@@nicanornunez9787 I know you're joking, but I've actually seen some dim-bulbs leave comments like this under analysis videos for Parasite, like, "ThE DireCteR JeS trYiN tO mAKe eNtErtAinG mOoViE noT EveRYtHing NeEd HAvE pOinT StoP pOLitIsiziG iT!!1!!!1!" God -_-
I hate it when people feel like they have to politicize perfectly apolitical movies about people being trapped in a system that turns them against each other. What a stretch!
I hate how people have politicized Pathologic 2, a game about an epidemic that kills half a town b/c its sociopathic industrialists and bureaucrats did nothing or worse than nothing.
WHAT criticisim of capitalism in a genre that is supposed to speak to the inner fears of the viewer?! How is that possible?! Next someone will say Marx has compared the capital owner class with vampires. Laughable!
The feature-length film, The Platform, which is a movie, seems like it might be inspired by some kind of dystopic system or set of social relations, but I could just be reaching here. Anyone know how the filmmakers came up with this premise? Just seems unlike anything I've ever heard of
I appreciate your reply, but I was just being facetious. I was pretending like I couldn't see the political overtones in the movie. Tbh, I haven't actually seen it so I can't really say anything about it myself.
Yes, he did an anticapitalism read of... a movie that's pretty unambiguously critical of capitalism and the oppressive intersection of race and class. How shocking.
A lot. Go to any comment section outside of this one, and you'll have people saying that the film is about human nature. We're all just greedy assholes, born sinners. It's not the system, it's the individuals. I can't roll my eyes hard enough.
@@mistletoesatyr8976 Roll your eyes all you want, it has been proven that humans are greedy in every economic system possible. But that's OK, greed is good, that's why capitalism works and has built the greatest countries in this world.
I had this movie recommended to me on the grounds that it was a “terrific anti-capitalist horror film”. So I watched it. It was good, but ended up becoming the spark that ignited a debate on “just how obvious does a subtext have to be before it is, well...just text”
I can kinda agree, my profile picture originally was going to have a classical communist star, but ended up something else, so even though it Isen't very politcal by itself, the orignal intentions were and the profile represents a character that is poltical.
@@thanatos7007 and because regardless of intent, an audience by simply existing in context to it, is receiving some sort of message from it. Even if the message is "that's not worth my time or mental energy"
Sort of. All art exists in a political context, but trying to ascribe positive and negative political qualities to art (except in the most obvious cases) often means reducing art to flat, didactic nonsense. At the worst end, you end up with "social realism" which is often not actually interested in showing society as it is, but reflecting politically "good" opinions.
The prisoners attempting to reach the lower-levels to attempt to instill a high-minded idea of fairness to those sociologically beneath them? So they're condescending cons, descending?
bravetherainbow Could be that. On the other hand, it could be read as a metaphor for the way right-wing nationalist movements often try to instill national or ethnic "solidarity" to paper over class conflict.
@@Dorian_sapiens It could just as easily be said that they represent hard-line communist regimes, who view violence as a legitimate means of ensuring equality. I mean, you aren't wrong, those right wing nationalists suck and they definitely do that sort of thing, but so do the extreme left. Those descending cons could easily represent both simultaneously, showing that only willing cooperation is going to fix things, rather than extremism in any form.
Thank you for talking about this movie! I had a blast with it, and I hate seeing some "film critics" bashing it because it's "preachy". IT IS NOT. It's just a film that wears its message on its sleeve and it ain't subtle about it. So what? it works for me. "Preachy" implies that the film is self-righteous. Yup, a film where someone gets pooped in the face.
Doctor Speedweed Renegade Cut made a video about the Twilight Zone regarding this kind of thing, where viewers and critics who are ding-dongs have this idea that any piece of media that's not subtle is somehow bad. RC was arguing that a lot of works with blatant themes and messages are good and that there's a place for media that doesn't hold back or mince its words, so to speak. Reactionary cowards can't co-opt something that's blatant or ignore its message.
@@AmunDeus I've watched and loved it, he makes a great point as usual. Good recommendation! I've been a fan of his work since when he was on Channel Awesome lol That was a great video, actually made me think.
