M. Night Shyamalan really delivers on this one. I really enjoyed how this movie didn't rely on overwhelming darkness (it's actually set mostly in beautiful scenic daylight) or jump scares, but rather a focuses on the realistic dread of feeling that time is running out, and life is passing by too fast. This movie, while having an awesome scary plot and visuals, actually left me feeling more encouraged to "smell the flowers" and enjoy my life. The message I saw in my life was just that - life is fast, and resisting the passing of time is futile, the only way to truly resist the existential dread of aging is the live life in the moment, not take life so seriously, and understand that in the end the only important thing is love and togetherness. I also really liked the question this movie poses about anti-aging technology, and medical advancement to prolong life - what is the cost, and who pays that cost? I highly recommend this movie.
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