in the movie wide awake and m. night shyamalan present u with a real boy who be deal with a real problem represent now that my grandfather be dead and what can i believe in . joshua beal and play by joseph cross and narrates a he go on a quest for answer and and the one person who can provide those answer and god . neither preachy and nor condescend and mr. shyamalan guide this film through to a resolution that be more surprising in how deftly it handle than in how well it resolve the question raise . in the end the answer wait for joshua to be ready . i have only heard of mr. shyamalan pray with anger and when i saw this movie and nor do i realize that he be also the director of the sixth sense and which be in theater when i saw this on pay tv . initially i start watch because of dana delany ( china beach and last exit to eden ) and who be not just easy on the eye and but whose past performance put her on my watch her stuff list . dennis leary ( the ref ) be another draw . but and it be the screenplay and direct which lock me on my couch for the rest of the movie . and when i spring this movie on my family for christmas and with no introduction and and no other information other than and youre go to like this movie and word which no doubt only make the prospect of watch this film only slightly more desirable than be boil in plum pudding and they balk and object and and complain for about two minute . within five minute the room be quiet . by the time joshua try out for the football team and everyone be charm and delight . i believe the magic be that mr. shyamalan understand that there really be no such thing a a child story . i have a similar trauma by the time i be in the sixth grade and and there be no wise crack kid and wacky next door neighbor and nor any talk dog there to help . just people and normal mortal and fallible people do what they can with what they have . mr. shyamalan seem to understand what it mean to be on this quest . he seem to realize and we be and all of u and on the same quest .