wendell Crumb as The Horde, with The Beast persona becoming the "soldier villain" that fights David Dunn in ''Film/{{Glass}}''.]]

* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Inverted. David never ''had to'' push his limits, or at least he doesn't remember any instances of doing so, leaving him convinced he's just average guy with average strength. This conviction in turn created a purely psychological barrier for him. [[spoiler: When eventually trying his strenght he runs out of weights and other objects to lift on his bench, while in a flashback he's shown ''tearing apart doors of a car'', but due to the stress he doesn't even realise what he did]].

** The line Elijah's mother gives about the "soldier villain" who fights the hero with his hands. With [[spoiler:the release of ''Film/{{Split}}'']], this line retroactively foreshadows [[spoiler:the emergence of Kevin Wendel Crumb as The Horde, with The Beast persona becoming the "soldier villain" that fights David Dunn in ''Film/{{Glass}}''.]]

** We get to see this scene in Film/{{Glass}}.

** We get to see this scene in [[Film/{{Glass}}.]]

->''"[[spoiler:[[HeelRealization I should’ve known way back when... You know why, David?]] [[KidsAreCruel Because of the kids!]] [[AppropriatedAppellation They called me Mr. Glass.]]]]"''

!!This film provide examples of:

-->'''Elijah:''': It's alright to be afraid, David, because this part won't be like a comic book. Real life doesn't fit into little boxes that were drawn for it.