The Platform

Have you ever looked at a beautiful, ornamented clock and wondered how it works, what does it look like inside? This movie is the clock - except you don't get to look inside. Felt like a really, really good episode of Black Mirror that launches a whole new universe with upcoming episodes continuing to expand the lore. But as such, it feels slightly incomplete. Man is not bad, simply opportunistic. Yes - aaaaand?

Every time the Platform comes down, I can just hear Gordon Ramsay's voice "You've ruined it! You fucking donkey!!!" Leaves too many questions unanswered and of course has to have the ambiguous ending. I recommend eating dinner while watching this to get the full experience. A mukbang lover's wet dream.

Really fun concept, notwithstanding the gaping central plot hole (get it??). It's also very on the nose in terms of its metaphor. But the package comes together quite nicely and it's overall effective. This is the type of movie that the Netflix platform (get it???) really helps advance.

Guy at the top is going to go “ew gross” and scrape the board off for tomorrow. I want to know how bad the psych hospitals are if people willingly sign up for this over that.

The message is: that in lowest floors no one even looks at the table anymore, they eat each other or kill themselves, so if a little child survives the lowest floor it's the biggest message possible. Okay I'm not against this message but with that speed the child hits the ceiling and paints the room with her blood, right?

An allegorical film with an often confused story that's obsessed with countless levels where the superior ones on top literally shit on the lesser ones below .... yes it's "Criticker Tier System: The Movie" ... obviously!

A nasty little fucker with good acting and some effective shocks. Unfortunately there's not much more to it than the parabel on class. This parabel isn't thought through and the idea of the platform leads to some logic holes in the plot. The pacing is also an issue, because it feels like a ride from shock station to shock station. Overall it was entertaining though.

Cube 4: Capitalism Is Bad. Not that it doesn't make its message work, and deliver some pretty impressive ideas in on its way down.

Interesting concept. Unfortunately it only holds up for 30 minutes and after those there are still 60 left.

to deploy allegory in arts is easy & ubiquitous, but also very hard because you've to do that originally & without being too obvious. Here allegory leads to a questionable religioisity at the end and raises so much questions about its inner consistency or functioning credibility . I think it just stands on its shocking visuals.

Much better than I expected, it actually explores capitalism and resource scarcity pretty deeply. It is bogged down by a glaring lack of subtlety that manifests mostly in dialogue. And it's brutal as fuck. Still, a pretty clever film and I'm loving the anticapitalist wave lately.

"We live in a society"

The concept is that you get to eat your favourite dish for the time you're locked up, what could possibly go wrong? A message for all you toilet-roll hoaders out there. Loved it!

I'm not sure how much you can fault this for not sticking the landing. The concept is great, the execution is simplistic, and violence is brutal. As the film progresses, the "higher concept" comes into play and is probably far to blunt. Still, a very entertaining genre flick in the likes of Fortress or The Cube.

Nobody else figures out you can ride it all the way down and then back up to the top? Obvio!

decent execution of the concept but doesn't follow through with the ending as well as you would hope

Is.. is this some kind of metaphor? All joking aside, I guess my main criticism is that it could easily have been a short film and gotten the same message across.

While it beats you pretty bluntly over the head with it's central metaphor time after time, there's enough finely crafted tension and splatter to keep this filthy little indy horror flick enjoyable. It's strongest in the first half, as it introduces the main protagonist and deftly establishes the ground rules for the bizarre premise. The second half falls flat on it's face, and the metaphor crumbles under the weight of a ponderous political message and a nonsensical ending.

"The Platform" is a well crafted sliver of a larger fiction, which acts as both a strength and a weakness. By narrowing the scope of this world, it allows the movie to better explore the prison itself, but by limiting itself to only the titular platform, it leaves the audience scratching their heads trying to figure out exactly what kind of shape the outside world is in that would make it so that the platform could even exist.

An interesting metaphor for society and human nature that doesn't quite stick the landing. Best when it displays its crude wit ("I can't shit upwards"), worst when the scenarios just drag on and on. And disregarding metaphor for a second, can you imagine how foul that place would smell given what we saw? They wouldn't even be able to eat without retching!

The only criticism of this I agree with is that the ending could have been better. Other than that, I just can't not love this type of confined high-concept thriller.

The vertical 'Snowpiercer'.

The problem with films like this is that there is never any real resolution. Several things don't make sense upon introspection. This works as a thought experiment more so than a film. Not that the movie is poor, just doesn't seem to have anywhere to go once it's message is conveyed, something that happens in the first few minutes.

A messy medley of michael jackson's "eat it", "heal the world" and "earth song"...interpreted by james BLUNT.

An incredible metaphor for society and human nature. I could write a ten page essay on what it is trying to say and one day I'll probably will.

The pathetic film, pretentious. A real loss of my time

I can't believe I watched the hole film.

Ending seems disliked but probably also misunderstood (spoiler follows). After the failure of previous hopes (adaptation to the violence of "the system"; reform in the name of equality; violent and non-violent transformation), we are shown the final illusions that replace them: in fact, the hero only hallucinates (as did the "mother") a child (the message, i.e., the saviour, but inmate 667) as he succumbs to entropy. Real ending: panna cotta rises; wrongly blamed on a hair. Nihilism or tragedy?

