![]() ![]() ![]() Every other guest on the yacht is upper-class, and they all seem to blend together as the same person, which may very well be the point. Ironically, their heightened characterization does nothing but reinforce socioeconomic realities that are quite familiar. Other guests on the yacht include Winston (Oliver Ford Davies) and his wife Clementine (Amanda Walker), who make their living manufacturing hand grenades. Their interactions are incredibly entertaining and comedic, with Dimitry often stating outright, “I sell shit” - a statement that, although true to his sewage entrepreneurship, highlights the film’s intentional lack of in-depth introspection or analysis. The two men often share drunken scenes together, exchanging famous philosophical and political quotes from Karl Marx, Noam Chomsky and Mark Twain. We’re introduced to a plethora of characters, including the alcoholic communist captain Thomas Smith (Woody Harrelson) and capitalist Russian businessman Dimitry (Zlatko Burić). The second half of “Triangle of Sadness” is its most entertaining, revolving around an expensive yacht trip that Carl and Yaya are able to board for free. Their argument, at the end of the day, very much means nothing in the grand scheme of what Östlund is attempting to communicate with his film. ![]() Carl and Yaya’s problems are minor inconveniences. They then have a heated argument about gender roles that prides itself on its lack of subtleness - the commentary is so purposefully ham-fisted that it strikes as hilarious. While Yaya makes more money than Carl, she assumes he will pay the check and doesn’t offer to pay, which upsets him. Later that night, they find themselves fighting over the check. The following scene is of a fashion shadow with Carl’s girlfriend, Yaya (Charlbi Dean Kriek). Immediately, the film begins to comment on the financial inequality between male and female models, with female models making significantly more money and holding higher status. Split into three parts, Östlund’s film begins with a look into the world of male modeling, in which the viewer is introduced to one of the film’s many leads, Carl (Harris Dickinson). Whatever the case, “Triangle of Sadness” is ambitious in its craft, albeit a tad scatterbrained with its heavy-handed commentary. The director’s previous film, “The Square” - which won the Palme d’Or as well - also commented on class structure, granted in a much more grounded manner despite both films’ satirical nature. In his new film, Östlund examines social hierarchies, gender roles, conflicting political ideologies, financial inequality and so much more, that it’s quite admirable the entire piece didn’t wind up a complete mess. Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund’s “Triangle of Sadness,” which took home the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival this year, is one of the year’s most anticipated and acclaimed films. ![]()
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