How the menu and the triangle of sadness turn the dining room into a battlefield

In "The Menu", only those who can afford a $1,200 dinner are allowed to feast at Hawthorne. As Clef Slowik (Ralph Fiennes) unveils the dishes, diners begin to get worked up when the meals are aimed directly at them. The film is set in a room full of people, where the sins that lead them to the mercy of Slowik's chefs manifest themselves in the artistry of the dishes themselves. A table of selfish tech bros are served tortillas with evidence of massive bank fraud printed on them, for example. At the last supper for Hawthorne, Slowik torments his guests, because it was their toxicity that made him the soulless chef he became, and the food reflects that.

Although "Triangle of Sadness" takes place aboard every room of the luxury yacht and beyond, the centerpiece of the film is the dining room sequence. Earlier in the film, we are privy to the conversations in this room, where gunmakers, billionaires, and vapid influencers hold all the power. But once it's dinner time, their food becomes the ultimate poison. They are at the mercy of spoiled dishes that match their rotten souls. It's quite beautiful in its own way.

The dining hall, a community gathering area, is transformed into an erupting battlefield for their lives. A high-end establishment lights up the pests that occupy the space with what they like best. These diners are spineless jerks who can hardly perform simple tasks on their own without threatening or relying on workers' support, which makes it all the funnier because we get access to their hilariously messy downfall.