So Romain Gavras dropped a new film, *Sacrifice*, and if the reviews are anything to go by, it’s another attempt to skewer the ultra-rich for their performative activism. According to *Variety*, it’s a “scattershot satire” where virtue-signaling billionaires essentially dance on the edge of a volcano. Sounds… familiar?
Let’s be real—we’ve seen this narrative before. The wealthy elite using social justice or environmentalism as a branding strategy while being fundamentally disconnected from the consequences of their own actions. It’s low-hanging fruit, and honestly, it’s starting to feel a little tired.
What’s interesting here isn’t just that Gavras is calling out hypocrisy; it’s that he’s doing it through a lens that’s as messy and chaotic as the subject matter itself. *Variety* calls it “scattershot,” which makes me wonder: is this film a bold commentary or just another piece of content that’s trying too hard to be relevant?
We live in an era where billionaires launch themselves into space while preaching about sustainability, where tech moguls sell us AI as the future while ignoring the human cost. Satire should hit hard—but does *Sacrifice* actually land, or does it just echo the very emptiness it’s trying to critique?
If the goal was to hold a mirror up to the elite, maybe it’s time to ask whether we need more than just a reflection. We need a reckoning. And I’m not sure a satirical film—no matter how stylish—can really deliver that.
What do you think? Can art truly critique power, or does it just end up giving it more spotlight?
