Triangle of Sadness

Name: Triangle of Sadness
Released: 2022
Cast: Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Dolly de Leon, Woody Harrelson, Zlatko Burić

2022 · Movie · R

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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3

Its director stated on the record that "as he did with Force Majeure and The Square, Östlund uses satire to force viewers to take a close look at different aspects of humanity that probably deserve r…" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 7 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Asian 4.

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Creator statementdirector: "As he did with Force Majeure and The Square, Östlund uses satire to force viewers to take a close look at different aspects of humanity that probably deserve reexamination."Vanity Fair, October 2022 source ↗
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Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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Content balanceAdvocacy 7 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Asian 76.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What first appears Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island in a struggle of hierarchy.