The Platform (2019) - Movies Like Parasite | Filmiway
Why This Class War Film Matters
The Platform is pure allegory for capitalism's cruelty. Those above feast while those below starve. Humanity's selfishness ensures the system perpetuates.
The Platform
The Experience
In a vertical prison, a food platform descends daily—loaded at top, empty at bottom. Those above feast. Those below starve. This Spanish sci-fi nightmare is capitalism where sharing means dying and selfishness means survival.
Cast & Crew
Director: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
Starring: Iván Massagué, Zorion Eguileor, Antonia San Juan
Production Details
Budget: $4 million
Box Office: $6.3 million
Clean Content Record
The Platform: No sexual content or graphic scenes present in this film.
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Genre DNA Distribution
- Sci-Fi: 50%
- Thriller: 35%
- Horror: 15%
Movie Intensity Arc
- Minute 10: Awakening (45/100 Intensity)
- Minute 30: The Platform (65/100 Intensity)
- Minute 50: Descent (80/100 Intensity)
- Minute 75: Cannibalism (90/100 Intensity)
- Minute 92: Message (85/100 Intensity)
Community Reviews
Frequently Asked Questions About The PlatformFAQ About The Platform
Common questions about The Platform and its exploration of class warfare and social inequality.
What does the 'Vertical Self-Management Center' represent?
It is a brutal allegory for trickle-down economics. There is enough food for everyone, but those at the top gorge themselves, leaving nothing for those below. It argues that human greed and a lack of 'spontaneous solidarity' make a fair system impossible without enforced rationing.
What is the message behind the ending with the girl?
The child on the lowest level represents the system's ultimate victim. Sending her back up to Level 0 is 'The Message' to the Administration that the system is broken. It suggests that the only way to disrupt a corrupt hierarchy is to protect the most vulnerable, even at the cost of your own life.
Why does Goreng bring a book (Don Quixote)?
Goreng represents the idealist intellectual who thinks he can change the world with culture and reason. He is contrasted with Trimagasi (the realist/consumer). The film shows how idealism is quickly crushed by hunger, forcing Goreng to become a violent revolutionary to survive.
What is the significance of the word 'Obvio'?
Trimagasi's catchphrase 'Obvio' (Obviously) reflects the acceptance of the cruel status quo. To him, it is 'obvious' that those above eat and those below starve. The film fights against this complacency, challenging the audience to question inequalities that we accept as 'obvious' in the real world.
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