when the director is so f***ing pretentious

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saltburn is an aesthetically pleasing well acted movie that has nothing to say about anything

Saltburn seems to have been designed to bait the algorithm. Like how labels tell musicians to have a TikTokable hook, Saltburn aims to have numerous of those all loosely stitched together with a vsco filter applied.

SAM LEVINSON STOP TOUCHING EVERYTHING.

The power of aesthetic is wildly understated when it comes to what people actually like/choose to like

I was thinking about this the other day. The film itself is fine, the mystery, vibe and overall plot, its okay. It didn't need to be weird, it didn't need to have shock value. However, my marketing brain made me realise that, without those things, the movie would just be standard and already forgotten thriller type movie. Through it's pretentiousness, that is how it got its hype and marketing. The film itself is standard.

when i saw Oliver’s house in the scene where Felix took him back home for his birthday, my first thought was “what the fuck is the point of this movie?”

I keep saying this but Saltburn should have been a horror vampire/demon movie…the blood stuff, the horns, the convo at the end talking about eating everyone from the inside, leaving holes etc. would have made so much sense.

Saltburn is an attempt at a psychosexual thrillers similar to something like Burt Lancaster's The Swimmper or Deep End. But fails to provide any sort of a meaningful, cathartic third act and a flimsy attempt at a twist.

"I will never understand why this movie clicked with so many people" Promotion... and Euphoria and easy access.

Broey Deschanel said in a recent video that Saltburn isn't an 'Eat The Rich' movie, it's a 'Fear The Poor' movie. It's not for us, it's for the 1%. Considering Emerald Fennell's background, I believe that is absolutely right

This movie just exists for shock value and unfortunately a lot of people think “what the fuck” moments equate to something being good

My frustration with saltburn can be summed up with the kind of conversation around it. First we have saltburn and strong themes and imagery, it's a seemingly deep movie, but when trying to get into its depth a problem occurs where it's not really saying... anything. Or its at least not saying anything well. The response to this is it's not a deep movie, it's a campy satire. Or the very popular: it's not a movie about class it's about obsession. So then what is the main obsession in the movie? What does Oliver want? Felix. Why? Because we're told everyone does? But then he's obsessed with the family and estate, why? Because we're told everyone wants it. So then if this is a movie about obsession and the obsession is an ultra wealthy person in high class society how is this movie not about class? It's about obsession, what are the goals of this? Unclear. What does anyone really want? Unclear- because it tells us not shows us which is just bad story writing. What IS the story here? What is this film saying? Unclear. Therefore all the stylized aspects don't work, they're attempting to tell a story that dosent hold up.

I remember when I finished watching this, I was overwhelmed with a feeling of, 'That's it? This what everyone has been losing their minds over?' It felt like the first draft of a much better, more biting movie. The ideas and themes were planted, but it felt like they were just laid out to dry. If I remember correctly, the director said she didn't want to make a social satire or commentary, and you can clearly see how she just felt short of producing that bite in the film. Maybe my expectations were just way too high? It's an insanely beautiful and a wild ride, but everyone and their mother claimed that it was this cerebral movie, but it really just felt like a popcorn flick to me, which again nothing wrong with that except that I was expecting so much more. Glad to see I'm not the only one underwhelmed by this film. It could've been so much more, but you're right in that her social class probably prevented her, albeit subconsciously, to really take it to eat the rich territory.

I went to an advanced screening of Saltburn and really enjoyed it, but didn't think much more about it from there, so I was really surprised to see how much it blew up when it went to Streaming. A part of me feels like people just don't really watch films anymore if this is the kind of thing that blows their minds. I thought it was a really well made, and enjoyable film with some terrific performances, but I don't think it really deserves the hype it's been getting since it landed on Amazon. Likewise, I think some of the people jumping on this as 'pretentious trash' are guilty of just as much hyperbole from the flipside of the coin.

Saltburn is a beautifully-made film that uses shocking moments and the veneer of British classism to hide the fact that it has absolutely nothing to say.

I think the outward appeal of Nihilism to GenZ is that it removes you of any responsibility towards the choices and outcome of your life. If everything is meaningless, then nothing I do has meaning or consequence. (delusion) When in reality what we desire is a life of meaning. Which in this film, meaning means self gratification. Hedonism.

You changing the aspect ratio of the video is what tickles me the most. 😂

when the movie ended, I wondered what's the purpose of that? the main character isn't deep, he's just a shallow plot twist villain (I mean they didn't justify why he is the way he is). the stupidity of the rich family is so unrealistic and I still don't get how they got played by the main character.

I didn't mind the movie, but I watched some interviews with the director after, and it made me hate it. She thinks it's the most clever movie of all time, and I found her to be very full of herself in multiple interviews