To be blunt the film had me engaged and very interested for the first hour, but unfortunately it descended to a bizarre and confusing mess.
I enjoyed how the plot went in a different direction to the first and yet stayed similar, the dialogue and acting I thought was great and just overall it was interesting and left you wanting more. However, the more it went on it just became so messy and I feel as though the director was trying too hard to make the film "thought provoking" and quite "artsy".
I won't do any spoilers, but the ending especially just made zero sense. I had to google what the ending even meant and most critics also don't seem to know either, which speaks volumes. It's honestly such a mess! You can make a film thought provoking and have metaphors for life etc peppered throughout, but you have to incorporate it with a decent plot. And unfortunately this does not. It's just trying too hard at the end of the day and it falls very very flat and confusing.
In relation to the first movie, a few characters return throughout and there was definitely some scenes and dialogue that relate back to the first, which I really enjoyed.
Annoyingly I just can't get past how poor the ending really is. Nothing is answered and I feel as though I've wasted my time here. Directors and writers really need to stop trying to overdo this need to make movies in depth, thought provoking. If you're gonna do it, do it right. And this gets it wrong on so many levels (get it!)
5/10, because the first hour is really good. But the final half an hour completely ruins it!
The Platform 2
2024 [SPANISH]
Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
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Director is trying too hard
First third showed potential and dissolved into pointless confusion
I'm not sure what happened here. The beginning showed a lot of potential to carry on the first one.. but turned into a confused mess.
All of a sudden there was no gravity.. and what was the abstract bit with the kids??
The gore was fun and parts of it were touching.. but the plot holes were huge to the point you could almost fall through them.
It didn't explain itself as to how the protagonist was getting out. Honestly it's hard to review based off of the story as it was so all over the place.
Such a shame because I was really looking forward to it.. but unfortunately this is another sequal that should've stayed sweeter by not being made.
No answers, more questions
I don't think this film is for the average movie enjoyers such as myself. Even though the first movie ending left a lot of questions unanswered, I liked it. This sequel is of no difference. IMO, first movie showed us the consequences of capitalism and this one shows that socialism is no better. But where is the story in this? Where are the answers to the "normal" questions the fans had? Nothing was revealed. I'm disappointed. May be a sociopolitical expert can interpret it better than me. But for me, I needed some closure or answers and none were offered.
On a postive note, acting was good, nice plot to covey the intended message, not boring.