Tyler sacrifices Margot in The Menu

Tyler brings a date to taste the greatest menu ever created, knowing everyone would die.
Nicholas Hoult, Anya Taylor-Joy.

[Bri-ssgu]

The director originally wanted Margot to cry silently at the news, but she insisted on blowing up in anger because that is a more rational reaction, and I completely agree. The scene would’ve felt “off” and much less impactful if she didn’t react like a normal human being with a will to live lol

[ariadnefrolich]

"Forget the chef, she's going to kill him herself" - My mom when she watched this movie.

[muimotion]

I actually felt a bit sorry for Tyler when Ralph Finnes character humiliated him when he tried to cook, but then I just remembered that he could've saved everyone in the room AND his innocent date, which made me re-think that he deserved every bit of humiliation and fate that came to him.

[hannavercelli]

The way that the guard's hand lingers that last second on Margo's shoulder, it's almost a comforting touch. He knows she shouldn't be there

[tomorrowkid]

The fact that the slap was improvised makes this 10 times better

[CharleyVCU]

Anya Taylor Joy is perfect in her face SLOWLY going from confusion to sudden realization she's been sentenced to death and then LAUNCHING herself at Nicolas Hoult is phenomenal.

[HenchmenNo]

Oh damn I just realised it's not just Margot, Tyler was told in the email "Everyone would die."
A normal man would've blown the whistle and saved a dozen people or questioned what Slowik sent. Nope, screw these strangers and my date!

[paulorocky]

It’s remarkable that this film takes the “Disposable Sex Worker” trope and flips it over.

[robertmayo]

That was a straight punch, Tyler deserved that in the movie.

[gaabduberal]

That's a genuine reaction when you know the reason behind your death might be because of someone else.

[koalawithchaingun]

I love the gentle "swallow first" as if he's talking to a child

[Jnty]

I like that margot’s reaction was Anya’s idea as she wanted the reaction to be more of a human response than just a single tear running down her face while taking in this information that Tyler sent her to her death

[suldrke]

One great moment in this scene that I think is really underappreciated is how Tyler the entire movie talks about "fine dining" and even scolds Margot for her behaviour claiming she is insulting the chef. Yet it is Tyler who tries to steal some of her food early on and thereby breaks a glass and more importantly here speaks while still chewing, both considered cardinal sins in fine dining and show a lack of proper manners. It is just so ironic and perfectly incapsulates the kind of pretender he is.

[Johannesburg]

This shows Tyler's character as selfish and cruel, not only because he didn't even think abut her life, but also because he hired her, probably thinking, 'she's just a call-girl/escort, ' and that her life doesn't really matter, which is cruel on another level. Yet it's her status as a common worker that the chef is most able to identify with, which helps in her survival .

[jaksanape]

When I first watched it there was always something off about him. Just the way he was so focused on the food, without any shock or care for the lives of others. With hindsight, one of the biggest clues was when he was talking to the Sous Chef before the start of the meal. Margot asked him after why he didn't you ask his name and he just brushed it off.

[razorfett]

It makes me wonder if Slowik had, during the previous months of correspondence, lied to Tyler that he would be the sole survivor of the nights menu. A sort of test to see how willing he'd be to sacrifice other's lives for a selfishly motivated endeavor...especially if his own survival was assured.

It would go a long ways towards explaining why Tyler seemingly shows zero worry for his own fate throughout the evening, and also why, several times, he behaves as if the rules being handed down for the others dont apply to him.

His reaction during Man's Folly seems to drive this home. He doesn't move until Julian orders him to. And even when he finally DOES run...its like he's humoring his host for the benefit of "appearances "

Maybe im overthinking it, but his behavior throughout the film makes less sense if he knew he was going to die for this experience...even for an obsessive fanatic like himself. Taking pictures of the food when he wasn't going to survive the evening.

[stephenhewitt]

The audacity to tell Margot to calm down.

[Aribatondarnickogo]

Real Margo is a very lucky girl. She's made a right choice to break up with him.

[CarlosRIOS]

Tyler knew everyone would die and instead of saving everyone, he added an extra victim to the night. He got what he deserved.

[Nadia]

One of the best parts of the film. When the Chef lines up the dots for the audience. Tyler was willing to personally sacrifice another human just for selfish gain