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Glass Onion Movie Review and Tech Lesson

Source: https://www.wte.net/Glass-Onion-Movie-Review-and-Tech-Lesson
Date: January 2023
Author: Martin W Smith

Overview

This blog post combines a film review of Netflix's Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery with a tech industry lesson about overconfidence and the Dunning-Kruger effect.

Glass Onion Movie Review

The author praises the film as an entertaining mystery with "93% Rotten Tomatoes audience score," highlighting its "twists and turns" and "not subtle social commentary." Key points include:

  • Setting & Visuals: The billionaire's island is portrayed as "rich, textured, and tacky"
  • Performance: Ed Norton's portrayal of self-obsessed billionaire Myles Bron is praised as "casting at its most brilliant"
  • Plot: The film features a mid-movie reboot that elevates intrigue and complexity
  • Detective Work: Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc demonstrates "Holmes and Poirot-like deductive skills"

Glass Onion's Tech Lesson: The Dunning-Kruger Effect

The post draws parallels between the film's protagonist and real-world business leaders. Miles exemplifies the Dunning-Kruger effect—"lack of knowledge and skills in a particular area causes them to overestimate their competence."

Key Example: Miles outsources his work (puzzle boxes, murder mystery, company documents) while claiming credit, similar to how established firms sometimes claim innovation credit.

Hubris and Humility

The author uses personal experience with chronic leukemia as a metaphor for digital marketing: initial success breeds overconfidence, until reality intervenes. William Goldman's quote encapsulates this: "Nobody knows anything...every time out, it's a guess."

Takeaway: "Walk softly into your big plans for 2023...stay humble enough to want to learn something tomorrow you don't know today."