By Halle Brindley – Contributor
Either you have seen THE edit, or you have heard about one of the many infamous scenes and maybe, by some rare chance, you saw the movie itself in its entirety. Without giving away the plot, here is what you need to know:
- It was female-directed by Emerald Fennell and produced by Margot Robbie – both starred in Barbie (2023).
- Irish actor Barry Keoghan’s insane performance as Oliver Quick should not have come as a surprise because he frequently plays a psychotic, disturbed character as shown in The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), The Batman (2022), and now Saltburn (2023).
- Jacob Elordi has stated that he is proud that Barry was the one drinking his … bathwater.
If this is your first time crushing on Elordi, welcome! I have been in this club since 2018 when The Kissing Booth was released, making me a self-proclaimed Elordi veteran and desensitized to the bathtub scene because … well, that is what a crush on Elordi does to a person. But the focus of this piece is on Barry Keoghan, whose performance in Saltburn won him the spotlight in the media as well as the title of Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2024 Man of the Year.
With his increase in fame, all eyes have been on him, and he has excelled in dressing to impress. Recent red carpet looks for Keoghan have included monochromatic pieces from Givenchy alongside Dolce and Gabbana; a colourful sweater vest with a neutral bottom half consisting of black trousers and chunky boots from Burberry; and my personal favourite, an inverted plaid, red, checkered suit by Louis Vuitton that I will call the “red revival” outfit because of the mass media attention he’s drawing. No, really, it is scientifically proven that both men and women prefer the colour red on those they are attracted to. Given that Keoghan is able to make a twisted scene lead to the invention of the “Jacob Elordi Bathwater Cocktail,” taking fashion pointers from Keoghan should not be too difficult.
While Keoghan delivers fashion statements, did you know that you can have your moment too? On Saturday, Feb. 24, dust off your boldest outfit ideas and seize the night to wear that “one” outfit you never seem to find the perfect occasion. It’s Bishop’s University Charity Fashion Show! The community showtime is at 2 p.m. and the student body showtime is at 8 p.m., both taking place at Centennial Theatre on campus. Finish off the energetic night in true Saltburn fashion (not actually, if you have seen how the movie ends) by making a Jacob Elordi bathwater cocktail/mocktail or watching a ten-hour loop of THAT Saltburn edit. The actual movie itself is a rather good option too. And a word of advice, do not kill anyone’s groove at the Gait after the fashion show (Saltburn reference, I had to).
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