The Unraveling Truth: A Deep Dive into the Mysterious Consequences of The Platform 2’s Shocking Ending
The Platform 2: A Gripping Thriller
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How does the Pit work?
The Pit, also known as the Vertical Self-Management center, is a vertical prison with 333 levels. Inmates elect to be imprisoned there as penance for their self-proclaimed sins. Before entering, each person must declare their "I’d eat this every day if I could" favorite food and are allowed to bring one item each into the prison. A single moving platform brings food to each floor once a day, and it’s up to each prisoner to self-ration so that the lower levels don’t starve. Prisoners are moved to different floors each month, which means they may be on a higher floor with abundant food or on a lower floor with no remaining food.
Who are the Anointed Ones? Who’s the Master?
Perempuán learns from her fellow prisoners about the Anointed Ones, also known as those "lucky" enough to meet the Master. The Master, who may or may not be still alive, created the Law in the Pit. The Law dictates that each person can only eat the food they designated as their favorite before entering the Pit. Those who follow the Law are called Loyalists, while those who do not are called Barbarians.
Does Zamiatin die?
Yes, when Perempuán’s cellmate, Zamiatin, falls ill, he lights himself on fire with the lighter he brought to prison and falls down the Pit to his death.
Is Goreng in The Platform 2?
Yes, Goreng, the main character from The Platform, makes an appearance at the end of the film.
How does The Platform 2 end?
After Babi and his followers descend the platform, he orders the Loyalists to cut off Perempuán’s arm because she let Zamiatin break the rules and staged a coup with Sahabat. Perempuán then becomes cellmates with Trimagasi, who shared a cell with Goreng in The Platform, and forms a group of Barbarians to fight against the Loyalists. In the battle, nearly everyone dies, including Babi. Trimagasi kills an inmate who’s choking Perempuán, saving her life. After dumping all the bodies down the Pit, Perempuán asks Trimagasi if he’ll escape with her, but he says no, that this was the best month of his life. Perempuán then eats a painting to poison herself with the ink temporarily, so when the Pit workers make their rounds, they’ll think she’s dead and remove her from the prison with the other corpses. When she comes to, she’s floating downward floor by floor while tied to a bundle of corpses.
Lessons learned from The Platform 2
- The importance of human connection: The film highlights the value of human connection and the need for social bonding. The prisoners in the Pit are desperate for connection, leading them to form alliances and engage in brutal behavior to survive.
- The consequences of power struggles: The Platform 2 explores the destructive nature of power struggles and the impact of greed, manipulation, and abuse on individuals and society as a whole.
- The power of resistance and rebellion: The film showcases the importance of resistance and rebellion in the face of oppression, as seen in Perempuán’s determination to sabotage the system and create a better reality.
- The struggle for survival and human dignity: The Platform 2 highlights the struggle for survival and human dignity in the face of extreme conditions, emphasizing the importance of empathy, compassion, and understanding.
The movie’s ending is left open to interpretation, raising questions about the fate of the characters and the future of the Pit.
