{"id":297221,"date":"2024-04-06T12:36:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T17:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/the-best-movies-that-roast-income-inequality"},"modified":"2024-04-06T12:37:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T17:37:09","slug":"the-best-movies-that-roast-income-inequality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/the-best-movies-that-roast-income-inequality","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest Films That Roast Revenue Inequality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"317.830701362\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hollywood has a long fascination with exploring the lifestyles of the rich and famous, as it\u2019s fertile ground for exciting, epic storytelling. During Hollywood\u2019s golden age, many classic films offered a window into that opulent world that the average audience would never enjoy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But in the last few decades, the film industry has taken a more critical eye on that elusive group that hoards their wealth from the rest of us. With many headlines bemoaning the extreme income inequality reshaping society, the movies now reflect the resentment of the outsiders who want to join that exclusive club or tear it all down trying.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the French Revolution to Occupy Wall Street, these income inequality films embody the 18th-century phrase \u201ceat the rich.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1192469\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1192469\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Adventures of Robin Hood - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1192469 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"The Adventures of Robin Hood, Errol Flynn\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Adventures-of-Robin-Hood.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Adventures-of-Robin-Hood.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Adventures-of-Robin-Hood-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Adventures-of-Robin-Hood-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Adventures-of-Robin-Hood-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Adventures-of-Robin-Hood-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Adventures-of-Robin-Hood-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Adventures of Robin Hood - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1192469\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Adventures-of-Robin-Hood.jpg\" alt=\"The Adventures of Robin Hood, Errol Flynn\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Adventures-of-Robin-Hood.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Adventures-of-Robin-Hood-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Adventures-of-Robin-Hood-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Adventures-of-Robin-Hood-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Adventures-of-Robin-Hood-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Adventures-of-Robin-Hood-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1192469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit Warner Bros Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The original \u201cRobin Hood\u201d myth recounts the tale of a green-clad archer who stole from the rich to give to the poor in 15th-century England. As the OG class inequality warrior, Hollywood has produced close to a dozen film adaptions, making it one of the most remade properties of all time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the best and most popular iteration remains the lavish <em>The Adventures of Robin Hood,<\/em> starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. Despite the \u201ceat the rich\u201d undercurrent, Hollywood intended the merry archer legend as an energetic, high-flying adventure. The 1938 Technicolor extravaganza perfectly captures that tone, featuring Errol Flynn in one of his most swashbuckling roles.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Menu (2022)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1152712\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1152712\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"the-menu - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1152712 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Raiph Fiennes\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-menu-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-menu-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-menu-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-menu-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-menu-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-menu-1-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-menu-1-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-menu-1-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"the-menu - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1152712\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-menu-1.jpg\" alt=\"Raiph Fiennes\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-menu-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-menu-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-menu-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-menu-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-menu-1-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-menu-1-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-menu-1-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1152712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit Searchlight Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/movies-with-unique-concepts\/\"><em>The Menu<\/em><\/a> takes the \u201ceat the rich\u201d term from metaphorical to the near literal in this perfectly titled black comedy. The story follows a young couple who travel to a remote island where a famous chef has prepared an extravagant five-star meal for an exclusive group of power players. But as each dish is served, the chef reveals sinister plans for his elite guests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Menu<\/em> features a razor-sharp script blending horror and social satire that keeps audiences guessing what\u2019s next on \u201cthe menu.\u201d Ana Taylor-Joy gives a standout performance as a secret \u201chave not\u201d guest that thwarts Ralph Fiennes chef&#8217;s deadly plans. The scenes between these two actors are a joy to watch, especially the finale, where Taylor-Joy literally turns the table on her psychotic captor.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1168881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1168881\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jude Law, Matt Damon, and Gwyneth Paltrow in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1168881 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Jude Law, Matt Damon, and Gwyneth Paltrow in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_3486-e1701633367966.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jude Law, Matt Damon, and Gwyneth Paltrow in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1168881\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_3486-e1701633367966.jpeg\" alt=\"Jude Law, Matt Damon, and Gwyneth Paltrow in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1168881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit Paramount Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many feature films tell the tale of outsiders who lie, cheat, and steal to ingratiate themselves into the world of the wealthy elite. The recent <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/saltburn-review-the-talented-mr-quick\/\"><em>Saltburn<\/em> <\/a>explored such a premise. But the best version of that story was the gorgeous, lushly filmed <em>The Talented<\/em> <em>Mr. Ripley, <\/em>starring Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow<em>,<\/em> and Cate Blanchett.