And the ending wasn't good too. Again, as I stated in the title, too on the nose and too hellbent on pushing the same message down the throat of the audiences, who I'm pretty sure will have gotten it by end of act 2. s satirical approach is a lot like a stand-up comedian's, riffing on a single idea until the gag surpasses the threshold of our expectations and attains some overblown, glorious absurdity. Triangle of Sadness". British Board of Film Classification. 4 October 2022. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022 . Retrieved 4 October 2022. a b "Triangle of Sadness". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022 . Retrieved 28 July 2023. Be warned. Triangle of Sadness rants and smirks at the state of the world over two-and-a-half hours, which is quite some running time for a satirical comedy. But it is never boring. Partly that's because the political commentary is so shrewd, and partly it's because it has a surprising amount of warmth and nuance, too. Östlund ensures that while the situations may be absurd, the people in them are as human as any of us.

Triangle of Sadness," Reviewed: We're on a Yacht and We're Puking". The New Yorker. 6 October 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022 . Retrieved 6 October 2022. Every luxury yacht is kind of expensive. I thought it was fun with Christina O because Christina O has such a symbolic value. It’s the elite of the Western world, and [a lot of people] were spending time [on it] in the ’70s. I thought it was a great symbol of value to blow up in the air because then it also has a meta layer to it.Nominations for the 2022 Guldbagge Awards". Guldbagge Awards. 23 January 2023. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023 . Retrieved 24 January 2023. Tartaglione, Nancy (28 May 2022). "Cannes Film Festival: Ruben Ostlund Wins Second Palme D'Or With 'Triangle Of Sadness' – Full List". Deadline. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022 . Retrieved 28 May 2022.

Goldsmith, Jill (23 October 2022). " 'The Banshees Of Inisherin' Crowns October Indie Revival – Specialty Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022 . Retrieved 23 October 2022. Zilko, Christian (7 January 2023). " 'TÁR' and 'Aftersun' Win Big at National Society of Film Critics Awards (Complete Winners List)". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023 . Retrieved 7 January 2023. But then on a film like Ruben’s, you’re being used all the time and you’re striving to be great in every way,” he goes on. “Your energy is depleted at the end of the day, you feel shattered, but it feels worth it.”a b Goodfellow, Melanie (8 November 2022). " 'Close', 'Holy Spider' & 'Triangle Of Sadness' Lead European Film Awards Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022 . Retrieved 8 November 2022. However, the movie remains first and foremost a clever satire of the highly wealthy. They give ridiculous speeches, make senseless demands and look down on the boat crew. Also, the great acting helps bringing humor in this sometimes blood-curdling picture. Finally, seeing how every character evolves through the various events is really interesting for this purpose. From there it got extremely unrealistic, there was no explanation for the mass puke and poop fest, and seemed like it was a food issue rather than a turbulent ocean issue, but they seemed to focus on the latter! Hard to follow. The final shot of the film also invites much speculation. Where is our hero running? We can tell -- through basic cinematic language, as my companion pointed out -- that he must be pursuing the characters we saw leave earlier (he's running from the left side of the screen to the right, just as we see the others do throughout their hike) but what has happened? Does he know what the others discovered? Did that one character do what she appeared to be doing to the other character once they reached their goal, and if so, is our hero running because he fears the worst or because he was in on the plot? Or can it be so simple that he has been alerted of the salvation that awaits? Verhoeven, Beatrice (14 December 2022). " Everything Everywhere All At Once Leads 2023 Critics Choice Awards Film Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022 . Retrieved 14 December 2022.

The winner of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival's coveted Palme d'Or prize, Ruben Östlund's Oscar nominated latest slice of melancholy and home truths about the human condition is going to be a divisive exercise for audiences as the Swedish director examines the divide between the haves and the have nots in an epic darkly comedic operation that will likely ensure it's sometime between trips to your local seafood market. It speaks to the state of current society when 2022 churned out not one, but three films that focus on the absurdity of the rich. While The Menu (2022) focused on the "foodie" culture that surrounds so many wealthy individuals, Glass Onion (2022) highlighted those "influencers" who try to disrupt industries. The one film I feel best captured the satire of the ultra-wealthy was definitely Triangle of Sadness (2022). The humor was the darkest of all three, but it went further than the other two in exposing the uselessness of the rich. We shouldn't just slip into the stereotypical gender-based roles," Carl pleads with her, exasperated. Loading... At no point did I feel that Ruben and the writers felt for a second that they were also part of an elite, as a creation of a privileged bunch of Western European creatives, I'm surprised there's been not much to question this. Triangle of Sadness". Cannes Film Festival. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022 . Retrieved 21 May 2022.

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The film's themes land via swings and roundabouts. Ultimately, men like Carl don't know how good they still have it, and women aren't necessarily more inclined to change things once they get into power. If any one person on that yacht had showed Abigail some measure of kindness, or some personal connection, I think her arc would have taken a totally different journey, a totally different spike on it,” she says. “So I hope viewers think about that, about adding a little personal touch, or some extra kindness to people that they encounter. It’s not even workers, it’s just being kind in general, to anyone. Why do we have to be kind to people in power only? I think kindness should reach every human being, because it should be our nature to be kind to each other, and not to be evil or violent.”