By Jonathan Klotz
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Netflix can be the butt of jokes thanks to the fact that its Netflix original movies often not only look cheap, but were assembled according to a soulless algorithm for maximum appeal, and yet sometimes the streamer drops a hidden gem from the spectators. In 2019, The platformabout a dystopian future prison built vertically with food lowered down hundreds of floors to the inmates trapped inside, was a Spanish sci-fi thriller that took everyone by surprise thanks to its imaginative premise and clever writing. Five years later, He Platform 2 debuted on the streamer, and its sole purpose was to serve as a reminder that the first movie was really good.
333 levels of hell
platform 2 is set in the same Vertical Self-Management Center as the original, with the same concept of food going down from top to bottom, and each month, prisoners are randomly assigned to a different floor. As in the first film, there are factions among the prisoners, divided between those who eat only what they need to survive and those who believe they can take what they want, often by force. It is a direct way of presenting class struggle in the real world in a way Science fiction atmosphere, with all the violence, angst, and well-intentioned, well-intentioned people one would expect, and this is where I’d normally say “but with a twist,” except here there’s no twist.
Perempuan, a woman who chose to join the Self-Management Center as an act of atonement, is at the center of platform 2finding herself embroiled in the simmering conflict between factions, complicated only slightly by the rise of a cult known as The Anointed, who believe in solidarity among prisoners, but enforce it through grotesque acts of brutal violence. While the first film relied primarily on intense conversations and a sense of discovery as viewers learned more about the brutal dystopia, the second took a more visceral approach to conveying its message, and the story suffered for it.
A return trip
Most of the first film is repeated in platform 2all the way to “the girl is the message,” though it fails to capture the heightened drama and tension of Goreng’s descent into the depths of the prison complex. Perempuan launches an escape plan, but it ends with a revelation that is meant to be shocking and show how evil and manipulative the operators behind the prison are, but we have seen this before. I haven’t seen a sequel this derivative since The hangover 2; At least that time, the movie openly admitted that they were doing the same thing again, but since Jump Street 22 lampooned everything about sequels, none have been as blatant as this one.
At the same time, platform 2 It may not be as good as the first one. and it’s not all that original, but the heightened violence and social commentary still made for a decent viewing experience. Great science fiction reflects modern society through a futuristic lens, and sadly, stories of class struggle have been relevant since humanity first developed permanent housing. So while we’ve already seen this story, it’s still worth telling, and fans of the original may enjoy the return trip, but for others, go see it. The platform first.
platform 2 It is now available on Netflix.