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 1950s-set picture chronicles the exploits of Tom Ripley, a gay grifter who deceives his way into the circle of rich party boy Dickie Greenleaf. But Ripley\u2019s obsession with Greenleaf turns homicidal, and the con artist finds himself on the run, furiously covering his tracks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anthony Minghella directed this Hitchcockian-influenced thriller with just the right amount of tension and precision, showcasing his A-list cast, who were at the prime of their careers. The movie doesn\u2019t shy away from the gay subtext between Ripley and Greenleaf, lacing their scenes with an extra layer of complexity. The current era of income inequality makes Tom Ripley an especially appealing character\u2013hence the forthcoming Netflix series.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bling Ring (2013)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_672984\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-672984\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Bling Ring (2013) - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-672984 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"The Bling Ring (2013)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Bling-Ring-2013-1-e1696310286891.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Bling Ring (2013) - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-672984\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Bling-Ring-2013-1-e1696310286891.jpg\" alt=\"The Bling Ring (2013)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-672984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit A24<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The kids are not alright in this satirical look at the teenagers who robbed Hollywood blind. Director Sofia Coppola\u2019s 2013 feature <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/celebrity-siblings-dominate-film-industry\/\"><em>The Bling Ring<\/em><\/a> recounts the true story of five teenagers who broke into the celebrity mansions of Paris Hilton, Lindsey Lohan, and many others, collectively stealing over $3 million in high-priced merchandise. The fact that they got away with it was surprising enough, but more shocking was how easy it was.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coppola staged these brazen acts like a documentary and gained permission from celebrities like Paris Hilton to film on location in their homes. The movie highlights a young, talented cast that inhabits these vapid, amoral teenagers with no judgment. <em>Harry Potter<\/em> starlet\u00a0Emma Watson nearly steals the movie with her \u201cI need to grow as a spiritual human being\u201d speech, shredding her Hermione persona in the process.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elysium (2013)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1054454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1054454\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elysium, Matt Damon - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1054454 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Elysium, Matt Damon\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_4955-e1690428749719.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_4955-e1690428749719.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_4955-e1690428749719-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_4955-e1690428749719-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_4955-e1690428749719-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_4955-e1690428749719-50x28.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_4955-e1690428749719-180x100.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_4955-e1690428749719-150x84.jpeg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elysium, Matt Damon - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1054454\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_4955-e1690428749719.jpeg\" alt=\"Elysium, Matt Damon\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_4955-e1690428749719.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_4955-e1690428749719-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_4955-e1690428749719-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_4955-e1690428749719-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_4955-e1690428749719-50x28.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_4955-e1690428749719-180x100.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_4955-e1690428749719-150x84.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1054454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit Sony Pictures Releasing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filmmaker Neill Blomkamp\u2019s disappointing follow-up to his groundbreaking <em>District 9<\/em> became the director&#8217;s first (of many) big-budget flops. The cyberpunk actioner set in the year 2154 explores a world where the wealthy one percenters live on a luxurious orbiting space station while the rest of the population resides on a climate-ravaged Earth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite its stunning production design and intricate visual effects, <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/directors-who-have-one-awesome-movie\/\"><em>Elysium<\/em> <\/a>suffers from a simplistic portrayal of the haves and have-nots, causing its social commentary to lose its bite. Where <em>District 9<\/em> cleverly mixed the politics of South Africa\u2019s immigration practices into its narrative, <em>Elysium <\/em>failed to do the same with its version of income inequality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But one element that has aged well is its frightening vision of a barren plant due to climate change. The film also features a world-weary performance by Matt Damon, and Jodie Foster shines in a rare villainous turn as the space station\u2019s icy commander.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hustlers (2019)\u00a0<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1018293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1018293\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hustlers - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1018293 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Hustlers, Jennifer Lopez\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hustlers-e1706327499479.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hustlers - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1018293\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hustlers-e1706327499479.png\" alt=\"Hustlers, Jennifer Lopez\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1018293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit STXfilms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/beyond-stardom-25-women-whove-built-business-empires\/\">Jennifer Lopez<\/a> gives a tour de force performance in <em>Hustlers,<\/em> the true-life tale of a group of New York strippers who turn the tables on their affluent Wall Street clients. Set in the lean years of 2008\u2019s great recession, Lopez leads a band of strippers who target deep-pocketed men in bars, get them drunk on drug-laced cocktails, then accompany them back to their gentlemen&#8217;s club where the girls steal their credit cards, charging them to their limit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lopez reminded everyone that she has real acting talent, and her slow-motion entrance draped in that fur coat was one for the ages. But <em>Hustlers <\/em>shines as an ensemble piece, giving this group of exotic dancers compelling backstories on why they would eventually break the law.