(CUBE-RISE)

With the movie otherwise being so good, I would watch another half hour of it to find out what happens.. but without that, and because I don't care about whatever deeper message everyone else is gushing over and just wanted to watch a social experiment movie, I feel my time was completely wasted, even disrespected. Thumb way down.

I love interesting concepts like this, in a way reminding me of Cube and Circle. It held my attention well for most of the film, although the plot actually started to feel stretched thin by the end. The ending also didn’t hold up to the rest. I felt like the film was building up to something and I wasn’t really satisfied with that. Worth noting that it’s certainly a violent film, not for everyone.

It's brutal. Confronting. Repugnant. Yet fascinating. [Full review]

Hands down, the best netflix movie so far. Fantastic concept with good actors. The excitement starts right away, and it does not let go until the movie ends. If you like movies like Cube, Circle etc you will love this. My favorite movie of 2020 so far.

Clever vertical 'Cube' from Spain with lots of social communism. While the ending will forver remain a mystery, the idea as well as the visceral effects are entertaining throughout.

This movie was way better than my expectations. The beginning, how the main character, and you, get familiar with the surroundings. The storyline, where everything is symbolic, and the symbols are totally in parallel with the story. How the movie involves history, how events repeat. How the movie ends, a small flashback that almost no review in the internet has written about. A sad ending about how hope , even unreal, always exists in people. And actors, every single scene is breathtaking.

While some of the scenes were fantastic, and the idea behind it was interesting. I think the political message was too overriden and too obvious that it took a way from the film. It was also a bit too gruesome for my taste and the ending wasn't fantastic and a bit forced.

Bias Score: 94% | Unbiased Score: 78%, This movie is insane - but I think it's very, very well made. As many layers as there is in this prison, I feel like there's just as many messages the film is laying out, as this is nearly tongue-in-cheek jabs at the state of our economy, capitalism, and trickle-down-economics - it's about an adversarial vantage point where the people figuratively above us and below us - are not our equals. Lots of thought-provocation here.

Hearing about everything. Life, death, religion, socialism, communism, democracy... The platform itself is the new world order. But too much bloody scene a little bit exaggerated.

Cute, vertical version of Snowpiercer. Heavy handed moral preaching.

A film that shows the horrendous combination that man + individualism has brought to society recently. It is a dystopia that metaphorizes questions about capitalism, meritocracy, selfishness, the immutable thinking of the elderly, the hope we have for a different future through dialogue and children - and more. Spectacular!

allegories.. allegories everywhere

fantastic movie but that ending.. BLEGH

September 6 - TIFF '19 (World Premiere) A fun, grimy, pulpy hybrid of 'Snowpiercer' and 'Cube,' executing its balancing act of political allegory and sci-fi horror uniquely and, above all else, highly entertainingly.

Very good metaphor for society. Its done in a very effective way and just matter of fact. Great talking and thinking piece. Then look at real society and realise that even if shared it would never work as the guy at the top will still pick the best plate for himself. Just like real communism. Some are more equal then others. Still a good film though. Recommend it

Good

Interesting concept.

pas le film du siècle, assez long! mais il à un scénario qu'on a jamais vu, et il est bien réalisé!

One of those movies that came out and garnered a reputation around the time the worldwide pandemic came through. As per my modus operandi, I avoided it until the world was no longer speaking about it, and I'm glad I did, because this is like a well polished turd.

good movie

the best pieces of art take a simple concept that raises more questions than you count. I watch this movie and i'm simply pissed that there isn't more of it. I want to see every possible outcome and bit of lore surrounding this prison.

A very interesting premise that worked out quite well. It makes me keep thinking about what other possibilities could have come out of this premise.

the delivery is so ostentatious i can't help but like it

Acting & Casting - 11/15 Presentation and Development of Characters - 11/15 Story and Story Presentation - 10/15 Visual Quality - 9/10 Creativity - 4/5 Execution - 7/10 Pacing and Lenght - 5/5 Music and Theme - 4/5 Sound and Visual Quality, Cinematography - 8/10 Directing - 7/10

Despite the bullshit liberal propaganda, this is a good film.

No amount of cannibalism and maggot housing flesh managed to disgust me quite as much as massive piles of partially scarfed food. Messaging blunt as can be and sometimes seems so intent on nihilism it blames individuals for structures even during the endurance of a hyperbolic version of said structures but in all its pretensions, filth and occasional wit it brings about a strange brutalist camp. Or at least I was laughing anyway? Ending sadly feels so weak the tension melts all at once.

A prison consists of 333 floors, with 2 prisoners per floor. Every day, food comes down from the hole in the middle of the floors, and the prisoners eat the food on each floor as they wish. Film focused on social stratification.

