movie Saltburn | Homoerotic thriller starring Jacob Elordi & Barry Keoghan | November 24

[Bad_vocal_technique]

It felt too Netflix at times but it’s entertaining. And omg that soft d is beautiful. 

[Shelter]

On 1/3/2024 at 2:34 AM, HardBambi said:

Guys, do you think Felix was gay or straight?

I felt like he was gay and totally interested in Oliver

My straight friends didn’t see that at all

 

I found this, it doesn’t say much but makes a good read 

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/05/saltburn-director-emerald-fennell-confirms-queer-jacob-elordi-barry-keoghan/

Definitely not gay since he was ******* women, maybe bi, but that just looked wishful thinking on Oliver’s part. 
 

I loved the movie. Rosamund was so good. Barry will prob get nominated for an Oscar. Carey seemed underused? Pity about that. 
 

The only thing for me, once that scene happens with Felix, it felt a bit rushed after it to me. 

[pisuke]

 

[Konril]

  

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor (as featured in Saltburn)

Oh she is marketing this song. Go Queen, GO!!!

[ICLDXU4HS]

On 1/6/2024 at 10:14 PM, Pendulum said:

You know what, this movie is seriously pissing me off. People praising this too. The same people who probably watch one movie per month. Promising Young Woman was great but I just don't understand how that Emerald girlie could go from PYW to some Mr Ripley x Parasite crossover written from memory. The class commentary people are mentioning is nowhere to be found. You don't even have to be a movie buff to be able to see through the bullshit of this movie. 

 

What pissed me off the most is a person that I know (wouldn't call him a friend) literally hosted a Saltburn-themed party when he reeks of privilege and has grown surrounded by wealth. Embarrassing. 

 

TikTok made it out as if Jacob and Barry would be ******* each other in the bath tub. Some people have a such low threshold of what is considered shocking or disturbing. Eating a cum-filled peach or drinking bathtub cum water is none of that. 

Yeah, it gave doesn’t have the vernacular it thinks it possesses. When you think about it, it was a lot like The Favourite without any of the cleverness or really getting into its themes.

 

Still mostly enjoyed it for what it was and the cute visuals.

[ICLDXU4HS]

On 1/5/2024 at 7:14 PM, harwee said:

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I think if his end goal was to take the Cattons' wealth then he needed a vehicle to get there, and that's Felix. So to me it kinda makes sense why the obsession story felt incomplete. Its the same "disconnect", as you say, or doubt that the other characters around Felix feel about Oliver. They tried to trick viewers into thinking its about his obsession until the last act, where they reveal the elaborate plot. I agree though, movies like these often leaves a lot of questions. Still enjoyable though.

On 1/5/2024 at 8:50 PM, harwee said:

 

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I think that's still about the wealth, about either acquiring or defiling Saltburn. The point being Felix was a vehicle to achieve either or both.

 

Also i think people with some money are just as obsessed with wealth if not more, so him being from suburbs doesn't cancel that motive. Interesting thoughts though, it'd be interesting to watch that video.

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The way I took it, and I think that would make the obsession story a bit more well-rounded and complete, is that Oliver didn't want Felix, he wanted to be Felix. In his monologue, he explicitly says he wasn't in love with Felix, but that he nevertheless loved him... and also hated him. He wanted to be the enigmatic, handsome, charming, interesting, eccentric, outgoing and beloved guy that everything comes naturally to and doesn't have to pretend to be semi-liked like he does. He was jealous of him. He was in love with the essence of Felix as a person, not Felix himself (which is also why it didn't really seem like he was actually devastated or mourning Felix on a deeper level). The cum thing would also make sense here as it's literally like ingesting a man's "essence". 

 

Regarding the wealth, I see it as more of a sick, narcissistic role-play. Oliver didn't strike me as particularly materialistic, there wasn't really anything in the movie that would have hinted at that as far as I remember. In the end, he sort of replaced and in his own world became Felix as the man of the house and heir of Saltburn and I think that's what he wanted more than the wealth itself. 

 

[MoonGoodandHappy]

damn. i loved it. every part of it.

[noonbob]

On 1/10/2024 at 12:24 AM, Konril said:

  

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor (as featured in Saltburn)

Oh she is marketing this song. Go Queen, GO!!!