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The film rewires the audience\u2019s moral compass as it sharply examines the tragedy of the Great Recession. Yes, these women technically stole, but they pilfered from the Wall Street barons who wrecked the country\u2019s economy and walked away scot-free.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metropolis (1927)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1158672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1158672\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Metropolis (1927) - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1158672 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Metropolis (1927) Alfred Abel, Rudolf Klein-Rogge\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metropolis-1927.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metropolis-1927.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metropolis-1927-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metropolis-1927-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metropolis-1927-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metropolis-1927-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metropolis-1927-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metropolis-1927-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Metropolis (1927) - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1158672\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metropolis-1927.jpg\" alt=\"Metropolis (1927) Alfred Abel, Rudolf Klein-Rogge\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metropolis-1927.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metropolis-1927-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metropolis-1927-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metropolis-1927-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metropolis-1927-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metropolis-1927-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Metropolis-1927-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1158672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit Parufamet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The grandfather of the cyberpunk genre, the silent masterpiece <em>Metropolis<\/em> explores the specter of class inequality with its futuristic setting. The wealthy residents of the utopian \u201cMetropolis\u201d live a carefree life built on the backs of underground workers who keep the city functioning. But when the son of the city\u2019s founder, Freder, falls in love with low-class activist Maria, they unleash forces that want to burn \u201cMetropolis\u201d to the ground.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Directed by the great German expressionist Fritz Lang, <em>Metropolis<\/em> features a stylized production design that would influence such films as <em>Blade Runner<\/em>, <em>Batman Returns<\/em>, and <em>Dark City.<\/em> While the early 20th-century Industrial Revolution informed the movie\u2019s income inequality commentary, the storyline remains relevant in this post-industrial age of the 21st century. If anything, a re-watch of <em>Metropolis<\/em> reminds audiences that not much has changed in the last century.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marie Antoinette (2006)\u00a0<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1075547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1075547\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Marie Antoinette - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1075547 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Marie Antoinette Kirsten Dunst\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Marie-Antoinette_Sony-Pictures-Releasing.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Marie-Antoinette_Sony-Pictures-Releasing.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Marie-Antoinette_Sony-Pictures-Releasing-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Marie-Antoinette_Sony-Pictures-Releasing-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Marie-Antoinette_Sony-Pictures-Releasing-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Marie-Antoinette_Sony-Pictures-Releasing-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Marie-Antoinette_Sony-Pictures-Releasing-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Marie-Antoinette_Sony-Pictures-Releasing-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Marie Antoinette - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1075547\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Marie-Antoinette_Sony-Pictures-Releasing.jpg\" alt=\"Marie Antoinette Kirsten Dunst\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Marie-Antoinette_Sony-Pictures-Releasing.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Marie-Antoinette_Sony-Pictures-Releasing-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Marie-Antoinette_Sony-Pictures-Releasing-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Marie-Antoinette_Sony-Pictures-Releasing-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Marie-Antoinette_Sony-Pictures-Releasing-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Marie-Antoinette_Sony-Pictures-Releasing-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Marie-Antoinette_Sony-Pictures-Releasing-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1075547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit Sony Pictures Releasing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director Sofia Coppola dramatized France\u2019s infamous Queen, whose spendthrift ways helped ignite the French Revolution that toppled the country\u2019s monarchy. Kirsten Dunst stars as the teenage queen in this sumptuous and slightly anachronist retelling fueled by its new wave needle drops.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Marie Antoinette<\/em> gives a balanced portrait of a young woman who was less a hard-partying heiress and more of a teenager isolated in the halls of the Palace of Versailles. Antoinette will always be associated with the rich rallying cry \u201cLet them eat cake,\u201d even if historically, she never uttered those words.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The production received extensive access to the Versailles Palace, filming on location where the actual events took place. This gives the film an immersive, almost documentary-style quality that is rare for a period piece. Coppola keeps the POV on the royals, never leaving the walls of Versailles, where the lower classes lived in immense poverty. Without the contrast, the narrative lacks teeth, leaving audiences unsure how they should feel about these pampered figures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only glimpse we get is when Marie lays her head on the Versailles balcony as she confronts a torch-filled mob. It\u2019s an operatic beat that foreshadows Marie\u2019s eventual death by guillotine.