One of the most radical movies to have come out in a very long time. Highly original. A mirror to the society. Scary how accurately the movie shows how "modern" society functions (metaphorically). The director points out in one of the interviews: his aim is not to preach or indoctrinate via the movie rather one must watch and feel the movie for themselves. Spoilers: What could possibly be achieved by sending the kid to the administration (ill-informed messaging)? Ending is not well thought out.

Movie showcase a real-life reflection of individual wealth and how it effects their life style, views in a unique way to create the society we live in but the message of the movie still makes it less impactful. Yet another unique movie to watch! Similar to Cube but more about reflection of the society.

Great movie

Darkly hilarious. Snappy humorous dialogue and a few LOL moments mixed in with gross out horror, dystopia, philosophy and social commentary — spoiler — it kind of shows that communism leads to brutal violence if attempted. Well acted and a unique concept.

best movie in the cube expanded cinematic universe

Farklı bir fikirle başlıyor. Ama sadece fikir var, ilk on dakikada güzel başladı evet heyecanlı falan denebilir bu film için ama sonraki 80 dakikada yeni bir şey olmuyor. Bence fikir yeterince olgunlaştırılmamış, üst metin diye bir şey olmadığından alt metine yüklenmişler. Filmin alt metni, dini göndermeleri vs. filmin tek konusu haline gelmiş, bu da sinema açısından başarılı bir durum değil.

Unpleasant but fascinating. It isn't high end cinema and lacks rewatchability, but it kept me engaged and asking questions. The ending gave me something to ponder afterwards.

This is definitely not a movie to watch while eating snacks! I was pleasantly surprised by the story line in this movie. It had a lot more substance than I anticipated. It was intense and uncomfortable in all the right ways.

Yeah this is quite good suspense horror. It has a lot of similarities with Cube and it's held strong by good performances.

There are no lessons to be learned from this movie. Pointless. A waste of time.

8??????

A bit strange and creepy but enjoyed it

rvw started dipping til the end

Good

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Very cool idea to make a movie about 333 levels, with 2 people per level eating food and passing part of it on to the next level. Kind of gives you an idea what hell would look like. Kind of felt like the concept was stolen from another movie, but can't quite put my finger on it. Some scenes were deffinitely not tasteful.

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Pretty fun class satire. It's nowhere near as silly as Snowpiercer, and vastly more enjoyable than Parasite.

The ending was super lame.

An adept, philosophically dense debut from Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia. The plot can feel contrived, but Iván Massagué‘s performance lightens and humanizes it beautifully. I wasn't 100% sold by the ending...

Very smart and solid horror movie

A better movie than it first appears to be.

Capitalism is bad: The film

As long as you don't think about it too much, it's interesting. Let it take you on a ride. A bit too gory and a too heavy handed on the metaphors, the ending was a mess, but it's worth a watch anyway. Quite interesting.

Really cool up until the very end which makes sense but is even more metaphorical than the rest of the movie.

A political metaphor so grindingly obvious that it takes away from the film. It's message is also muddied by the fact that you can wake up on any random level after a month and join people who were imprisoned for crimes or because they chose to come here to quit smoking.... Horrid, rushed ending.

A nice extension of Snowpiercer and Cube. Unfortunately, what starts as an intriguing allegory ends up a hot mess of jumbled metaphors and vague satirical gestures at something increasingly imperceptible. The beauty of Snowpiercer was its allegorical simplicity and narrative mastery. Here, there's bit and pieces, but nothing coherent, nothing particularly compelling. Still worth a watch, as some of the ideas amidst the chaos are at least thought-provoking.

This movie is trying so hard to be the next snowpiercer. The message about the lower level (lower class people) are hit hardest by actions on the top and therefore are predatory against their fellow man. If a little child survives there then that will show the people on top that there is something worth fighting for in this rotten world. This movie has enough ideas for a short film, not a full feature film. On that note watch Denis Villeneuve's "next floor". It's 11 minutes and better made.

Pretty much straight forward socialist propaganda, but that doesnt stop it from being good. Pretty obvious but not really insultingly in your face, the concept itself is actually just very entertaining all within itself, disregarding its zero-sum overall intended message. Definitely worth a watch.

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very symbolic

The Platform isn't a film that you will likely want to rewatch, but it is thought-provoking in its own way. The film's moralistic allegory contains some dystopian imagery that is striking and some heartbreaking performances from its cast. The film does come across heavy-handed sometimes and it's at its best when the visuals silently tell the story.

3.5.20(+)

+10 konu, +5 mesaj kaygısı, +5 tavsiye edilir -Limontepe, Babamlarla-

It's both a metaphor of social classes and religion (the last floor it's 333). Society/market/sinners don't regulate themself, revolutionaries/God/The State must force a change, and an order. But at what cost? maybe the "enforcer" are part of problem, because they are part of the system, and only the innocence of a child can save us. Interesting concept, well acted, there is one big plot-hole, though: why nobody else never tried to use the platform to go up to the floor 0?

What a waste of a time. Gore, disgustful, horrible film.

B-

Some plotholes here and there but overall an entertaining film.

some cool stuff but feel like it didn't really come together with the end leaving more to be desired

Great premise. Wish it ended better