Just came out the last couple of days on Netflix.

Have to say I didn't like the ending but overall it was good and definitely similar to Cube.

so freaky, read your comment, logged into Netflix, and it was the suggested ad/ tease autoplaying at the top of the page. can't wait to watch. will comment back afterwards. fingers crossed...

Ha, great - let me know your thoughts!

@silverhawkins said:

I read this has been picked up by Netflix but I can't find it. Anyone seen it/ know where to watch it?

It's available to watch online.

@cpheonix said:

Just came out the last couple of days on Netflix.

Have to say I didn't like the ending but overall it was good and definitely similar to Cube.

I quite liked the ending and I think it fit quite well. Can't really explain any more than that though without going into spoiler territory!!

@MaFt said:

@cpheonix said:

Just came out the last couple of days on Netflix.

Have to say I didn't like the ending but overall it was good and definitely similar to Cube.

I quite liked the ending and I think it fit quite well. Can't really explain any more than that though without going into spoiler territory!!

cant figure out the ending..........

@MaFt said:

I quite liked the ending and I think it fit quite well. Can't really explain any more than that though without going into spoiler territory!!

I think just warn others who may read this post that it contains spoilers is the best we can do!

SPOILERS

I wasn't sure what the whole point of the platform was. They said it was a type of prison, which is fine, but why would they let people go in voluntarily?

As for the ending, I can't believe no one ever attempted to ride it all the way to the bottom, particularly the guys with no food. And what happens when you're at the bottom, that's the exit? And if it was, why would they send the little girl up as the message, surely you'd take her with you?

SPOILERS It was mentioned in the film that you could go in voluntarily to get some kind of reward. The main guy's was to get a degree (or some kind of qualification) without having to do the work. It was a social experiment so they had a range of people in there (prisoners and volunteers). The whole film was about looking out for each other, making sure everyone has a fair share, doing things to help others (even if others weren't). A kind of altruism (doing good things without reward). The ending fits with this - they went all the way to the bottom and let the girl go to the top to 'send the message'. I saw it as being that they made the ultimate, altruistic sacrifice - they stayed at the bottom (likely to die) and will never see the outcome of 'the message'. Even though it was a good thing for them to do.

That's my take anyway!

@MaFt said:

SPOILERS It was mentioned in the film that you could go in voluntarily to get some kind of reward. The main guy's was to get a degree (or some kind of qualification) without having to do the work. It was a social experiment so they had a range of people in there (prisoners and volunteers). The whole film was about looking out for each other, making sure everyone has a fair share, doing things to help others (even if others weren't). A kind of altruism (doing good things without reward). The ending fits with this - they went all the way to the bottom and let the girl go to the top to 'send the message'. I saw it as being that they made the ultimate, altruistic sacrifice - they stayed at the bottom (likely to die) and will never see the outcome of 'the message'. Even though it was a good thing for them to do.

That's my take anyway!

That's a good explanation, thanks :) I understood the meaning of the film, but wasn't sure of the motives of the government or whatever in the film that set up The Platform. I forgot about the degree the main character was promised if he spent 6 months in there. I guess it was all part of a social experiment, as you say.

But again, as for the ending, I suppose it would've good to have some sort of explanation what everything was about (in the context of the story) rather than it being the writer/director's ideological take on society.

Just watched, enjoyed it, but also frustrated by it, and think it was too gratuitous overall. I started a new topic for general analysis/ discussion, as feel this thread was originally for 'where to watch' so not clear for new site visitors that this is a thread for analysis too. Definitely a good one to dissect!!