Yes, so glad new people get to discover this classic. SEB is an underrated Legend! She deserves it all 

[Lost In Paradise]

no one mentions that first 30 min of the film are such a draggggg

 

it picks up toward the end when it gets dark

 

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the lunch scene after the death is probably the best part, along with the ending

but yeah I think people just didn't have much to talk about online in the last few weeks. this doesn't nearly deserve all the discourse

[unclefloprry]

movie was cool a bit predictable on some "shocking" scenes
 

Spoiler

the deaths, it was obvious what would happen next. 

I can't think of another movie that made me feel this uncomfortable in years, I paused this a lot lmao

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apart from the bath scene, the clown kiss lmao and when he fucks Felix's grave; the scene where no one said his name at his birthday party or when they visited his parents + other scenes... dude, I really felt bad for him

 

[KeirGrey]

I think the start and the ending could have been trimmed

 

that said

 

I just loved the shots and the acting. 

[harwee]

On 1/9/2024 at 10:31 PM, ICLDXU4HS said:

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The way I took it, and I think that would make the obsession story a bit more well-rounded and complete, is that Oliver didn't want Felix, he wanted to be Felix. In his monologue, he explicitly says he wasn't in love with Felix, but that he nevertheless loved him... and also hated him. He wanted to be the enigmatic, handsome, charming, interesting, eccentric, outgoing and beloved guy that everything comes naturally to and doesn't have to pretend to be semi-liked like he does. He was jealous of him. He was in love with the essence of Felix as a person, not Felix himself (which is also why it didn't really seem like he was actually devastated or mourning Felix on a deeper level). The cum thing would also make sense here as it's literally like ingesting a man's "essence". 

 

 

 

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The issue with that is it would be way too Talented Mr. Ripley copy pasta.

 

But you're not completely wrong. The director actually said that in Oliver's mind, the happiest ending would be if they lived happily ever after, alone, in the house. It just didn't turn out that way for him. So it’s kind of a love that turned into “I want to be you” kind of identity crisis.

 

 

On 1/9/2024 at 10:31 PM, ICLDXU4HS said:

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Regarding the wealth, I see it as more of a sick, narcissistic role-play. Oliver didn't strike me as particularly materialistic, there wasn't really anything in the movie that would have hinted at that as far as I remember. In the end, he sort of replaced and in his own world became Felix as the man of the house and heir of Saltburn and I think that's what he wanted more than the wealth itself. 

 

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I think that's intentional. We weren't shown that part of him to not spoil the surprise reveal. This is similar to how the characters know little about Oliver.

 

 

 

 

 

[MatiRod]

Barry Keoghan is going to have a gay fanbase for the rest of his life thanks to that scene 

[Ivan_brit]

Im sorry I did not like the movie   

 

 

[Raptus]

Bath scene question

 

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did he licked semen or just his bath water? I couldn't  tell

 

[QueenofCopyPaste]

2 hours ago, Raptus said:

Bath scene question

 

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did he licked semen or just his bath water? I couldn't  tell

 

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he drank it

 

[Almodusa]

Watched it today and I really enjoyed it. Gagged at the ending 

[Bewitched]

Spoiler

At the very least if Oliver and Felix weren’t gonna get intimate they could’ve at least kissed or something….

 

Edited January 15 by Bewitched

[Abracadabra]

On 1/6/2024 at 9:14 PM, Pendulum said:

You know what, this movie is seriously pissing me off. People praising this too. The same people who probably watch one movie per month. Promising Young Woman was great but I just don't understand how that Emerald girlie could go from PYW to some Mr Ripley x Parasite crossover written from memory. The class commentary people are mentioning is nowhere to be found. You don't even have to be a movie buff to be able to see through the bullshit of this movie. 

 

What pissed me off the most is a person that I know (wouldn't call him a friend) literally hosted a Saltburn-themed party when he reeks of privilege and has grown surrounded by wealth. Embarrassing.

It's not really that serious though, some people just like the movie. And I wouldn't say the class commentary is nowhere to be found, it is a pretty humorous take on social class/wealth specifically in the UK

[illia]

It was... weird. All style no substance

 

The cinematography is the only thing I loved about the movie

Edited January 20 by illia

[illia]

Farleigh is kinda hot though

[Bacardo Royale]

This movie was disgusting in good way

[Strawberry Bubble]

I didn't like this film :(. It was just not for me 

[Mandalore]

Style over substance. Paper thin characters. Laughably predictable plot. 

[Flanders]

This movie was so dumb. But it was gorgeous to look at

Edited January 21 by Flanders