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Representation / casting choices

International cast chosen for natural resort-vacationer diversity; Shyamalan publicly valued it as universal acceptance rather than signaling; fits setting and source without mismatches or identity emphasis.

Political / ideological dialogue

No activist or ideological speeches; occasional reflections on life choices and family remain personal and non-political.

Identity-driven story themes

Story stays centered on shared human fears of time and mortality; pregnancy, aging, and family drama function as horror and drama elements with zero queer, race, or gender-identity framing.

Institutional / cultural critique

Pharma-company twist reveals unethical drug testing on sick patients for profit; this anti-corporate exploitation thread is audience-visible but classic thriller plotting, not modern identity-based systemic critique of patriarchy, whiteness, or similar.