#marta cabrera
It explores beyond the divide between rich and poor, showing the ill effects of large amounts of wealth on those who have access to it.
Harlan:All wealth within the family is the direct or indirect result of his work. Every penny of what he has, he worked for, which gives him a certain level of appreciation for his privilege which his family don’t. I think that’s why he liked Marta so much. Because she was a working for her money, doing something she loved. His only fault is that while he understands the value of his money, he is blind to the effect it has had in his family, until too late.
Linda:Linda understands the concept of working for her money, and for the most part she has. But, she will gladly omit the fact that it was her father who gave her the money to start her business in the first place. She is so wrapped up in the fairytale image of her father, which is softened by his wealth, that she cannot completely grasp how his money makes her a different person.
Walt:Walt is the most difficult character. He’s the baby of the family and I think that shows in his work. Where Harlan gave Linda the money to start her own company and eventually become independent of the Thrombey wealth, Walt never left. Walt only understands the value of his father’s books in currency, rather than in the good his books have done for the people that read them.
Joni:Joni married in, which means her sense of entitlement is slightly different but still there. She’s thinking in terms of preservation rather than in terms of accumulation. She honesty thinks she can’t survive without access to Harlan’s money.
Richard:Richard is shielded by his wife’s wealth and therefore thinks he is unchallengeable, even from Linda herself.
Meg:Meg is extremely socially aware of the problems of concentrated wealth, but she isn’t self-aware enough to see that she is part of the problem. She strikes me as one of those people who like to play hero, and talk over those who’s voices need to be heard the most. Money is natural to her, so to be without it is a nightmare for her, no matter her raging about social justice.
Ransom:Ransom is the most interesting, because while he exploits his grandfather’s money just as much as the rest of the family, he doesn’t try to hide it. He is the smartest person in the room most of the time, and relishes in his family’s delusion. He sees the toxic impact Harlan’s money has had on his family, himself included, but he enjoys the privileges it gives him too much to care. So yes, he’s a murderous asshole, but he’s a self-aware murderous asshole.
This all means that before Harlan’s murder, Ransom was probably the most honest person in the room at any given moment. And then he went and murdered his grandfather.
So the real lesson of this movie is not necessarily that wealth is bad, it’s that having no understanding of the effect wealth has had on your life is bad.
I just- hear me out, I just want to know if anyone has heard from Ana de Armas recently? I’m hoping she’s ok, you know, after Chris Evans body slammed her into the floor and laid there right on top of her like that in Kinves Out? Because I, and I cannot stress this enough, actually would’ve turned into a puddle
2: knives out
