Saltburn
Summary
AlthoughSaltburnhas been praised by critic and viewers , it face the same two problem that injure a thriller from 2020 from the same writer and director . The black comedy psychological thrillerSaltburnmade it to many “ best movies of 2023 ” lists and its popularity grew after its comer on Amazon Prime Video . Saltburnwas written and aim by Emerald Fennell , and it takes viewers back to the former 2000s , in England , to meetOliver Quick ( Barry Keoghan)and Felix Catton ( Jacob Elordi ) , student at the University of Oxford : Oliver was a encyclopedism bookman , and Felix came from a wealthy family .
Oliver befriends Felix and the latter invite him to spend the summertime at his family ’s estate of the realm , the title Saltburn . Once there , Oliver meets the rest of the Catton fellowship and restfully adjust his program into motion , causing tragedy for the Catton family . Saltburnhas various disgraceful scenesand a couple of plot twists that heighten the suspense and mystery , and all of these are elements that can be happen in Emerald Fennell ’s previous movie , Promising Young Woman – and , unfortunately , Saltburnalso has the same two problem thatPromising Young Womanfaced back in 2020 .
Saltburn & Promising Young Woman Both Fail To Stick The Landing
Promising Young Womanis the story of Cassie ( Carey Mulligan ) , who , haunt by a traumatic issue that force her best supporter , Nina , to commit suicide , decides to seek revenge against Nina ’s abuser , as there was no investigation by the shoal nor consequences from the sound system . prognosticate Young Womanalso has a loony toons of shocking moments and game twists , especially during its third act , but it has the same problems thatSaltburnfaced , despite both being critically acclaimed movies andPromising Young Womaneven winning the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay .
In bothSaltburnandPromising Young Woman , thing start to fall apart in the third act , but they are n’t given enough time to shoot down at the end , feeling rushed . This does n’t give the audience enough time to process all the twists , ferment , and shocking reveals made throughout the third deed , and while the endings ofSaltburnandPromising Young Womandon’t fall categoric , they do leave many questions that most likely wo n’t be answered . Both motion-picture show have a good rhythm throughout their first two thirds , which makes the problems with their endings big and more obtrusive .
Saltburn & Promising Young Woman Both Have Confused Messages & Themes
Perhapsthe biggest job thatSaltburnandPromising Young Womanface is the confusing subject matter and themes they give , specially at the death . The ending ofSaltburnhas sparked a lot of debate about its views of class and wealth and who are the real villains and “ good guy ” in the floor in terms of societal condition . promise Young Womansees Cassie assay justice under her terms after the police force failed to do their job when Nina was sexually assaulted and then killed herself , but at the remnant of the pic , the police finally arrest Nina ’s abuser ( though thanks to Cassie ’s inexorable work ) , which many saw as the police being the Hero of Alexandria . While these perplexing message and themes inSaltburnandPromising Young Womanhave kept the conversation going , they can end up harming the bequest of both .