@@The_Jovian yes! Which is bizarre in retrospective. His content was by far the most subtle and nuanced in the whole website. He was one of the first ones to leave and it was very understandable.
This movie was a real pleasant surprise (well, maybe pleasant isn't the best word). Other than what you mentioned the luxurious decadent way they presented the food on the platform in contrast to the sterile bleak visuals of the rest of the movie was incredibly striking and disturbing. The chef character was a great despicable "villain" even though he didn't have any dialogue or never even really did anything notably villainous.
Good point! I don't think there were a lot of shots that really stuck with me (I loved the movie either way) but the ones of the fancy food being prepped definitely made an impact when compared to the bare aesthetic of the residents' living conditions. The sight of the first meal the protagonist sees, that half-eaten, tainted feast, was grotesque and effective. Shocked me more than the gore.
Cube is about people working together to solve problems. This move is about people sharing food and resources to survive we can call it Cube-a. it would be cool if there was a real place that was about sharing food and medical supplies that also had a name like cube...
Gonna be real hard keeping politics out of conversations about horror movies... they're often intimately connected. It's one of the reasons why I like them.
This film is a masterclass in political horror and I've been hoping ever since I watched it that you would do a video on it, really glad to finally see it happen.
I thought that by "The Platform" you meant this channel. I feel that horror movies often make nice allegories for politics, better than most genres at least. You normally have an active and oppressive threat targeting specific groups that are linked in some way. Even if you don't try to, you can easily make something like that seem political just by giving it a few to many characteristics in one way or another.
I'm glad other people are talking about this film, because nobody I know is interested, and I just happened upon it, and was shocked and amazed at what I found.
I'm wondering if people who didn't put together that Thought Slime and Scaredy Matt are the same also haven't put together that the cat icon for this channel is (maybe, probably) a sly reference to the Anarchist "wildcat" emblem, which he's got in the background of the Slime videos.
You said you were trying NOT to politicize this? Because You mentioned cube, and that's a major part of my political views. For sake of clarity, I am a member of the Rent Is Too Damn High party.
This is pretty good... scaredy matt should make a political channel! And since he likes horror, it could be like ooze or gack related, and because it’s politics, it’s ideology or ideas. Idea ooze!
Started the video and realised immediately I had to watch this movie. It was a hell of a ride. I loved it, especially the bit where they didn't actually show the dog getting killed - because that was causing me some major anxiety. Kinda hoping they Cube 3 it and give us some material about the world outside the cube, I mean, the pit. Please do a video on Cube now that you've teased us.
I feel like showing "the world outside" in this movie would completely undermine the whole point, which is an allegory for the dominant system of all society. There isn't a "world outside" capitalism for us, we are all part of the experiment.
It seems to me that a system where people are guaranteed a chance to move to a higher floor, with those in higher floors having the move down, regular intervals is more fair than a system that actively tries to keep you on whatever "floor" you happen to be born in.
The metaphor doesn't work exactly like that though. Everyone in the prison is living through hell, regardless of what floor they're on. They can never see the sun or any human beings besides their cell mate and a few inconsistent people above and below them, they can't watch tv or read books or make art (unless they happened to bring one of those things with them, and the one guy who brought a book seriously regrets it). It's a prison at the end of the day, one far more unethical than most modern prisons with the exception of solitary confinement. The only privilege they ever get access to is food security. Even then, they're given a few minutes to stuff their face every day. It's not a healthy or dignified way to eat. And this tiny fraction of privilege is something they only sometimes have access to, but they're constantly aware they won't always have access to it. Everyone at the top knows they are going to be on the bottom again. Lots of people kill themselves at the top because of this dread. I actually think that's a pretty accurate metaphor for the underclass of society. It's hell for everyone, but every once in a while you get a tiny amount of privilege thrown your way and you're incentivized to use it to fuck over everyone else. And in a short period of time, you won't even have that privilege anymore.
Could you do Cube in a future movie? I really love the original film's insistence on refusing to explain the existence of the Cube. The sequels were kinda ruined by trying to give a 'why' to it.
Scrolling through this comment section and seeing people try to claim that this movie wasn't about class at all makes me think it wasn't heavy-handed enough.
