Looting is an eternal theme

Melvin 2022-03-20 09:01:33

"The Hunger Platform" is one of the few high-quality thriller and suspense films in 2019. It seems that there are no absolute hits and classics in 2019. Of course, this does not mean that "The Hunger Platform" is an ordinary crane. Standing in the flock of chickens makes the movie hot for everyone, so if you are interested in this genre, you can watch it in a comfortable and quiet time period, but although this is classified as a thriller and suspense movie, it is not. Horror movies, there are no demons and ghosts, if you want to make the best characterization, it is like an educational satire with hidden metaphors, like a fable that is deeply thought out.

Let me use the simplest words to describe the film for you, "A prison with hundreds of floors, each floor will house two prisoners, and a large table of prisoners will be transported from floor 0 down every day. Food, the higher the floor where the prisoners live, the more fresh and hearty food they will be able to eat, and the lower the floor, the better the results can be imagined... Every month, the number of floors of the prisoners will be changed randomly, and the prisoners will This way of living in struggle and prayer", it is in such a scene, the story is always carried out in such a scene, this is not Shawshank's redemption, even if the world's number one escape master comes, he may not be able to escape from here. go with.

And the protagonist is a bit ridiculous. The protagonist was put in prison voluntarily. Why? Because the protagonist just wants to come in and quit smoking, just quit smoking, not gambling, it is so simple to complete the Chinese idiom allusions to the sheep entering the tiger's mouth. One of the clues is that he is an idealist, and he has repeatedly mentioned information such as the Bible and Don Quixote in the film. Don Quixote is the representative work of the Spanish writer Cervantes. The whimsical story of the protagonist Don Quixote in a time when the knights have already ended, our protagonist... naturally becomes Don Quixote in prison.

In such a prison, people are ironically divided into upper, lower and falling. Those who live on the upper floor can dictate and do whatever they want about food, while those who live on the lower floor have no choice. , Lu has a portrayal of frozen bones, but there are always higher-level people who control everything above the prison, which is a bit very ridiculous.

What is there in this world that will never exist? It is ideal egalitarianism, perfect idealism, and what is it that will never go away? It is the plundering of the lower class by the upper class. When the people on the 200th floor were suffering and hungry, they scolded and yelled at everyone on the 199th floor, but when they successfully reached the 10th floor or even the highest floor, they Instead, become a member of the upper class and join the upper class that exploits and plunders the lower class. The incompetent fury disappears and is replaced by an intensified revenge. It will not last for a long time, even a short second is enough to become an eternal cycle.

The protagonist is Don Quixote in the prison. Everyone can choose to bring one item before entering the prison. The protagonist chooses a book about "Don Quixote"... However, all the others choose are offensive. The weapons, knives, sticks, sticks, and swords are all available. The protagonist naively thinks that as long as he stays in prison for a few months, after reading his book and quitting smoking, he can easily leave here, even in the relationship between the upper and lower levels. At the bottom, the protagonist is still trying to persuade others to distribute food reasonably, so as to ensure the survival of all the people at the upper and lower levels. This is just like Don Quixote, which is full of fantasy but extremely unrealistic. Obviously, the protagonist is persuading from beginning to end. All are failures. As mentioned above, when the lower class mocks the oppressed, they never consider unity, unity and resistance. Whoever becomes the upper class has the right to plunder. This is a devil's prison, a world full of evil. . In the movie, there will naturally be supporting roles, but this is the content of the specific analysis of the movie, so I will not spoil or say it is a long-winded analysis here, at least we know the gist of the movie, of course Imagine the ending of the protagonist, montage or open ending is actually not important, because the ending of the protagonist is doomed from the moment he enters the prison, and failure is destined to be his result, but in fact it is not terrible, the real The scary thing is when people acquiesce to the existence of the upper and lower layers, and the roles of the upper and lower layers are changed at will without reflection and repentance. This is a story destined to be tragic. The law of the jungle defeated the ideal of the protagonist, and shattered the dream of the world's optimists. A sumptuous meal in prison is just a pile of art in the eyes of the upper class, and no one The need for scramble and fanaticism, wealth or power will be in the hands of the few, and whoever becomes the minority, the plundering of the lower classes will never change.

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  • Elenora 2022-04-24 07:01:05

    7.5/10 is indeed Netflix's excellent taste concept. The human experiment under the uneven distribution of resources is similar to Snowpiercer. Various metaphors emerge in an endless stream, and the evil of human nature makes this small society enter an eternal vicious circle. But just having a good idea is not enough.

  • Pascale 2022-03-25 09:01:06

    Originally, I wanted to give it 4 stars because it was too bloody, but after thinking about it, a movie that can reveal the social class and the status quo of human beings in such a precise and straightforward manner is really a water chestnut, and the audience will have different interpretations after watching it. (Spoiler) I don't think there's any need to send a message to the top layer or force all layers to go on a diet to make sure the bottom layers don't starve. The problem is not here at all! The top floor kitchen is our limited natural resource! The population explosion has far exceeded the limit that the earth can bear, and such a large population will naturally cause poor living conditions at the bottom. With the advancement of science and technology, it is even more necessary to control the population, so that everyone can be allocated more living space. Let the top kitchen only serve 150 floors instead of 333 floors, at least under the game rules of this movie, there will be no violent crime caused by famine

The Platform quotes

  • Goreng: You're an illusion.

    Trimagasi: Maybe. but is that important? Because we're the same now. You and I are murderers. But I'm more civilized.

  • Imoguiri: This is not a good place for someone who likes reading.