Force Majeure, a Swedish dark comedy, explores the unraveling of a family's relationships after a simulated avalanche reveals a husband's cowardice. The film, directed by Ruben Östlund, uses humor to dissect societal expectations and gender roles, creating a thought-provoking and uncomfortable viewing experience.
Whenever disaster hits in a movie, we already know what will happen next. We will either have a juicy disaster flick in our hands, packed to the brim with breathtaking action sequences, or we'll get a heavy drama like J.A. Bayona's The Impossible or, well, J.A. Bayona's Society of the Snow.
'Force Majeure' Is a Funny Look at a Family in Its Worst Moments The film opens with a family on vacation. Ebba, Tomas, and kids Vera and Harry are quite literally picture perfect as they gear up to ski in the French Alps in what seems to be the trip of a lifetime. But, from the get-go, Östlund makes it clear that there is some underlying tension going on.
Posts 3 Things go downhill, again, quite literally, when the couple and the kids are enjoying a nice meal at the restaurant in their ski resort. From their balcony table, they are enthralled by a controlled avalanche set off by the hotel's staff. Now, controlled avalanches are supposed to help avoid larger disasters, but this one doesn't. Instead, it grows bigger and bigger until it almost hits the restaurant, swallowing everyone in its way. Thankfully, it doesn't.
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