I love that thought slime Matt had to say something. Since discovering you I have enjoyed every video on both channels. You kick @ss and if I ever meet you will eat movie tickets and enjoy a groovy show. Love you dude. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for making a video on this. I got from the ad that it was going to be an in-your-face criticism of capitalism, but also one that would definitely turn my stomach and generally be bad for me to watch. Your synopsis was what i needed to not have fomo, but also not torture myself with a movie that's too much for me. Much appreciated.
The platform really stuck with me after I watched it. It was a seriously dark one, but did a great job of illustrating what ugly horrors are born out of poverty and desperation. Seeing how deep the platform went filled me with a sense of dread that most movies can't even get close to. This movie made me gasp at one point. Not something that's common for me.
Trying not to be politicise The Platform But for real excellent video. My first watch through of the movie, I didn't quite "get" it (I knew it was a metaphor for capitalism, but the message didn't entirely land). This video helped me understand it better!
The old dude would earn nothing by killing the protagonist, keeping him alive to eat him was his best choice. I'd argue that long, incredibly painful torture is far worse than just killing someone too, so I don't see how doing that is anything positive. Other than that I enjoyed the video.
It's an interessting movie and I agree with your analysis. However the movie lacks an important aspect of capitalism: The sphere of production. The food comes from above from someone else. So the movie has to focus on distribution rather than production. Is that a problem? I think so. I don't have a fully developed thought on that yet to be honest. However, we should be aware that the critique of distribution of goods in capitalim is an incomplete critique of capitalism. It suggests that the people how have needs are dependend on the people "above" which is true for capitalism but only for capitalism.
Uh, I thought the same thing while watching. However I don't think it's a bad thing per se that the movie focuses on a particular dimension of capitalism. The strength of art isn't to present a complete thesis on whatever it tackles. Essays are better at that. But they can give a visceral and emotional understanding of a particular plight, situation, etc... Including production might have diluted the expressiveness of the movie. I love "sorry to bother you" to death, and it's much more comprehensive in its approach, but it's messaging all along, while the platform strips down the message for the sake of psychological impact, and I don't think its detrimental to the movie or it's particular message.
Capitalism is when invisible hand of the market decides how much everyone gets, REGARDLESS OF PRODUCTION. Productivity in the US has gone up, wages haven't, and there are more poor than ever, while the rich get richer. The platform is the invisible hand of the market that decides who is worthy to exist and at what level of quality of life. If you are homeless, sick, and unable to work, the system decides how much you can eat. You might get some charity, but usually you're on the mercy of the system. You're at the bottom platform and you cannot get anything more than what you're given without resulting to violence.
I got grossed out when I saw this movie. I don’t gross out easily….but something about this one. Anyway, I liked the premise. And didn’t get to finish it, so thank you for connecting the dots! ❤️
I guess we should also note, the director said the portion involving the redistribution of food was specifically a reference to socialism (one I personally don't agree with) but one that was a conscious choice.
I watched this and thought eh that was interesting, then i was walking home from a run and had a real "oh" moment, maybe brought on by current events but it really hit hard about the lower floors resisting solidarity
I literally don’t even need to watch the video, cause this was my goddamn struggle listening to every review ever find some fucking way to not say “wealth accumulation.” But I’m going to watch it anyway cause I appreciate it
This movie was a liiitle rough for me but I stuck with it because I really loved the way the metaphor (not at all subtle but still) came across. Ultimately enjoyed it. Really excited to see a scaredy cats about it!!!
Okay but can you please do a Cube breakdown on either Scaredy Cats or Thought Slime, cause the titular CUBE in those movies is EXPRESSLY a way to get rid of political dissidents, and I'm 90% sure you already know it and definitely it would make for good relatable content.
I agree with you politically, which means either we're both wrong, possible screwed, or there are more folks with less access to media that agree. Most people I've slept next to outside definitely do. Also, face pooping, fun stuff, 10/10.
I have nobody to share how delightful the moment is when the protagonist and his cellmate are in a bonding montage and finish it with nude yoga. So I opened up this video just to comment that it's pretty delightful. Gonna go back to watching.
And I used to think I hated horror movies...actually it's still true I'm just easily made terrified. The movies always give my brain a starting point to come up with things that terrify me.
