M. Night Shyamalan doesn't always make great movies, but never let it say he's doing Bored movies. From the stone-cold classic that is a "sixth sense" On the wackadoo nature of the "event", man certainly knows how to maintain things interesting. From all the production of Shyamalan in recent years, the "old" stands out as his biggest swing. Also, it is, at least in part, inspired by the works of Agatha Christie.

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Until Christie and Shyamalan look like a natural pairing, the director was inspired by her while making her "old". For those who may need a refresher, the film focuses on a family of tropical vacation. They discover a hidden beach where they decide to relax in peace for several hours. However, they soon discover that the beach makes them quickly old, distilling their entire life in one day.

The film itself was directly inspired by a French graphic novel named "Sandcastle". Less directly, it was inspired by Christie's works. In an interview in 2021 with Geck's dayShyamalan explained that, especially in the early parts of the film, they thought about how Christie would put characters in her books.

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"We would say we referred to certain scenes, like the scene of the restaurant where you meet all the characters, such as," well, well, (this is) the scene of the Agatha Christie restaurant. We will meet everyone in this scene, all the characters will be set. "" "

Agatha Christie's books have inspired many direct films and TV adaptations over the years, Including Hercule's recent trilogy of Kenneth Branag's Poor. However, Chyamalan and many other directors were inspired by her writing to put their twists on something like Christie. After all, learn the best of the best.

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In the "old", Children's characters Trent and Idlib are playing early by asking all the guests: "What is your name and occupation?" - Establishing some basic information about them just as Christie does in her novels. "(We have) this sense of a group of people who would not normally be together and find out what their occupations are and learn who they are and that they have special traits," Shijalan said in the same interview. "You are wondering what is happening and their relationship with each other and they are chosen one by one."

Christie's similarities do not stop there with this film. Shyamalan also explained that the "old" carries terror immediately in daylight, rather than hiding it in the shadows. This is not unlike "Evil under the Sun", one of Agatha Christie's most famous novels. Here's how Shiamalan explained:

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"I think another aspect of what I found interesting is maybe I am attracted to this because Agatha Christie is doing some dark things in the open or at many, very beautiful locations. Something bad happens on a vacation or architectural digging, or these different settings. That mixing death and horror against something is something I love."

You can grab the "old" 4K, Blu-ray or Amazon DVD.