How Triangle of Sadness Makes Us Look Beyond Racial Equality | Video Essay
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Published 2023-01-20
Triangle of Sadness is a breath of fresh sea breeze because it attempts to satirize human excess by making every character relatable. Everyone’s motivations make sense even if you disagree with their choices. It’s no surprise that this film was made in Europe.
Most of this video essay is spent breaking down the opening scene which has a subtle message about how modern society only seems to be interested in paying lip service to equality rather than addressing the real issues behind it.
All Comments (21)
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Just noticed the perfume Carl was modeling for which he found on the beach
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Maybe the first part is about power of beauty, the privilege it brings, then the second part is about power of wealth and a hierarchy based on money. Third part is about individual powers, skills and abilities. Leadership, brutal force and trade.
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As a Swede, Ruben Östlund is my hero for taking our weird, Scandinavian way of sarcastically and satirically commenting on everything - and he's been "taking over" Hollywood with it. I love that he keeps true to his roots, and represents us Swedes as we should be, not as vikings or russians in everything one of us is cast in, and he's using Swedish actors who's been big in Sweden for (sometimes) decades but only ever gotten casted as - like I said - russians or vikings in Hollywood, if at all. He plays to their strong sides, because he knows their strong sides. And Swedes and Russians have literally nothing in common, so why are we even being casted as Russians? Ruben is a wonderful edition to the list of internationally known Swedes. He's doing his thing, and he's a superb director.
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You deserve a growing audience. A really solid digestible commentary on a brilliant movie. Hope the algorithm will pick this up! That delivery at the end was so funny! Cheers
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Wonder if it was consciously put even at a physical level of the yacht, top deck, regular level then bottom (basement) of the boat. The wealthy (if I recall were all Whites in the film) that can pretty much travel anywhere in the yacht w/out much restriction, then the working Whites (captain, co-captain, the well dressed crew members, even the hair bunned topless guy that got kicked off) were on working on deck level to get sun and such. Then the minority engineers, Abigail, cleaners and such all working below the deck. I mean we didn't even know that there was a black crew member until late 2nd or 3rd act when he was one of the survivors.
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This is a really good analysis, helped me further understand the film and honestly pick up on details that i completely missed.
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This is wonderful! What a great movie. So refreshing. RIP Charlbi Dean
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I am really missing video essays of this film, well done!
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Best observations I’ve seen on YT. Thank you. ♥️
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This is a great explanation!
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I think race is a major factor, but also, as you point out, not a major factor in all aspects of class inequality. Both can be true, right? It is often a big factor, but also sometimes not a factor. Wild movie! love it
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A shout from Brazil. Good content!
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Brilliant review!
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This is suuuuuch an interesting take!
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I also think it is interesting that the movie critiques racism and class structure, while also kind of claim that Abigail can fish with her bare hand, and make fire without tools, simply because she is working class and brown and thus primitive. Such a meta situation...
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love your videos, keep making more such awesome videos, ur loyal viewer ❤❤❤❤
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This is fucking brilliant analysis. I’m blown away dude. Keep it up!
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Amazing review more power for ur channel 💛🤟 love from Philippines 🇵🇭
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really really good video