Next you're going to tell me Snowpiercer is more than just a fun action adventure on a sci-fi train.
whats next the purge or Parasite, I mean sjws and libtards want to see politics everywere
I love this comment, really cracked me up. One of the best I’ve seen in a hot minute
Or that X-Men are more than just cool super heroes
man snowpiercer was fucking awful. Unless all of the foot-in-own-mouth tone disrupting was intentional.
@@nicanornunez9787 I know you're joking, but I've actually seen some dim-bulbs leave comments like this under analysis videos for Parasite, like, "ThE DireCteR JeS trYiN tO mAKe eNtErtAinG mOoViE noT EveRYtHing NeEd HAvE pOinT StoP pOLitIsiziG iT!!1!!!1!" God -_-
this sounds weird but hear me out this movie could be a metaphor for society
Eugh, society. Good thing we don't live in one of those.
nah.
Kevin Torres Bro it’s just fiction bro, a whimsical romp just like Get Out. No political message here
@@thomaswhite3059 A REAL sword? euuuggh
STOP MAKING MY MOVIES POLITICAL YOU SJW!
The end felt like a Thoughtslime episode directed by Hbomberguy which I didn‘t know I wanted.
where is this patreon channel and why hasn't it shut up and taken my money?
A Thought Slime/H Bomberguy collab with narration by Philosophy Tube and a Cameo by Tabby. And final thought by Shaun.
@@thehorriblebright we need three arrows and stepback history in there too somehow.
@@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat Doh! Of course. Slipped my mind.
@@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat I feel like at this point you're just going Synechdoche NY
*Eat the rich intensifies*
quite literally in this case.
cannibalise the rich that fucking kill themselves
Truuuuuuue xD
This concept sounds genuinely terrifying, good thing it's just a movie and not real life...
I hate it when people feel like they have to politicize perfectly apolitical movies about people being trapped in a system that turns them against each other. What a stretch!
I hate how people have politicized Pathologic 2, a game about an epidemic that kills half a town b/c its sociopathic industrialists and bureaucrats did nothing or worse than nothing.
On the contrary, I'm worried that this isn't politicizing it enough
WHAT criticisim of capitalism in a genre that is supposed to speak to the inner fears of the viewer?! How is that possible?!
Next someone will say Marx has compared the capital owner class with vampires. Laughable!
To Quote Marx from Volume 1 of Captial: 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒖𝒓
The feature-length film, The Platform, which is a movie, seems like it might be inspired by some kind of dystopic system or set of social relations, but I could just be reaching here. Anyone know how the filmmakers came up with this premise? Just seems unlike anything I've ever heard of
Honestly, I didn't buy it; it's like the makers of the film knew nothing about people
I appreciate your reply, but I was just being facetious. I was pretending like I couldn't see the political overtones in the movie. Tbh, I haven't actually seen it so I can't really say anything about it myself.
@@AmunDeus As was I, friend, as was I.
But you should watch it, it's good!
Rob Baldwin Oh, lol, my bad then. I definitely will!
Dude, you already did an anti capitalism reading of The People Under the Stairs. You can’t go back :) it’s fine
halfpintrr but it’s way funnier to do a political read of a seemingly absurd and random movie.
I don't think you can talk about that film and not talk about the obvious political dimension to it.
Yes, he did an anticapitalism read of... a movie that's pretty unambiguously critical of capitalism and the oppressive intersection of race and class. How shocking.
The Platform's political satire is as subtle as 1984. I loved it.
What person with any pro-capitalist sentiment is watching this even?
A lot. Go to any comment section outside of this one, and you'll have people saying that the film is about human nature. We're all just greedy assholes, born sinners. It's not the system, it's the individuals. I can't roll my eyes hard enough.
@@mistletoesatyr8976 yeah but I think Calvin meant, who's watching this channel who isn't at least receptive to lefty ideas.
@@mistletoesatyr8976 Roll your eyes all you want, it has been proven that humans are greedy in every economic system possible. But that's OK, greed is good, that's why capitalism works and has built the greatest countries in this world.
@@Dfective11 and what off all the countries that had to be stepped on for those countries to succeed
@@stephottey9535 What countries have the Nordic coutries stepped on, for example?