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parasite (2019)<\/h2>\n<p>Image Credit: CJ Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Korean auteur <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/the-best-tilda-swinton-movies\/\">Bong Joon-ho<\/a> made Oscar history when his 2019 satirical thriller became the first foreign language film to win Best Picture (along with nabbing the Best Director trophy). <em>Parasite<\/em> deftly explores the dynamics of wealth inequality through the symbiotic relationship between the poverty-stricken Kim clan and the upper-class Park family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director Joon-ho channels Alfred Hitchcock lacing tension and humor filmed with masterful camerawork. The movie starts like a playful caper as each member of the Kim clan infiltrates the Park household as various employees, unaware that they are part of the same family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet <em>Parasite<\/em> switches gears into darker territory as the repercussions of the Kim\u2019s elaborate ruse turns deadly for both families. The film remains a modern-day fable that explores the stark income inequality in Korea and the world at large.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citizen Kane (1941)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1030304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1030304\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Citizen Kane - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1030304 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Citizen Kane Agnes Moorehead, George Coulouris, Harry Shannon, Buddy Swan\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Citizen-Kane-e1695239687823.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Citizen Kane - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1030304\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Citizen-Kane-e1695239687823.png\" alt=\"Citizen Kane Agnes Moorehead, George Coulouris, Harry Shannon, Buddy Swan\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1030304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit RKO Radio Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With its groundbreaking filmmaking style from director <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orson_Welles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Orson Welles<\/a>, <em>Citizen Kane<\/em> wears the crown of the greatest movie film of all time. While that\u2019s debatable, the film potently explores how the wealthy can manipulate the world stage through the flow of information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based not so loosely on real-life media tycoon William Randolph Hearst, the picture tells the tale of Charles Foster Kane, who rises from a poor child into one of the world&#8217;s most influential figures through his publishing empire, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. And uttering a mysterious word on his deathbed: Rosebud.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite its 1941 setting, the story will remind modern audiences of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, or Donald Trump as media barons who can shape world events. <em>Citizen Kane<\/em> examines how such income inequality can warp society and comments on how the unfair distribution of wealth continues today.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knives Out (2019) &amp; Glass Onion (2022)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1219235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1219235\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Knives Onion - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1219235 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Left: Ana de Armis in Knives Out (2019) and Right: Daniel Craig in Glass Onion (2022)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Knives-Onion.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Knives-Onion.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Knives-Onion-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Knives-Onion-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Knives-Onion-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Knives-Onion-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Knives-Onion-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Knives Onion - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1219235\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Knives-Onion.jpg\" alt=\"Left: Ana de Armis in Knives Out (2019) and Right: Daniel Craig in Glass Onion (2022)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Knives-Onion.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Knives-Onion-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Knives-Onion-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Knives-Onion-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Knives-Onion-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Knives-Onion-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1219235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit Lionsgate L and Netflix R<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following <em>The Last Jedi<\/em>, writer\/director Rian Johnson pivoted to the world of the Agatha Christie-style mystery with <em>Knives Out<\/em> and the sequel <em>Glass Onion<\/em>. With all-star casts led by Daniel Craig\u2019s weirdly accented Detective Benoit Blanc, both films turn the whodunit formula on its head, becoming a \u201cwhydunit\u201d instead. As Detective Blanc investigates each murder, he also uncovers the dark secrets of his ultra-elite clients, whose eccentricities can drive them to murder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Knives Out<\/em> centers around famous crime novelist Harlan Thrombey, who\u2019s found dead shortly after his 85<sup>th<\/sup> birthday. A mysterious benefactor hires Blanc to aid the police in their investigation, sifting through the patriarch\u2019s dysfunctional family, who all have motivations to see Thrombey dead. The \u201ceat the rich\u201d undercurrent comes courtesy of Ana De Armas playing Marta Cabrera, Thrombey\u2019s private nurse, who forms a genuine bond with the wealthy novelist and becomes a central figure in his mysterious death.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rare sequel that\u2019s just as good as the original <em>Glass Onion<\/em> brings a more pointed criticism of its well-to-do characters. In this installment, Blanc attends tech billionaire Miles Bronn\u2019s weekend getaway on his private Greek island, where he\u2019s brought several of his rich \u201cdisruptor\u201d friends. As always, someone turns up dead, and our beloved Blanc springs into action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Glass Onion<\/em> brings little nuance to its elite cast of characters, all of whom would backstab each other if given the chance. And thanks to a standout performance from Edward Norton as Bron, the film delightfully mocks Silicon Valley\u2019s tech-bro culture.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Snowpiercer (2013)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1147049\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1147049\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Snowpiercer - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1147049 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Snowpiercer (film)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Snowpiercer.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Snowpiercer.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Snowpiercer-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Snowpiercer-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Snowpiercer-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Snowpiercer-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Snowpiercer-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Snowpiercer-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Snowpiercer - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1147049\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Snowpiercer.jpg\" alt=\"Snowpiercer (film)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Snowpiercer.