Feature 14 of 17 · 2021
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It's only a matter of time.
July 23, 2021108 minPG-13Written & directed by M. Night Shyamalan
Quotes · 10
What they said
“[to Trent aged 6] Stop wishing away this moment.”
“There's something wrong with this beach!”
“[signs of aging are more noticeable on certain skin colors] First time they wish they were Black.”
“[now pregnant] We were just playing. It's ok. I just got a little fat.”
“How would you feel if a fifty-year-old man called and said he was your six-year-old nephew?”
Scenes · 5
Jarin: The dog has died!
Charles: He was only just alive!
Guy: Were we fighting about something?
Prisca: We were.
Guy: Well... whatever it was, I'm not mad anymore. I can't remember - why did we want to leave this beach? So beautiful... It doesn't matter. It's funny, I forget the word... it's about my feelings for you.
Prisca: I know.
Trent Aged 15: Babies crying helps them breathe. We looked that up, didn't we, Mom?
Patricia: We wrapped him around the towel to clean him up, then he looked around and closed his eyes. We had him around the towel for one minute.
Chrystal: He died from lack of attention!
Mid-Sized Sedan: Things are moving too fast here for the baby to survive.
[Kara and Trent sit in the sand as she clutches the remains of their newborn son and stares off into the distance]
Kara Aged 15: We're not getting off this beach. We never had a prom. Or a graduation. There's so many memories we didn't have. It's not fair...
Trent Aged 15: [leaning against her] He needs to rest now.
[She looks at him, then away again, vacantly loosening her grip on the bundle and allowing him to take it]
Kara Aged 15: I'm scared.
Trent Aged 15: It's best to focus on specifics in the present in unsettling situations.
Kara Aged 15: Mm-hmm.
Trent Aged 15: Like breathing.
Kara Aged 15: What's happening to us? Are we sick, too?
Trent Aged 15: No, I don't think so. I think we're just growing.
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