After wrapping up HBO's acclaimed series Succession, creator Jesse Armstrong unexpectedly delves back into the world of billionaires with Mountainhead, a film about three tech elites and their insecure friend. Motivated by a review of Michael Lewis's book on crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried, Armstrong immerses himself in podcasts that reveal the brain of tech entrepreneurs. The film features actors like Steve Carell and Jason Schwartzman, portraying wealth, arrogance, and self-delusion in a mountain retreat setting, premiering on HBO on May 31.
I couldn't get the ... tech voice, tech man voice, a billionaire, out of my head, noting that to him, that voice embodies both "supreme confidence in their analytical abilities" and "arrogance."
The word that repeatedly came to my mind while watching the foursome trade jargon, insults, and delusions of grandeur for the movie's nearly two-hour run time was douchebag.
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