Ruben Östlund
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Directed by Terry Jones
influenced Triangle of Sadness (2022)
Visuals Themes
…the greatest torrent of barf onscreen since Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life ensues…
…would make Monty Python’s Mr Creosote blush…
One of the latter — The Meaning of Life’s Mr. Creosote — could be the inspiration for the orgy of bodily fluids that eventually follows, though the Monty Python sequence had the good sense to last for a few minutes…
In Östlund’s mind, it would look like the Mr. Creosote sketch in Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life.
Östlund’s flair for on-the-nose comedy reaches a zenith on a stormy night at sea, when a shellfish dinner goes awry and cues the largest volume of bodily fluids depicted on screen this side of Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life (1983).
…con un approccio satirico che raggiunge l’apice in una scena, già mitica dopo le prime proiezioni a Cannes, di conati di vomito che non hanno nulla da invidiare al celebre Mr. Creosote di montypythoniana memoria.
Līdzīgi kā filmā “Titāniks”, arī te redzama klašu un kārtu atšķirība.
Östlund non ci farà mancare niente su questo Titanic simbolico che verrà devastato…
Una sarta de hits del verano se encadena como fondo musical del Titanic de Ruben Östlund.
During this act, Östlund keeps the camera mostly static and in medium-wide shots, slowly building tension and mixing influences from everything from "Titanic" to "Parasite" and Jordan Peele's "Us" for chaotic and delightfully gross results.
But it’s clear Harrelson took the role so that he could shine during a very “this is the Titanic sinking” part of the movie…
…it’s surprising we don’t see more films that take place abroad them (yes yes, fine, Titanic counts, I suppose)…
Tras un prólogo criticando el mundo de la moda que quizá llega demasiado tarde –Zoolander lo hizo mejor hace veinte años-, Östlund se mete de lleno en lo que más le gusta, voltear las jerarquías y jugar con el poder que unos personajes ejercen sobre otros.
Triangle of Sadness è diviso in 3 parti precedute da un prologo che, come detto, è una scena in cui tanti modelli si contendono il privilegio di diventare volto di una pubblicità e, in qualche istante, sembra di precipitare in Zoolander .
This wild ride starts like an art-house remake of Zoolander (2001)…
Ein gewisses Echo von The Devil Wears Prada bis Zoolander lässt sich da nicht vermeiden.
Compared to the viciousness of this year’s The Menu, Triangle of Sadness is not as scathing as it wants to be.
The word ‘satire’ originally came from a Latin expression (lanx satura) for a dish full of various foods, and like Mark Mylod’s The Menu (2022), Triangle of Sadness serves up a cornucopia of bite-size – and biting – tasters.
In a period defined by sardonic, tongue-in-cheek critiques of society (such as The Menu), Triangle of Sadness fit right in.
The one-percent takedowns prove as decadent as the meals served in “The Menu.”
It’s a theme that resonates in the upcoming movie ‘The Menu,’…
…like Mark Mylod’s The Menu, Triangle of Sadness serves up a cornucopia of bite-size – and biting – tasters…
…to Gilligan’s Island…
It’s best going into act three without knowing too much, so I’ll just leave it at this: Parasite meets “Gilligan’s Island.”
The film plays like a mash-up of Lina Wertmüller's "Swept Away" and Michael Winterbottom's "Greed" by way of ‘Gilligan’s Island.’
…it’s like a class-war version of Gilligan’s Island, with a good deal more gross-out humour and human cruelty than that show ever supplied…
…auf der das junge Protagonisten-Paar Yaya (Charlbi Dean) und Carl (Harris Dickinson) zu Gilligan’s Island aufbricht…
Triangle of Sadness is a clunkier Parasite. Both films seek to critique the chasm between the rich and the poor and show how out of touch the wealthiest people are when it comes to the most basic of tasks.
In this particular scene, there is something very Parasite-esque about the filming, designed to accent that beneath every “low” class is still an even lower one doing far more grunt (read: bitch) work.
During this act, Östlund keeps the camera mostly static and in medium-wide shots, slowly building tension and mixing influences from everything from "Titanic" to "Parasite" and Jordan Peele's "Us" for chaotic and delightfully gross results.
Se restando a tempi recenti può venire in mente Parasite (che però per tono e messa in scena non c’entra davvero nulla)…
It’s best going into act three without knowing too much, so I’ll just leave it at this: Parasite meets “Gilligan’s Island.”
