( unless they were really demons all along, not aliens, which eliminates most of the fridge logic, but sadly not the lameness ) * All of the above can be answered by the simple fact that Shyamalan was intentionally making a B-Movie with an A budget. * This was taken off the main page, so I'll put it here instead. So it's established that there are no coincidences -- it was a tagline for the film, if I recall correctly -- leaving us to conclude that God is responsible for basically everything in it. And if this is true, he is the epitome of jerkassery. He traumatizes an entire family and an Indian veterinarian in various ways before the movie even starts -- then either sends or, through omission of action, allows a significant portion of humanity to be abducted by aliens. All so he ca