Movies and TV shows hit out at wealth inequalities 

OF LATE, the rising wealth disparity between the haves and the have-nots has become a rich source of satire for movies and TV shows. The runaway success of 2019’s Parasite – the South Korean class divide drama that went on to become the first non-English language film to win the Best Picture Oscar – ushered a new wave of films and TV shows taking potshots at the moneyed elite.

Recent titles include Triangle Of Sadness, about a group of passengers on a luxury yacht who find themselves stranded on an island; The Menu, a send-up of the exclusive world of thousand-dollar tasting menus (think Noma or Faviken); Glass Onion, a farcical murder mystery centred on a tech billionaire living in a hydrogen-powered mansion; and The Forgiven, about a wealthy white couple trying to cover up a hit-and-run accident while vacationing in Morocco.

Returning in March for a fourth season, the hit TV show Succession explores the effects of money and power on a media mogul’s relationship with his entitled children. Another lauded series The White Lotus details the absurdities of everyday life among the rich and those paid to serve them. There’s also Loot, a comedy series about an out-of-touch billionaire’s attempts to do “charity work”.