Warning: Major spoilers for Netflix Platform 2 below!Platform 2 The ending again revolves around rescuing a child, but what is the purpose of these imprisoned children within the franchise? Platform was a big hit for Netflix in 2019, with Ivan Massaguet's Goreng attempting to survive in the "Vertical Self-Government Center," a fancy term for a surreal prison where food is handed out through the titular platform. The film makes no subtle commentary on class or the distribution of wealth within society, and the film itself is one big metaphor. Platforms The ending offers a glimmer of hope when Goreng decides…
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WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE PLATFORM 2 BELOW!The platform 2 Pulls a major surprise on viewers around the midway point and this twist reframes the entire story. The original Platform was a smash success back in 2019, with Netflix's dystopian thriller set in a hellish prison dubbed a "vertical self-management center." The film was a violent, darkly comic satire on capitalism, and while The platforms The ending didn't exactly set up a sequel, its overwhelming success made one inevitable. A new type of letter heads The platform 2Where Milena Smit's Perempuan must adapt to life in the surreal penitentiary. The…
WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE PLATFORM 2 BELOW!The platform 2 Pulls a major surprise on viewers around the midway point and this twist reframes the entire story. The original Platform was a smash success back in 2019, with Netflix's dystopian thriller set in a hellish prison dubbed a "vertical self-management center." The film was a violent, darkly comic satire on capitalism, and while The platforms The ending didn't exactly set up a sequel, its overwhelming success made one inevitable. A new type of letter heads The platform 2Where Milena Smit's Perempuan must adapt to life in the surreal penitentiary. The…
Warning: Major spoilers for Netflix's The Platform 2 below!The platform 2 The ending again revolves around saving a child, but what is the purpose of the imprisoned children in the franchise? The platform Was a major success for Netflix in 2019, where Iván Massagué's Goreng tries to survive his time in a "vertical self-management center," a fancy term for a surreal prison where food is distributed by the title platform. The movie is not subtle about its commentary on class or the distribution of wealth in society, and the film itself is one big metaphor. The platforms The end offers…
WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE PLATFORM 2 BELOW!A famous painting not only underlines the main subtext of The platform 2It also plays a key role during the story. The end of Netflix The platform didn't exactly set up a sequel and saw protagonist Goreng (Iván Massagué) descend into a dark void beneath the movie's nightmarish prison. He may have succeeded in saving the life of a child, but the story implies that the entire sequence was just his dying thoughts. The Netflix sci-fi thriller felt like one giant metaphor, with the "vertical self-management center" being an obvious allegory for capitalism…
Warning: Major spoilers for Amazon Brothers below!Brothers Offers a dark flipside to one of Clint Eastwood's most profitable movies. Brothers Appears to be heavily inspired by the Arnold Schwarzenegger/Danny DeVito joint TwinsWhere the unlucky stars played identical twins. Although not an official remake by any stretch, Brothers Reefs on Twins In some ways. This includes the main characters going on a road trip that involves meeting their mother, while also being stalked by a relentless criminal trying to obtain an item they are holding on to. This even extends to brothers' Ending sequence, where the twins are chased around by…
The Josh Brolin/Peter Dinklage starrer Brothers is a great reminder to check out an underrated 2020 rom-com. Brothers is a riff on the Schwarzenegger/DeVito comedy TwinsWith Brolin and Dinklage playing criminal twin brothers who reunite to pull off one last score. The figure of Brothers 2024 is what makes the movie click, with the leads sharing great chemistry, while Glenn Close plays their untrustworthy mother and Brendan Fraser is the maniacal police officer chasing after them. Despite the large ensemble, Brothers Has received mixed to negative reviewsAnd now sits at 41% Rotten tomatoes. Regardless, the comedy seems to have done…
Jason Statham's first action role was in Ghosts of MarsWhich was a stealth remake of a John Wayne Western. Released in 2001, Ghosts of Mars Marked the last film by John Carpenter for a decade, with the legendary filmmaker taking a long break after feeling burned out with the industry. The film itself is a fusion of sci-fi, action and horror, with a dash of western thrown into the pot. Ghosts of Mars was also one of a series of films set on Mars during this period, including Val Kilmer's Red planet And Mission to Mars. The movie feels like…
John Carpenter"Couldn't decide“About a key aspect of The thing Ending, which instantly proves several major fan theories wrong. The run of John Carpenter movies from the 1970s to the late 1980s is one of the all-time greatest directorial hot streaks. In the span of 14 years, he helmet Halloween, The thing, Escape from New York, Big Trouble in Little China And many more. In addition to this, he often wrote and composed the music for his works as well. While The thing Now believed to be Carpenter's masterpiece, the reception to the film in 1982 was extremely hostile. The thing…
A season 8 episode of MASH Was a real Alda family. When the sitcom debuted in 1972, it was intended that Alan Alda's Hawkeye and Wayne Roger's Trapper would be equal co-stars, just as the characters were in the Robert Altman movie of the same name. It soon became clear that Alda was the breakout star, and Hawkeye became the de-facto lead. Rogers was one of the first MASH Actors to exit the show when he felt that Trapper's role was diminishing, while Alda would become a bigger creative voice behind the scenes. Alan Alda is the only one MASH…