Review Of English Movie Triangle Of Sadness – An Absurdly Comic Movie

Director : Ruben Ostlund 

Cast ; Harris Dickson , Charibi Dean , Dolly De Leon , Woody Harrelson

Overview : Triangle of Sadness is the film that takes shots at the ultra-wealthy and illustrates how their decadence will be their downfall.

Storyline : The story revolves around Carl (Harris Dickinson) and his girlfriend Yaya (Charlbi Dean). Both are models in the fashion industry, but Yaya’s career has taken off while Carl’s is stalling, driving a wedge between the two. Carl and Yaya end up boarding a luxury cruise due to their social standing, mingling with various wealthy movers and shakers. Soon, many of the guests find themselves on an abandoned island when the yacht is ransacked by pirates. Their salvation lies with one of the crew members, Abigail (Dolly de Leon). Where does all this leads to forms the crux of the film.

Technical Review : Ostlund takes his time building up the story , splitting the film into three separate acts. The first act is the weakest of the three. While it does bring up the tension between Carl and Yaya, which plays into later events, it also gives us the concept of the title triangle of sadness from modeling world

Things pick up in the second act, where Östlund really digs into the separation between the wealthy cruise attendees and the workers. The former is more concerned with their luxurious settings and how they got their wealth. An elderly British couple built their empire selling weapons. A Russian billionaire proudly calls himself “The King of Shit” due to his thriving fertilizer empire. In contrast, the workers toil hard to fulfill every ridiculous request the guests have. 

Triangle of Sadness springs to life in its third act. when all passenger and some crew members are stranded at an island . At first, everyone is confident that they’ll be saved. But soon they learn to do simple things, like hunt for food and make a shelter. Its at this island scenes , as it has the biggest stakes and some of the funniest scenes. 

Final Words : Triangle of Sadness is a movie that has to be seen to be believed, mainly due to the absurd chain of events that take place during its runtime

Rating : 3.5*/5*

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