Triangle of Sadness, 2022

Triangle Of Sadness (2022), Ruben Östlund

Triangle of Sadness (2022) dir. Ruben Östlund

How people perceive themselves is nothing that interests me.. There are very few that are gonna look in the mirror and say: The person I see is a savage monster. Instead, they make up some construction that justifies what they do.

TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (2022) dir. Ruben Östlund

an american communist and a russian capitalist walk into a bar (on a $250 million luxury yacht)

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How people perceive themselves is nothing that interests me. There are very few that are gonna look in the mirror and say: The person I see is a savage monster. Instead, they make up some construction that justifies what they do. And there it is. You're rich, so you're a philanthropist, so you can cure your conscience for not paying enough in tax. Not contributing enough to society. And I recall, I was seven years old walking into the kitchen to find my mother crying inconsolably. Martin Luther King had been shot. Two months later, she was crying again. Bobby Kennedy was killed. I couldn't know then what I know now, that the invisible thread connecting Martin Luther King, the Kennedy brothers, and Malcolm X, was that in each case, my government had their finger on the trigger. My government murdered Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Bobby Kennedy and John F. Kennedy. My government overthrew good, honest, democratic leaders of the people in Chile, Venezuela, Argentina, Peru, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama and Bolivia. Along with Britain, we carved up the Middle East, creating artificial geological boundaries and installing puppet dictators. War itself became our most lucrative industry. Every bomb that is dropped makes somebody millions of dollars. You don't have to know where those bombs are exploding. You don't have to see the grieving mothers and the mangled bodies of their children. Eugene Debs gave this speech in Canton Ohio, in 1918: "Throughout history, wars have been waged for conquest and plunder. The master class has always declared wars. The subject class has always fought. They've taught you to believe it to be your patriotic duty to go to war and to have yourselves slaughtered at their command. - Triangle of Sadness. (2022) dir. Ruben Östlund

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TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (dir. Ruben Östlund, 2022)

fav films of 2022:

Triangle of Sadness // Ruben Östlund Vortex // Gaspar Noé Blonde // Andrew Dominik Tori & Lokita // the Dardenne brothers Nitram // Justin Kurzel See You Friday, Robinson // Mitra Farahani I Walk On Water // Khalik Allah Riceboy Sleeps // Anthony Shim Concrete Valley // Antoine Bourges EO // Jerzy Skolimowski

Triangle of Sadness (2022) dir. Ruben Östlund

Triangle of Sadness, 2022

Triangle of Sadness (2022), Ruben Östlund

Triangle of Sadness

A cruise for the super-rich sinks, leaving the survivors, including a celebrity fashion couple, stranded on a deserted island.

This year's Palme d'Or when to Triangle of Sadness, directed by Ruben Ostlund. And as always with Cannes, it would be a divisive film. Triangle of Sadness absolutely lives up to that divisiveness with the film being a satire on the super-rich, and it completely delivers on that aspect.

Triangle of Sadness is a near-perfect "eat the rich" satire. Ostlund masterfully portrays the fake and narcissistic personalities of the super-rich. From their complete lack of awareness of others and their narcissism, it's perfect. The writing is sharp and filled with witty, comedic dialogue. The classic use of slapstick comedy, further adds to this masterful satire. The story is the right amount of over-the-top satire and realism, that is worthy of the Palme d'Or. My only issue is the first act because the comedy does not stick as well and feels a bit out of place.

All of the actors bring their comedic a-game for this film. Harris Dickinson and Charlbi Dean (may she rest in peace), perfectly portray the toxic and fake celebrity couple. Dolly de Leon masterfully showcases when someone of lower class status is put into a position of power and how easily they become corrupt. Furthermore, the chemistry between Woody Harrelson and Zlatko Buric was perfection. Both of them had fantastic banter, and Buric is easily my favorite performance of this film. The remaining cast members masterfully bring their comedic chops to this glorious satire.

Overall, Triangle of Sadness is a masterful satire that deserved the Palme d'Or. It's hysterical and thought-provoking, and I hope it gets some love from the Academy.

I am giving Triangle of Sadness, an A-.

Triangle of Sadness（2022）

dir. Ruben Östlund

Triangle of Sadness (2022)