YMMV / Triangle of Sadness

• Alternative Character Interpretation:
  • Carl and Yaya's relationship is subject to this, especially when Carl trades sex with Abigail in exchange for food and perks:
    • Is Carl right to be annoyed that Yaya expects him to pay the dinner bill knowing he makes less money than her? Or is Yaya right to feel that since she pays for both of them and gives Carl expensive gifts a majority of the time, it's only right that he picks up the check once in a while?
    • On the island, is Carl being honest that if the situations were reversed, he would truly accept Yaya trading sex in exchange for preferential treatment for the both of them?
    • On the hike with Abigail, is Yaya trying to stroke Abigail's ego so she won't insist on Carl breaking up with Yaya? Or is she trying to get her to lower her defenses to try something more nefarious?
  • While it's confirmed by Word of God that Abigail does indeed kill Yaya, what was her main motivation to do so? She legit believe it was the only way to keep her power on the island, felt insulted that Yaya offered to make her her assistant, thought doing so would mean nothing kept her and Carl apart anymore, all of the above? Also, given the brief hesitation at the moment Yaya offers her the assistant job, could it also be possible that Abigail maybe had second thoughts, but then whether or not because Yaya saw her with the stone in her hands, ultimately went through with it in either a moment of weakness or a moment of high tension?
• Award Snub: Despite being nominated at the Golden Globes and BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress, Dolly De Leon didn't get an Oscar nomination.
• Friendly Fandoms: Due to the three films' shared satire and critique of the elite and wealthy as well as all of them coming out in 2022, fans of Triangle Of Sadness, Glass Onion, and The Menu get along very well. So much so that the three movies have been dubbed by some as "2022's Eat the Rich Trilogy".
• Harsher in Hindsight: The final scene becomes more difficult to watch because not only has Ruben Östlund confirmed that Abigail does kill Yaya, but also because Yaya's actress, Charlbi Dean, died between the premiere and wide release.
• Misaimed Fandom: Many viewers took the film as a full-on Eat the Rich condemnation of class conflict; Östlund said he wanted to make a more nuanced film, where the wealthy guests are at worst well-meaning but misguided, and that the staff becomes just as bad once the positions are changed.
• Nightmare Fuel: Although primarily a light-hearted satire on wealth and gender roles, Triangle of Sadness has plenty of this.
  • At the captain's dinner, a family with a fussy small child is seen throughout the meal. It is never revealed if there were any other survivors of the ship wreck, but based on the amount of bodies that floated to shore, it is very likely that the entire family and especially the child, who would have been too young to swim, died.
  • Imagine hearing that your friends or family were on that ship when it was attacked by pirates. On top of that, it is never revealed how long the survivors were on the island and whether rescue crews were still looking for them or if they were presumed dead.
  • Since the director and Dolly de Leon confirmed via an interview that Abigail does in fact kill Yaya, Carl is likely going to blame himself for letting Yaya go hiking with Abigail alone and not doing enough to stand up to Abigail.
  • If you were ever considering taking a luxury cruise as a vacation, this film may very well change your mind. Not only do you have to worry about the possibility that everyone on board could undergo severe seasickness at the same time during a storm that causes the toilets and sewage to flood, but also being attacked by incompetent pirates who blow up and sink the ship during their robbery attempt.