I dislike this film. It's boring and random and one of the few films where I, personally, thought that the acting was stale. The overall movie is so much about "delivering the message" that plot nosedives and ends up becoming bland. Triangle of Sadness" (PDF). Cannes Film Festival. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 May 2022 . Retrieved 21 May 2022. Triangle of Sadness". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022 . Retrieved 22 February 2023. First of all, the movie exaggeratedly tries to criticize contemporary society. The world of modeling is fake and superficial. Influencers are self-consumed and shallow. The rich and famous are greedy and soulless. The poor are jealous and vengeful. This movie brings up so many tired old stereotypes that it doesn't become a satire of contemporary society but rather a satire of its very own kind: pretentiously moralizing films attempting to please trendy prejudices.

This is all capped off by one of those ambiguous endings that some people will love and that will send others across the internet into a froth of rage. Unfortunately, whilst there were some strong moments (mostly in the trailer) and I enjoyed many of the performances, it felt overly long and rather self-satisfied. But there is yet another layer: stripped of all their belongings, convinced that everyone is now equal and can distribute their resources in terms of need, the tiny society they form soon evolves to a point whereby it starts to resemble a prototype of the very system it sought to destroy. What this implies, I leave for you to decide. TIFF announces films in the Gala and Special Presentations programmes" (Press release). Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022 . Retrieved 14 September 2022. Triangle of Sadness is the third film by Swedish writer-director Östlund (following 2014's Force Majeure and 2017's The Square) that's set in the glamorous and exclusive worlds of the privileged classes, and subjects its characters, especially its men, to some eye-wateringly brutal humiliations and comeuppances.

Beyond Fest 2022 'Triangle of Sadness' review". We Live Entertainment. 5 October 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023 . Retrieved 4 March 2023. Ntim, Zac (19 January 2023). "BAFTA Film Awards Nominations: 'All Quiet On The Western Front,' 'Banshees Of Inisherin' & 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Lead — The Complete List". Deadline. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023 . Retrieved 19 January 2023.

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.Our Review, Movie: Triangle of Sadness". Kaplan vs Kaplan. 7 October 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023 . Retrieved 4 March 2023. 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. 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.

a b Keslassy, Elsa (5 February 2021). " 'The Square' Helmer Ruben Ostlund on Filming 'Triangle of Sadness' With Woody Harrelson During Pandemic (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021 . Retrieved 5 February 2021.Triangle of Sadness is outstanding. My only complaints are minor, including a few character moments that don't make sense -- and can't really be explained away by in-text stupidity -- as well as exactly one CGI donkey that doesn't look great. Still, this is the best time I've had in a movie theater in a long time, as is so often the case when the attendees are offered puke bags and at least one viewer is forced to leave the auditorium for some air.

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.Roxborough, Scott (23 January 2023). " 'Triangle of Sadness' Cleans Up at Sweden's Guldbagge Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023 . Retrieved 24 January 2023. De Leon characterizes that relationship as “kind of abusive, in a way,” because her lover had power over her and was older, maybe 19 or so. “To her, it wasn’t abuse — she was really in love,” she says. “But he didn’t care for her. He just used her. And when she left the household, she got a miscarriage, and that’s how she lost the baby. After that, as she grew up, as she matured, she looked at that experience in retrospect, and realized that he took advantage of her, and that the man he loved betrayed her. 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. I accidentally stumbled into this movie and I can tell you that his story fascinated me from the very start! Without anything in particular dramatic happening at all, a FASCINATING tension / intrigue was slowly building up inside this story. THAT's the trademark of a brilliant writer and director!