I had this movie recommended to me on the grounds that it was a “terrific anti-capitalist horror film”.
So I watched it.
It was good, but ended up becoming the spark that ignited a debate on “just how obvious does a subtext have to be before it is, well...just text”
More obvious than Starship Troopers apparently.
Oh, so that's why you reminded me of the guy from Thought Slime all this time
I’m of the opinion that all art is political.
I can kinda agree, my profile picture originally was going to have a classical communist star, but ended up something else, so even though it Isen't very politcal by itself, the orignal intentions were and the profile represents a character that is poltical.
It is legitimately unavoidable that art is political, because artists are subjects, and any subjective expression is a political expression.
@@thanatos7007 and because regardless of intent, an audience by simply existing in context to it, is receiving some sort of message from it. Even if the message is "that's not worth my time or mental energy"
Because politics influences and is influenced by everything.
Sort of. All art exists in a political context, but trying to ascribe positive and negative political qualities to art (except in the most obvious cases) often means reducing art to flat, didactic nonsense. At the worst end, you end up with "social realism" which is often not actually interested in showing society as it is, but reflecting politically "good" opinions.
It‘s all fun and games until some rich people get eaten.
Then it's hilarious! :)
Then it's truly a party
The prisoners attempting to reach the lower-levels to attempt to instill a high-minded idea of fairness to those sociologically beneath them?
So they're condescending cons, descending?
bravetherainbow Could be that. On the other hand, it could be read as a metaphor for the way right-wing nationalist movements often try to instill national or ethnic "solidarity" to paper over class conflict.
you cant reply with gifs on youtube but imagine me replying with sensiblechuckle.gif
@@Dorian_sapiens It could just as easily be said that they represent hard-line communist regimes, who view violence as a legitimate means of ensuring equality.
I mean, you aren't wrong, those right wing nationalists suck and they definitely do that sort of thing, but so do the extreme left. Those descending cons could easily represent both simultaneously, showing that only willing cooperation is going to fix things, rather than extremism in any form.
Thank you for talking about this movie! I had a blast with it, and I hate seeing some "film critics" bashing it because it's "preachy". IT IS NOT. It's just a film that wears its message on its sleeve and it ain't subtle about it. So what? it works for me. "Preachy" implies that the film is self-righteous. Yup, a film where someone gets pooped in the face.
Doctor Speedweed Renegade Cut made a video about the Twilight Zone regarding this kind of thing, where viewers and critics who are ding-dongs have this idea that any piece of media that's not subtle is somehow bad. RC was arguing that a lot of works with blatant themes and messages are good and that there's a place for media that doesn't hold back or mince its words, so to speak. Reactionary cowards can't co-opt something that's blatant or ignore its message.
@@AmunDeus I've watched and loved it, he makes a great point as usual. Good recommendation! I've been a fan of his work since when he was on Channel Awesome lol
That was a great video, actually made me think.
Doctor Speedweed Glad you liked it! Yeah, he's good
@@dubitataugustinus Renegade cut used to be part of channel awesome??
@@The_Jovian yes! Which is bizarre in retrospective. His content was by far the most subtle and nuanced in the whole website. He was one of the first ones to leave and it was very understandable.
This movie was a real pleasant surprise (well, maybe pleasant isn't the best word). Other than what you mentioned the luxurious decadent way they presented the food on the platform in contrast to the sterile bleak visuals of the rest of the movie was incredibly striking and disturbing. The chef character was a great despicable "villain" even though he didn't have any dialogue or never even really did anything notably villainous.
Yeah you just fuckin hate him because of his position and the general air about him, it's great
Good point! I don't think there were a lot of shots that really stuck with me (I loved the movie either way) but the ones of the fancy food being prepped definitely made an impact when compared to the bare aesthetic of the residents' living conditions. The sight of the first meal the protagonist sees, that half-eaten, tainted feast, was grotesque and effective. Shocked me more than the gore.
The Pannacotta is the message.
The girl is the message.
My dude if you mention Cube, you must do a Cube Series of Scaredy Cat.
Cube is about people working together to solve problems. This move is about people sharing food and resources to survive we can call it Cube-a. it would be cool if there was a real place that was about sharing food and medical supplies that also had a name like cube...
