Triangle of Sadness ending explained

What happens

On the island, Carl runs to the luxury resort while Abigail, holding a rock, follows Yaya. The film cuts away before you see what happens, revealing that Abigail's power now rests on the one thing she controls: survival.

The last image

Carl runs toward the resort while Abigail, rock in hand, follows Yaya, and the film stops there.

Three readings

1 · Abigail strikesShe will not give up her power, so the hierarchy defends itself violently.

2 · Rescue changes everythingThe resort means Abigail's authority is about to end, and she knows it.

3 · Deliberately unansweredThe film refuses a verdict because it distrusts tidy morals.

What it says

Whatever a situation rewards builds a new pecking order, and the film won't let you rest in a comforting lesson. By cutting away, it leaves you to ask what you would do with power, or lose it.