DIY VIRAL
The author Jonathan Klotz
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Netflix can become the laughing stock of its Netflix Original movies, which often look not only cheap, but also assembled according to a nonsensical algorithm for maximum appeal, and yet sometimes the streamer drops a hidden gem for viewers. in 2019 Platformabout a dystopian prison of the future, built vertically with food dropped down hundreds of floors to the prisoners trapped inside, was a Spanish sci-fi thriller that surprised everyone with its imaginative premise and clever writing. After five years, The 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-governing center as the original, with the same concept of top-down food, with inmates randomly assigned to a different floor each month. 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's an easy way to show real world class combat a science fiction environment, with all the violence and suffering and well-intentioned, well-meaning people you'd 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-Government Center as an act of redemption, is at the center. Platform 2becoming embroiled in factional conflict, only slightly complicated by the rise of the Cult of the Anointed, which believes in the solidarity of the prisoners but enforces it through grotesque acts of brutal violence. While the first film relied mostly on intense conversations and a sense of discovery as the audience learned more about the brutal dystopia, the second film took a more visceral approach to delivering its message, and the story suffered for it.
Return journey
Most of the first film is echoed Platform 2right down 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 initiates an escape plan, but it ends in a revelation meant to shock and show how evil and manipulative the prison operators are, but we've seen that before. I haven't seen a sequel so derivative since Hangover 2; at least then the movie openly admitted that they were doing the same thing again, but since then 22 Jump Street all about sequels, none have been as striking as this one.
At the same time Platform 2 may not be as good as the first one and not nearly as 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 unfortunately stories of class struggle have been around since humanity first created permanent dwellings. So even though we've seen this story before, it's still worth telling, and fans of the original might enjoy a return trip, but for others, watch Platform first of all.
Platform 2 now available on Netflix.
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