Saltburn and Other Great Films About the Dark Side of The Rich And Privilege

Saltburn is not alone in films about the terrible rich, privileged, and disconnected from reality, where it is shown that money not only does not buy happiness but can make people behave in horrible ways. Emerald Fennell‘s film takes us to an incredible mansion, a world of parties, luxury, personal chefs, and popularity, but it also shows that all of this is simply superficial and that behind it there is a lot of darkness, problems, and lack of control, and this It’s something that cinema loves to explore.

Saltburn and 10 Great Films About the Dark Side of The Rich And Privilege

Some stories are based on real facts, others are fictions inspired by people who exist in the world, and others simply seek to show what power and money can do to a person, and the extremes to which many go to get it. They are fun films, but they also reflect on society and humanity, airing all the dirty laundry in the sun, and sometimes exaggerating everything a little to make a point, and the result is always interesting.

Saltburn

Love it or hate it, Saltburn is one of the top films of 2023. Starring Rosamund Pike, Jacob Elordi, and Barry Keoghan, this is the story of an Oxford student who befriends a rich classmate, who after hearing his Tragic family story invites him to spend the summer at his family mansion. There, obsessions are unleashed, there is sex, drugs, parties, jealousy, fights, and many tragedies that are part of something much darker and more macabre. And yes, we see rich people behave in the most hateful ways, blind to what is happening right in front of their eyes.

Triangle of Sadness

The Oscar-nominated film follows two models who are used to receiving gifts and fame, and are invited to a luxury yacht full of privileged people who make life impossible for the staff, but everything changes when the boat suffers an accident and The survivors are trapped on an island, where the roles are reversed and the powerful lose their privileges as they try to survive. Triangle of Sadness is a portrait of the worst in the world and people.

The Nanny Diaries

Scarlett Johansson is the protagonist of this film where Chris Evans also appears. It is a comedy-drama that follows a recent college graduate who agrees to work as a nanny for a rich New York family while trying to decide what to do with her life, not knowing that it is going to be more complicated and chaotic than expected. that I thought. She realizes that the little boy she cares for is completely ignored by her parents, who are more interested in appearances, money, and maintaining their social lives.

The Game

According to IMDb, this is the best movie with a case of paranoia of all time. The Game is a classic and stars Michael Douglas, who plays a successful banker from San Francisco, who for his birthday receives the opportunity to participate in an exclusive and mysterious game, but when more and more dangerous things start to happen, He doubts more and more until he is convinced that this is not a game and that someone wants to destroy it.

Parasite

Winner of the Oscar for Best Film and Best Foreign Film, and the Palme d’Or at Cannes, Parasite is one of the new classics of Korean cinema and follows the members of a poor family who, to survive, decide to deceive and take advantage of a family. privileged, getting a series of jobs for which, they are not qualified. They plan to improve their situation at the expense of the family, but someone else has a similar plan and it is part of a secret that could leave them exposed and destroy all their efforts.

The Purge

Starring Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey, this film takes us to a future where to reduce crime, the government determines a day when people can do a “purge”, where they are allowed to commit any criminal act, even murder, in 12 hours. Here, a family decides to take refuge in their house, which is like a fortress, but not everyone has the same luck and they get into trouble when they decide to help a man who does not have the means to protect himself like them, and comes to realize Realize that purge day is an excuse to behave violently, take revenge, and to demonstrate the great gap between rich and poor.

Cruel Intentions

Cruel Intentions is a 90s classic with Sara Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair. The film is based on the famous novel Dangerous Liaisons but is set in a prestigious school in the 90s, where the story of a popular teenager and her brother who decide to make a bet to see if they can corrupt an innocent new student. resulting in a game full of deception and seduction that does not go as either of them expected and can be destructive for everyone.

The Menu

Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, and Ralph Fiennes star in this film that takes us to the world of luxury and ultra-expensive restaurants, where a couple travels to an island to eat at the exclusive restaurant of a mysterious chef. They expect to have a great dining experience, but soon realize that they are going to live longer than they expected and that the chef has a macabre plan for all the diners.

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Matt Damon star in this film based on the novel of the same name. The story takes place in the 1950s and follows Tom Ripley, who is hired by a wealthy man to travel to Italy, where he must find his son (Dickie), who has dedicated himself to enjoying the sun and the beach and bringing him back. back home. But Tom does not achieve his goal and ends up falling in love with Dickie’s life of luxury and parties and begins to take extreme measures to be part of that world.

American Psycho

This film by Mary Harron is one of the most famous in the career of Christian Bale, who played one of the most iconic villains in cinema. Patrick was not only a ruthless businessman, but he was also a psychopath with murderous instincts, who was willing to kill anyone who stood in his way, using his image as a successful man to hide his true identity and the terrible acts he committed. commits, while losing contact with reality.