A sharp and satirical commentary on pretensiousness at the core, wrapped around by multithemed layers of a critique of modern human tendencies presented through a thorough and inventive restructuring of the genre.

The crux of the story is for us to see through the often convoluted and utterly idiotic plots woven by those holding the knife (or the pen), those whom we put on the pedestal and in doing so become completely blinded by our own absolute faith thus failing to spot the simple truth, hidden in plain sight.

The film by itself, is a glass onion.

However, I felt the sequel fall a bit short of the original, a major cause of which was an extreme overexpectation for the plot twist. But the story leans a bit more towards the thematic than the superficial (not a negative adjective of any sort) twists and turns, which feels correct as it results in treading of new waters for the genre.

The cinematography was phenomenal. The editing felt a bit jarring in a handful of scenes and so did the lack of lip sync in a couple.

Overall I would classify this as an extremely significant watch for all writers and storytellers across the globe.