Warning! This post contains spoilers for The Platform 2.
This publication contains descriptions of some of the most violent moments of
platform 2
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Although platform 2 It features many character death scenes, some of them are much more brutal than others. Like its predecessor, platform 2 sets the stage for its terrifying drama by featuring several violent sequences in its opening arc. While some of these gruesome early scenes play a crucial role in establishing divisions among the prisoners in the central vertical prison, others reveal the rules governing the skewed distribution of food within its walls.
In his final moments, platform 2 ups the ante on its action and drama by increasing the intensity of the brutalities faced by its main characters. Character deaths portray the lengths to which prisoners will go to survive or serve as harsh reminders of how the harsh realities of their environment have impacted their mental health. Since almost all of the deaths in the Netflix horror film have narrative significance, it’s worth examining how each one stacks up against the rest.
8 Dagin Babi’s Fall From Grace
The ego of the anointed gets the best of him
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When the barbarians unite to start a revolution against the loyalists in The platformthe leader of the loyalists, Dagin Babi, attempts to weaken the barbarians by ensuring that no food reaches them. However, their plan fails when the barbarians resort to cannibalism to survive. Desperate to reestablish his rule, Dagin Babi wages war against the barbarians by bringing his army of men to their level in the pit. To their dismay, the war ends with both sides suffering catastrophic losses.
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In the end, the loyal leader also succumbs to his injuries before Perempuan pushes his body to the bottom of the well. Dagin Babi’s death isn’t exactly brutal, but it has immense importance to the overall narrative. It shows how his extreme communist methods in the pit ultimately led to his downfall. He liked to believe that his strict laws promoted solidarity in prison, but his death demonstrated that his rule was driven primarily by ego and an irresponsible desire for power.
7 Trimagasi’s Accidental Death
History repeats itself for Trimagasi
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In The platformTrimagasi reveals that he landed in the central vertical prison after throwing a television out the window and accidentally killing a man. After he ends up sharing a cell with Perempuan in platform 2Trimagasi joins their revolution against the loyalists. Along the way, he also finds a romantic interest who stays by his side until the Loyalists make war on them. During the cruel showdown against the loyalists, Trimagasi accidentally stabs his love interest with his kitchen knife. With this, history repeats itself after Trimagasi ends up accidentally killing another person.
6 Perempuan’s desperation to survive
Perempuan has a brush with fatality
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During the brutal war between the loyalists and the barbarians, one of the barbarians, whom Perempaun had previously forgiven, attacks her. He tries to strangle her while asking her why the Drowned Dog painting is so important to her. However, before he manages to kill her, Trimagasi passes his knife to Perempaun. Desperate to survive, Perempuan stabs the man in the neck with the knife, allowing him to free himself from his grasp and execute the final step of his plan to get out of the well.
5 The last sacrifice of Perempuan
Perempuan finds redemption in his death
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Perempuan’s interview with the Authority reveals that she voluntarily landed in the central vertical prison because she was guilty of being responsible for the death of her boyfriend’s son. She hoped to forgive herself and find redemption by staying locked inside the prison. Towards the end of The Platform 2, you find yourself at a crossroads where you can either save the boy on level 333 or find your way out of the prison. Finally he settles for the former and tries to save the boy by taking him to the highest level.
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The director of Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia confirmed in an interview (via
digital spy
) that the lowest level of the well does not actually exist. ”
Goreng is dead before he arrives, and that’s just his interpretation of what he needs to do.”
said.
However, before she can take him to level 0, she hits her head on the ceiling of level 333. Although the movie does not explicitly mention that she dies, she instantly begins to lose a lot of blood, implying that she has made her final sacrifice. . With what follows, he ends up at a level below 333, which apparently represents his own consciousness after death. She also sees projections of other dead prisoners which convince her to let the boy go. As she allows the boy to emerge to the highest level of the well, she frees herself from the guilt of being responsible for the death of her boyfriend’s son.
