A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.
If The Platform hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
What ties these together is figuring out who you are, feeling powerless, and guilt. Both circle the same ground: class and money, corrupt institutions, and life under oppression. The feel is the same: bleak, slow burn, and escalating.
Both films sit with guilt, injustice, and feeling powerless. Both circle the same ground: life under oppression, corrupt institutions, and class and money. The feel is the same: bleak, brutal, escalating, and slow burn.
Both films sit with guilt, feeling powerless, and figuring out who you are. Both circle the same ground: class and money and life under oppression. The feel is the same: bleak, slow burn, and escalating.
