The Beach Drinking Game + Cocktail
Paradise has a body count — drink every time Richard's obsession costs someone something.
The Rules
- Sip — Richard's voiceover romanticizes the idea of finding a perfect unspoiled beach
- Sip — The hidden map to the beach community is referenced or passed between characters
- Sip — The beach community's utopian daily routine is shown in idealized montage
- Sip — Richard becomes more detached from reality and moral responsibility in voiceover
- Sip — Sal enforces the community's rules with increasing authoritarianism
- Drink Twice — The Thai drug farmer guards patrol the marijuana fields and create heat
- Drink Twice — Françoise and Étienne's relationship is strained by Richard's obsession
- Drink Twice — Richard's video game hallucination sequences take over the film's visual style
- Shot — A beach community member is killed or exiled and the group rationalizes it
- Shot — Richard maps or calculates something that proves he has completely lost perspective
- Chug — The drug farmers storm the beach and the entire utopia violently collapses
Themed Cocktail
The Hidden Cove
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz tequila blanco
- 0.75 oz coconut rum
- 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
- 0.5 oz pineapple juice
- 0.25 oz simple syrup
- Pineapple wedge and toasted coconut rim for garnish
Instructions:
- 1Toast shredded coconut in a dry pan and press onto a honey-wetted highball glass rim.
- 2Combine tequila, coconut rum, lime juice, pineapple juice, and simple syrup in a shaker with ice.
- 3Shake for 12 seconds and strain into the prepared glass over ice.
- 4Garnish with a fresh pineapple wedge on the rim.
Fun Facts
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Disclaimer: Drink responsibly. This is intended for adults of legal drinking age. Never drink and drive. Always know your limits and drink in moderation.