4 Death by heat of an unnamed prisoner
The most brutal rule of the pit becomes evident
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the prisoners in The platform They are not allowed to accumulate food in their cells. They should feast on as much as they can only when the floating platform is at their level. As soon as the platform descends further, they should stop eating. In a scenario where they cling to any food after the platform leaves their level, their level will experience extreme temperatures that will eventually kill them. Perempuan and Zamiatin see this firsthand when, during a confrontation with some barbarians, the loyalists on the floor above them end up dropping some food on their level.
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As the platform falls, the woman on the upper level desperately tries to clear her level. However, since he broke the rule of not storing food, his level begins to experience the punishing heat. The temperature rises rapidly and the flames soon engulf his clothing. This gives Perempuan and Zamiatin a terrifying picture of what will happen if they even try to accumulate food at their level.
3 Zamyatin’s fiery fall to the bottom
Zamyatin learns to accept his past
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When Zamaitin initially interacts with Perempuan in platform 2In the opening arc, he attempts to establish himself as a formidable figure. However, as the film progresses, it becomes clear that he has been living a lie. Zamaitin’s tough exterior finally breaks when he and Perempuan end up in one of the lower levels of the prison, where they have no access to food. Realizing that his entire life was a lie, Zamaitin chooses to have one last moment of truth. To ensure that his death is not a lie, he takes responsibility for his actions and sets himself on fire before jumping into the well.
…the film’s sequel also adds narrative significance to Zamaitin’s disappearance by highlighting how his choice represents his final act of rebellion against his own imaginary narratives and lies that previously governed his life.
Zamaitin’s death in platform 2 It is both brutal and symbolic. It’s brutal because the film explicitly shows how the flames from his lighter engulf him before he falls to the bottom of the well. At the same time, the film’s sequel also adds narrative meaning to Zamaitin’s disappearance by highlighting how his choice represents his final act of rebellion against his own imaginary narratives and lies that previously governed his life.
2 Crucifixion on platform of nameless law offenders
Dagin Babi’s army shows no mercy
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As a viewer, it’s hard not to agree that Dagin Babi and his army of loyalists are doing the right thing by enforcing solidarity in the prison. However, the brutal truth about their communist beliefs becomes evident when a man is crucified at the bottom of the platform and sent to the pit. The cruelty with which the loyalists treat the man gives a glimpse of what will eventually happen to Sahabat and Perempuan for breaking one of Dagin Babi’s rules.
1 The brutal crucifixion on the Sahabat platform
Perempuan discovers the truth about being loyal
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When Dagin Babi and his followers reach their level, Perempuan and Sahabat defend themselves by stating that although they broke the law, they had good intentions. However, Dagin Babi refuses to forgive them because, according to his extreme ideology, following the law is much more important than understanding the intentions behind one’s actions. To show how far he is willing to go to maintain social order in the pit, he orders his followers to cut off Perempuan’s arm by holding it under the platform as he moves from level to level.
As a repeat offender, Sahabat faces an even harsher fate. The loyalists mercilessly crucify her at the bottom of the platform and send her down to fall prey to the merciless prisoners in the lower levels of the pit. This highlights that, although Dagin Babi stands on a higher moral ground than the barbarians, he and his army of loyalists are no less savage and selfish than the people they fight in platform 2.
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6.7/10 The Platform 2 HorrorScience FictionThriller
This sequel to the dystopian thriller expands the universe of The Platform, following the survivors and new participants who now deal with a revamped version of the vertical self-management system, now with more sinister and complex machinations.
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*Availability in the US Director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia Release Date October 4, 2024 Studio(s) Netflix Distributor(s) Netflix Cast Hovik Keuchkerian, Milena Smit, Deborah Ayorinde, Callum Keith Rennie, Natalia Tena, Oscar Jaenada Franchise(s) The Platform Main genre Horror Expand