Absolutely do this! And the terrible sequels/prequels!
Yes. Yes yes yes yes yes, very this.
Oh man, that opening scene where Julian RIchings becomes _julienned_ Richings!
@@kiddynamo66 Ugh. The Cube sequels absolutely shit the bed.
Gonna be real hard keeping politics out of conversations about horror movies... they're often intimately connected. It's one of the reasons why I like them.
Having your particular political lense is part of what makes this channel unique!
This film is a masterclass in political horror and I've been hoping ever since I watched it that you would do a video on it, really glad to finally see it happen.
I thought that by "The Platform" you meant this channel. I feel that horror movies often make nice allegories for politics, better than most genres at least. You normally have an active and oppressive threat targeting specific groups that are linked in some way. Even if you don't try to, you can easily make something like that seem political just by giving it a few to many characteristics in one way or another.
Still waiting for that jump scare from the other vide...
CAPITALISM!
Oh man, that was scary.
What gets me is people can be exposed to blatant real messages like this and still utterly ignore them.....
It didn't click until this video, that you're the same person who does Thought Slime, and now I feel dumb as hell.
Still, good video.
Thought Slime and Scaredy Matt are obviously two people
@@hpalpha7323 they even have different names!
THE SLIME IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!
Which one is occulon?
Thought Slime is the pod person of Scaredy Matt.
Ever notice how much “capitalism” sounds like “cannibalism”?
Imagine living in a society that incentivizes screwing over others? that would suck.
I'm glad other people are talking about this film, because nobody I know is interested, and I just happened upon it, and was shocked and amazed at what I found.
I'm wondering if people who didn't put together that Thought Slime and Scaredy Matt are the same also haven't put together that the cat icon for this channel is (maybe, probably) a sly reference to the Anarchist "wildcat" emblem, which he's got in the background of the Slime videos.
You said you were trying NOT to politicize this? Because You mentioned cube, and that's a major part of my political views. For sake of clarity, I am a member of the Rent Is Too Damn High party.
Looks like at the end there you got ... de-platformed?!
This is maybe the most explicitly political premise for a movie I've ever heard.
Have you heard of The Purge?
The poor are incentivized to work against their best interests under capitabibafahuh
4:34
Damn, students will really do any thing for those sweet CP.
Don’t be afraid of Marxist analysts.
why can't somebody make a horror movie about people being nice to each other
They already did and is called Stepford's wives. The true horror of niceness.
The movie original title is El Hoyo meaning the Hole.
This sounds like vertical Snowpiercer
This is pretty good... scaredy matt should make a political channel! And since he likes horror, it could be like ooze or gack related, and because it’s politics, it’s ideology or ideas. Idea ooze!
Started the video and realised immediately I had to watch this movie. It was a hell of a ride. I loved it, especially the bit where they didn't actually show the dog getting killed - because that was causing me some major anxiety.
Kinda hoping they Cube 3 it and give us some material about the world outside the cube, I mean, the pit.
Please do a video on Cube now that you've teased us.
I feel like showing "the world outside" in this movie would completely undermine the whole point, which is an allegory for the dominant system of all society. There isn't a "world outside" capitalism for us, we are all part of the experiment.
It seems to me that a system where people are guaranteed a chance to move to a higher floor, with those in higher floors having the move down, regular intervals is more fair than a system that actively tries to keep you on whatever "floor" you happen to be born in.
The metaphor doesn't work exactly like that though. Everyone in the prison is living through hell, regardless of what floor they're on. They can never see the sun or any human beings besides their cell mate and a few inconsistent people above and below them, they can't watch tv or read books or make art (unless they happened to bring one of those things with them, and the one guy who brought a book seriously regrets it). It's a prison at the end of the day, one far more unethical than most modern prisons with the exception of solitary confinement.
The only privilege they ever get access to is food security. Even then, they're given a few minutes to stuff their face every day. It's not a healthy or dignified way to eat. And this tiny fraction of privilege is something they only sometimes have access to, but they're constantly aware they won't always have access to it. Everyone at the top knows they are going to be on the bottom again. Lots of people kill themselves at the top because of this dread.
