Spoiler alert! This article contains spoilers for the entire movie.

Mystery films have always dealt with the dark side of each era. In the late 19th century, when classics like Sherlock Holmes were being written, modern cities were emerging and urban problems were arising. Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" features discrimination and prejudice based on status and class as its main themes. 'Hercule Poirot', the protagonist in Christie's novels, is also a character that reflects the situation immediately after World War I.

In this sense, the 2019 film 'Knives Out' is a successful modern reimagining of classic mystery films. 'Benoit Blanc' (Daniel Craig), the last great detective left in this world, is called to a mansion in the United States. The mansion belongs to the famous mystery novelist, 'Harlan Thrombey'. However, he was found murdered on the night of his 85th birthday. **And everyone who was at the mansion that night has a motive for murder.**

At first glance, it seems like a typical detective novel, but this film is a black comedy that mocks the United States during the Donald Trump era from beginning to end. In particular, it focuses on the hypocrisy of the wealthy white class. They claim to be against racism and some seem to oppose Donald Trump's anti-immigration policies. But their attitude changes when Harlan Thrombey's will is discovered. His entire inheritance is to be inherited by Marta Cabrera (Ana De Armas), the Hispanic caregiver. **This is because his entire inheritance is to be inherited by Marta Cabrera (Ana De Armas), the Hispanic caregiver.**

The only person in the Thrombey family who helps Marta is Harlan's grandson, 'Ransom' (Chris Evans). But ultimately, he turns out to have been trying to use Marta. He knew that his grandfather was going to give all his property to Marta, so he killed his grandfather and tried to pin it on Marta.

After all the truth is revealed by Benoit Blanc, Ransom yells, "We can't lose our family mansion." But Blanc laughs hysterically at him. And he tells him, "This mansion was bought by your grandfather from a Middle Eastern businessman in the 1980s." It's a device that reminds us that while white people think America is theirs, they drove out the indigenous people and took over the American continent.

This film is also quite entertaining as a mystery, not just as a black comedy. Clues to the ending and the truth are cleverly planted throughout the film, making it enjoyable to watch multiple times and find hidden clues. After the film's success, Netflix acquired the distribution rights, and the sequel 'Knives Out: Glass Onion' was released as a Netflix original film.