7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Platform (2019)
The Platform (2019)
Overview
A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central allegory is a stark critique of extreme economic inequality and a system that inherently fosters greed and suffering, advocating for collective action and a fundamental change to the existing order. This aligns with a clearly left-leaning perspective.
The movie features a cast with visible diversity in age and gender, consistent with its Spanish production context, without explicit DEI-driven recasting of traditional roles. Its narrative offers a social critique of systemic inequality and human behavior, focusing on class and power dynamics rather than explicitly critiquing traditional identities through a DEI lens.
Secondary
The film utilizes strong Christian messianic symbolism through Goreng's journey, portraying him as a figure attempting to deliver a 'message' of solidarity and sacrifice to the suffering. This narrative framing affirms the virtues of empathy and collective action as a path to salvation from the system's cruelty.
The film 'The Platform' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on social hierarchy, survival, and human nature within a dystopian prison system, without incorporating elements related to queer identity.
The film "The Platform" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a dystopian vertical prison system and its impact on human behavior, without incorporating elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Platform (2019) is an original film, not an adaptation or reboot. All its characters were created specifically for this movie, meaning there are no pre-existing canonical genders to be swapped.
The Platform is an original film with no prior source material or historical figures. All characters were created for this specific production, meaning there is no pre-established canonical or historical race to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
7.0
Critic Ratings
8.1
7.3
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