I actually think that's a pretty accurate metaphor for the underclass of society. It's hell for everyone, but every once in a while you get a tiny amount of privilege thrown your way and you're incentivized to use it to fuck over everyone else. And in a short period of time, you won't even have that privilege anymore.
Just watched that film and the most unpleasant thing was the sounds they made while eating
That's kind of impossible to do when one character literally calls another character a communist for their ideals.
"Fuck you, got mine." It's sincerely terrifying how many people I've met that sincerely live by this tenet.
I don't think I've met a single person IRL who didn't live by that, which is really fucking sad.
Thank you for the content warnings. I will now put this movie on the top of my "must watch" list, and return to this video after having seen it.
You know... I'm starting to think that we might live in a society?
Scaredy cat? No. Scaredy Comrade.
oh a fellow comrade! I knew there's a reason I like this guy's videos
Bless you Scaredy Matt. You are a gem.
That is the best take on this movie I've seen on UA-cam. Thank you!
I watched the movie because I saw the first couple of minutes. I watched the rest of this afterwards. I highly recommend both.
I like this video a lot, great breakdown in my eyes, thank you 😊.
Could you do Cube in a future movie? I really love the original film's insistence on refusing to explain the existence of the Cube. The sequels were kinda ruined by trying to give a 'why' to it.
Yeah the mysteriousness of it is very creepy. I've only ever watched the first one.
@@bravetherainbow i am begging you: Never ruin that purity.
@@malcolmcampbell3912 it's a bit like The Matrix hahaha
The messages in this film were a LITTLE heavy handed
Scrolling through this comment section and seeing people try to claim that this movie wasn't about class at all makes me think it wasn't heavy-handed enough.
Deceptively simple premise, yeah yeah, critique of capitalism, blah blah blah, but a MOVIE you say?
This was my favourite movie of that year.
Laughed so hard when the elevator music kicked in in the end 🎶🎧😉🤣
I love that thought slime Matt had to say something. Since discovering you I have enjoyed every video on both channels. You kick @ss and if I ever meet you will eat movie tickets and enjoy a groovy show. Love you dude. Keep up the great work.
Movie sounds neat. We should systematize its message in an ideology or something and call it Platform-ism. Might catch up.
Thank you for making a video on this. I got from the ad that it was going to be an in-your-face criticism of capitalism, but also one that would definitely turn my stomach and generally be bad for me to watch. Your synopsis was what i needed to not have fomo, but also not torture myself with a movie that's too much for me. Much appreciated.
This sounds like an amazing movie i will never see.
Great video! Love the end!
Is on Netflix now. Watch it!
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It sounds awesome but way too gruesome for me.
I know YourMovieSucks hated this film because he doesn't understand why can't people just share the food there's enough for everyone...
Did... Did he watch it?
YMS hates all movies with an 'agenda'...so that might show you his taste
I enjoyed very much this non-political video about this movie with a very non-pollitical subtext. Keep up the good apolitical work!
Hey scaredy Matt thanks for not making this political. Ive just watched it and I'm really glad that there was absolutely no political subtext
Best one yet! ♥♥♥ To echo some other comments, PLEASE DO A SERIES ON THE CUBE SERIES! Thank you :)
Trying not to be politicize? The title's making my dyslexia hurt.
The platform really stuck with me after I watched it. It was a seriously dark one, but did a great job of illustrating what ugly horrors are born out of poverty and desperation. Seeing how deep the platform went filled me with a sense of dread that most movies can't even get close to. This movie made me gasp at one point. Not something that's common for me.
Saying movies should be apolitical is a political statement. STOP PUTTING YOUR POLITICS IN MY MOVIES!1!1!1!1!1!1
ahhh im glad you decided to cover this movie.
This is my second favourite Scaredy Cats video (after basket case)
Trying not to be politicise The Platform
But for real excellent video. My first watch through of the movie, I didn't quite "get" it (I knew it was a metaphor for capitalism, but the message didn't entirely land). This video helped me understand it better!
I love you to death, Scare-dy Matt. You're one of my favourite UA-camrs ever.
The old dude would earn nothing by killing the protagonist, keeping him alive to eat him was his best choice. I'd argue that long, incredibly painful torture is far worse than just killing someone too, so I don't see how doing that is anything positive. Other than that I enjoyed the video.
