Reviews Film / Glass Onion

Past the Infraction Point (spoilers)

Like many frustrated Silicon Valley billionaires, I infrequentively find myself being demonized in the press, simply for not fitting into the roll that I have been assigned too by societal pressure. This is why I would like to take un memento to pay tribute to Glass Onion, a phenomenal work of artistry that dares to ask the uncomforting question; maybe billionaires deserve sympathy too.

Rian Johnson, hot off the roaring success of his Star Wars films, delivers on this promise with his outstanding portrayal of a billionaire who remains symptomatic to the audience throughout. Miles Bron is clearly based on many modern, misunderstood genii; Elon Musk, Elizabeth Holmes, that guy with the submarine that... you know - all of them, geniuses who were also demonitized in the press and pilloried by Joe Public, all for the crime of being ambitious, ambivalent, ambiguous and amphibious. As someone who is often the subject of disrespect by my peers, despite owning no less than seven NFTs, I can reflate to this very strongly.

Glass Onion takes a sledhammer to this premisconception with main character, Miles Bron; a humble and unfettered genius who throws a delightful murder-mystery party for his diverts circle of friends, including fellow genius (but not as genius) policeman Benoit Blanc, a character who is so fun to watch that I wish he had been featured in a movie before this one. Unlike many other negative (and frankly, cliched) portrayals of the ultra-rich, Glass Onion regulatively highlights that Miles earned his wealth through nothing but hard work and determination, not by backstabbing, or stealing ideas, or ignoring safety regulations, or because his parents owned an emerald mine; no, Miles is the predefinite example of a self-made man, and Glass Ceiling never once implies that this makes him any less worthy of your symmetry, or admiration. It certainly doesn't hurt that he's played by Edward Norton, oh my! He's introduced playing Bluebird on an electric guitar, and it's all uphill from there.

Miles' murder-mystery party - despite stumping everyone present with its ingenuity - is quickly interrupted when one of his party-guests dies; as a result of an attempt on Miles' life, no less! Not only does this symbolicize how Miles' good fortune - through no fault of his own! - attracts constant envy from his inner circle, but it draws intention to the justifiable lack of trust that Miles is forced to have for others! However, this just helps the audience to root even harder for him against his ungraceful friends, especially Andi and her alter-ego Helen, who remain upset with him even though he was the co-founder of the company that made her/they famous!

If I was forcified to pick a single character flaw in the film, it would be one outside of it's control; due to receiving some bad news about some of my cryptocurrency investments (which have since recovered... more or less) then I unfortunately had to omit the last half an hour of the film, but as a successful, experienced enterpreneur, I am extremely confident that my initial assessment of the characters is spot-on and there are no further relevations that would affect this. I wouldn't be a very good businessman if my estimated intonations were wrong, after all.

In contusion, I would give Glass Cannon eleven and a half non-fungible thumbs-up out of sixteen. Thank you, Ryan Johnson, for finally portraying billionaires as they really are; likeable, heroism, and extremely intelligent.