…a scenario that's a blend of Misery, Horrible Bosses, and Triangle of Sadness…
…there are echoes of Ruben Ostlund’s blackly comic satire, Triangle of Sadness, in the way the obnoxious, entitled boss is suddenly dependent on someone he viewed as socially inferior.
…a blood-soaked survival tale which plays like a B-movie take on Triangle of Sadness.
“Send Help” (2026) is the mainstream horror take on “Triangle of Sadness” (2022).
…culminating in a climax that puts Triangle of Sadness’s to shame…
Death of a Unicorn (2025)
Directed by Alex Scharfman
influenced by Triangle of Sadness (2022)
Themes
The influx of such features has, simply put, reached such a fever-pitch in the wake of films like Ruben Östlund’s “Triangle of Sadness,” Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” series, and Bong Joon-ho’s… well, anything, that the moment of heightened transmission for public interest seems to have died down significantly…
…or perhaps the critique of the elite would feel fresher if this film didn’t come years after Parasite, Triangle of Sadness and The Menu, which makes Death of a Unicorn feel a little long in the horn.
It’s the kind of conceit we have seen many times in recent years, whether through Mike White’s “The White Lotus,” Jesse Armstrong’s “Succession,” or Ruben Östlund’s “Triangle of Sadness.”
…most strongly, in Mike White’s ‘The White Lotus,’ which starts its second season on HBO on Sunday.
The “chic” emphasis of late on how much rich people fucking blow (see also: The White Lotus, Hellraiser, Bodies Bodies Bodies) has been crystallized at perhaps its finest in Ruben Östlund’s latest film, Triangle of Sadness…
Anyone familiar with Luis Buñuel – hell, anyone who has watched Succession or The White Lotus on HBO – already has a pretty good idea about what it has to say.
There are certain Jackass-esque sequences that really make you pause between laughs and ask yourself, “How did they film this?”
The scene is halfway between Monty Python and Jackass…
It’s a madhouse sequence which plays like Pasolini’s version of The Poseidon Adventure (1972), and hits a zenith the remainder of the film doesn’t quite reach.
…a grotesque mash up of Stand by Me's most famous sequence and seafood…
…das ähnlich in die Filmgeschichte eingehen wird wie das Tortenwettessen in STAND BY ME (1986)…
…it could’ve easily served as the basis for a Seinfeld episode 25 years ago…
The content of the lengthy sequence isn’t especially revelatory—it could’ve easily served as the basis for a Seinfeld episode 25 years ago—but Östlund nevertheless demonstrates his uncanny knack for capturing the subtly devastating absurdities of human behavior with a cool, unflinching eye.
A last-minute twist makes for a very black payoff, but it’s not quite enough to put the seal of originality on a familiar castaway scenario that has rather too familiar echoes of Lina Wertmüller’s Swept Away, TV’s Lost and even antique British comedy The Admirable Crichton.
Im dritten und letzten Kapitel wandelt sich der Film zu einem Mix aus Herr der Fliegen und Lost.
Most take a serious, pretentious approach in emphasizing the inherent hypocrisy, greed, and lust for power that is wreaking havoc on the political, social, and economic climate of the world—take Todd Phillip’s Joker , or Steven Soderbergh’s The Laundromat .
Most take a serious, pretentious approach in emphasizing the inherent hypocrisy, greed, and lust for power that is wreaking havoc on the political, social, and economic climate of the world—take Todd Phillip’s Joker , or Steven Soderbergh’s The Laundromat .
…its middle section is set on a ship in dangerous seas, evoking the Bermuda Triangle or Christopher Smith’s oceanic mystery Triangle (2009)…
…its middle section is set on a ship in dangerous seas, evoking the Bermuda Triangle or Christopher Smith’s oceanic mystery Triangle…
…widespread seasickness at a posh dinner involving more vomit and excrement than a John Waters film…
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Directed by Luis Buñuel
influenced Triangle of Sadness (2022)
Themes
Kuşkusuz Triangle of Sadness’da Buñuel’in Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie (1972) adlı filminin esintileri yoğunlukla rastlayabileceğiniz bir durum.
They are also highly derivative, taking their cues from several seventies films like La grande bouffe (1973) or any of Makavejev’s films.
Buna ek olarak Marco Ferreri’nin La Grande Bouffe (1973) filmine yönelik öğelerle de karşılaşabilirsiniz.
…borrowing a bit from Marco Ferreri’s La Grande Bouffe from 1973…