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It's an interessting movie and I agree with your analysis.
However the movie lacks an important aspect of capitalism: The sphere of production. The food comes from above from someone else. So the movie has to focus on distribution rather than production.
Is that a problem? I think so. I don't have a fully developed thought on that yet to be honest. However, we should be aware that the critique of distribution of goods in capitalim is an incomplete critique of capitalism. It suggests that the people how have needs are dependend on the people "above" which is true for capitalism but only for capitalism.
Uh, I thought the same thing while watching.
However I don't think it's a bad thing per se that the movie focuses on a particular dimension of capitalism. The strength of art isn't to present a complete thesis on whatever it tackles. Essays are better at that. But they can give a visceral and emotional understanding of a particular plight, situation, etc...
Including production might have diluted the expressiveness of the movie.
I love "sorry to bother you" to death, and it's much more comprehensive in its approach, but it's messaging all along, while the platform strips down the message for the sake of psychological impact, and I don't think its detrimental to the movie or it's particular message.
Capitalism is when invisible hand of the market decides how much everyone gets, REGARDLESS OF PRODUCTION.
Productivity in the US has gone up, wages haven't, and there are more poor than ever, while the rich get richer.
The platform is the invisible hand of the market that decides who is worthy to exist and at what level of quality of life.
If you are homeless, sick, and unable to work, the system decides how much you can eat. You might get some charity, but usually you're on the mercy of the system. You're at the bottom platform and you cannot get anything more than what you're given without resulting to violence.
I got grossed out when I saw this movie. I don’t gross out easily….but something about this one. Anyway, I liked the premise. And didn’t get to finish it, so thank you for connecting the dots! ❤️
Hey man, we're more like 2 percent of a percent
I believe it was 3.5 percent of a percent.
I guess we should also note, the director said the portion involving the redistribution of food was specifically a reference to socialism (one I personally don't agree with) but one that was a conscious choice.
This movie fucks. Glad you decided to do a video on it!
Really liked that quote from the movie at the end neat how they made that up out of whole cloth without any outside influence
I watched this and thought eh that was interesting, then i was walking home from a run and had a real "oh" moment, maybe brought on by current events but it really hit hard about the lower floors resisting solidarity
I literally don’t even need to watch the video, cause this was my goddamn struggle listening to every review ever find some fucking way to not say “wealth accumulation.” But I’m going to watch it anyway cause I appreciate it
That endless black void seems like a great place to stay cool in Toronto summers
This movie was a liiitle rough for me but I stuck with it because I really loved the way the metaphor (not at all subtle but still) came across. Ultimately enjoyed it. Really excited to see a scaredy cats about it!!!
I loved this movie it hasn’t really left me since I watched it.
Thank you for the recommendation, I watched the movie before this video and it gave me a lot of thoughts. Then you helped me sort out some of them.
“🎵comrades come rally, the finale fight we face, the Internationale will save the human race🎵”
best video you made man.. for a movie Ive never seen.
Damn, I just watched it from this entirely apolitical recommendation, that is a film and a half, jesus
Okay but can you please do a Cube breakdown on either Scaredy Cats or Thought Slime, cause the titular CUBE in those movies is EXPRESSLY a way to get rid of political dissidents, and I'm 90% sure you already know it and definitely it would make for good relatable content.
*Hears content warning*
*Stops watching video so I can see the movie first before watching video*
can't avoid the politics in this, brother.
its pretty damn heavy handed-
and true to life.
I agree with you politically, which means either we're both wrong, possible screwed, or there are more folks with less access to media that agree. Most people I've slept next to outside definitely do. Also, face pooping, fun stuff, 10/10.
I have nobody to share how delightful the moment is when the protagonist and his cellmate are in a bonding montage and finish it with nude yoga. So I opened up this video just to comment that it's pretty delightful. Gonna go back to watching.
i can't believe i thought about asking if youre going to do a video on Cube and then you just up and mentioned that masterpiece of a movie
Wow, the vibe of your scaredy cats videos are pretty different. Also, you are v cute in this
And I used to think I hated horror movies...actually it's still true I'm just easily made terrified. The movies always give my brain a starting point to come up with things that terrify me.