{"id":3550,"date":"2023-08-08T15:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T21:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=3550"},"modified":"2023-06-29T21:20:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T03:20:22","slug":"movie-triangle-of-sadness-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/08\/movie-triangle-of-sadness-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"MOVIE: Triangle of Sadness (2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/u><\/strong>Year: 2022
\nRating: R
\nLength: 147 minutes \/ 2.45 hours<\/p>\n

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<\/em><\/a> (2022) focused on the “foodie” culture that surrounds so many wealthy individuals, Glass Onion<\/em> (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<\/em> (2022). The humor was the darkest of all three, but it went further than the other two in exposing the uselessness of the rich.<\/p>\n

The first act sets up all the ridiculous things that rich people do. From absurd reasons to dump a romantic interest to how little money they actually have on hand, the audience gets a glimpse into their absurd world of opulence. Once the yacht enters the picture in the second act, we see all the different varieties of rich and how they almost have their own language. Then the tables turn. Wealth cannot control the weather or a person’s bodily functions. By the third act, the roles have been reversed and the invisible working-level people prove they have much more worth when money is not involved.<\/p>\n

Without the third act, Triangle of Sadness<\/em> merely highlights the disconnected world of the rich. By flipping the situation around, this film shows that the wealthy have no inherent value or anything to contribute to society. Once the currency shifts from dollars to donuts, useful skills become much more valuable. And for those who are merely trying to survive in a neoliberal society, they must adapt and learn all the skills that the rich have offloaded to those they consider “beneath them.” This is the brilliance of Triangle of Sadness<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Highlighting the uselessness of the rich, I give Triangle of Sadness<\/em> 5.0 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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