How I inspired Agatha Christie one of the strangest movie M. Night Shyamalan

M. Night Shyamalan does not always make great films, but it is never said that it is made boring films. From the cold stone classic, which is the “sixth meaning” For the nature of Wackadoo for “The Deance”, the man definitely knows how to keep things interesting. Of all the outcome of Xiamalan in recent years, the “old” emerges as its largest swing. It is also, at least partially, inspired by the works of Agatha Christie.

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While Christie and Shyamalan do not seem as a natural conjugation, the director is inspired by it while making it “old”. For those who may need to be activated, the film focuses on a family who takes a tropical vacation. They discover a isolated beach where they decide to relax in peace for a few hours. However, they soon discovers that the beach makes them get older, and distract their entire lives in one day.

The film itself was directly inspired by a French graphic novel called “SANDCASTLE”. Less directly, she was inspired by Christie’s works. In an interview 2021 with The obsessed denShiamalan explained that, especially in the first parts of the film, they were considering how Christie created characters in his books.

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“We say we refer to certain scenes, such as the restaurant scene where all characters meet, such as,” well, well, (this) Agatha Christie’s scene. We will meet everyone in this scene, all characters will be prepared. “

Agatha Christie’s books to inspire many direct amendments to movies and television over the years, Including the last Hiro Beirut trilogy from Kenneth Branch. Nevertheless, Xiamalan and many other film makers were inspired by her writing to put their transformations on something similar to Christie. After all, the best learning is better.

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In the movie “Old”, the characters of the child Trent and Idlib play an early game by asking all guests, “What is your name and profession?” Create some basic information about it just as Christie does in her novels. “(We have) this feeling of a group of people who are not usually together and learn what their professions are, and we learn who they are and they have certain features.” “You are wondering what is happening and their relationship to each other, and they are chosen one by one.”

Christie’s similarities do not stop at this movie either. Shiamelan also explained that the “old” brings terror in broad daylight, rather than hiding it in the shade. This is not different “Evil under the sun”, one of the most famous Agatha Christie novels. Here is how Xiamalan explained this:

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“I think there is another aspect of its aspects that I found interesting, maybe I was attracted to this because Agatha Christie is doing some dark things in the open or in very beautiful sites.

You can seize “Old” on 4K, Blu-Ray or DVD on Amazon.