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Snowpiercer-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Snowpiercer-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Snowpiercer-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Snowpiercer-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Snowpiercer-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Snowpiercer-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1147049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit The Weinstein Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Korean director Bong Joon-ho made his first English language film with this stylized cyberpunk thriller starring Chris Evans, Jaimie Bell, and Tilda Swinton. The movie features a surreal setting where the last remnants of humanity live aboard \u201cSnowpiercer,\u201d a giant train that travels the globe in a climate-ravaged future. <em>Snowpiercer<\/em> takes the plot outlines of <em>Metropolis<\/em> and <em>Elysium<\/em> and transposes them to a train, where the lower-class passengers stuck in the back carriages revolt against their wealthy overlords near the front of the locomotive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director Joon-ho brings his unique visual flair to this wildly creative backdrop, although the movie\u2019s class system metaphor is anything but subtle. Chris Evans gives a darkly intense performance far removed from his heroic Captain America persona in the MCU. And a barely recognizable Tilda Swinton must be seen to be believed as Minister Mason, the train\u2019s second in command.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saltburn (2023)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1201295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1201295\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Saltburn - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1201295 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Barry Keoghan in Saltburn (2023)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saltburn.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saltburn.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saltburn-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saltburn-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saltburn-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saltburn-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saltburn-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Saltburn - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1201295\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saltburn.jpg\" alt=\"Barry Keoghan in Saltburn (2023)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saltburn.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saltburn-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saltburn-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saltburn-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saltburn-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Saltburn-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1201295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit Amazon MGM Studios<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writer\/Director Emerald Fennell followed up her Oscar-winning <em>Promising Young Woman<\/em> with this variation of <em>The Talented Mr. Ripley<\/em>. In <em>Saltburn<\/em>, Oliver Quick (a magnetic Barry Keoghan) finds himself drawn to aristocratic classmate Felix Catton (a charismatic Jacob Elordi) at Oxford University. During the summer break, Felix invites Oliver to stay at his sprawling estate, \u201cSaltburn,\u201d where the deceitful Oliver systematically destroys the lives of Felix\u2019s eccentric family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Saltburn<\/em> features little of the pop sensibilities of Fenell\u2019s <em>Promising Young Woman<\/em>, lensing the film like a classic Hollywood feature. Yet the director fills the frame with many revolting scenes that make for a lurid watch, portraying Felix\u2019s wealthy family as a reflection of Oliver\u2019s depraved state of mind.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ready or Not (2019)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1121520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1121520\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ready or Not (2019) - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1121520 size-full perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Ready or Not (2019)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ready-or-Not-2019.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ready-or-Not-2019.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ready-or-Not-2019-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ready-or-Not-2019-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ready-or-Not-2019-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ready-or-Not-2019-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ready-or-Not-2019-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ready-or-Not-2019-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ready or Not (2019) - Wealth of Geeks\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1121520 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ready-or-Not-2019.jpg\" alt=\"Ready or Not (2019)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ready-or-Not-2019.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ready-or-Not-2019-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ready-or-Not-2019-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ready-or-Not-2019-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ready-or-Not-2019-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ready-or-Not-2019-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ready-or-Not-2019-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1121520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samara Weaving<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This unique horror-comedy hybrid mixes black comedy, screwball hi-jinks, and horror thrills, making it a modern-day cult classic<em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/best-la-not-hollywood-movies\/\">Ready or Not<\/a><\/em> takes the premise of a nervous young bride marrying into a wealthy dynasty and gives it a <em>The Most Dangerous Game<\/em> makeover. The film follows Grace (Samara Weaving), who, after her beautiful wedding day to her beloved Alex (Mark O&#8217;Brien), discovers that her very rich and eccentric new in-laws have an unusual ritual of welcoming new family members. She\u2019s forced to play hide and seek over the family\u2019s large estate\u2026to the death.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Ready or Not<\/em> features a whacked-out tone filled with frightening, over-the-top sequences that recall Sam Raimi during his <em>Evil Dead<\/em> years. The movie takes great pleasure in skewering its rich, affluent characters, particularly Andie MacDowell\u2019s performance as the perverse, psychotic matriarch. This confident effort from co-helmers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett landed the pair the directing job for the <em>Scream<\/em> reboot in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/movies-that-roast-income-inequality\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hollywood has a long fascination with exploring the lifestyles of the rich and famous, as it\u2019s fertile ground for exciting, epic storytelling. 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