Why Glass Onion Came Out at the Perfect Time
This article contains major spoilers forGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.Themes of class were prominent within the story of Rian Johnson’sKnives Out, which highlighted the corruption and greed of the wealthy Thrombey family. And in the film’s recently released sequel,Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, those same critiques of the upper class are taken even further in a way that feels all too relevant to current events. While the Thrombey family inKnives Outwere a classic example of old money,Glass Onioninstead focuses on new money — particularly the tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton), who feels very reminiscent of a certaininfamous real-life CEO....