
Reviews — The Platform
Audience write-ups from TMDB
Arshia Borjali
This feels like constructing a dwelling specifically for a door—a strange, messy, and disorganized movie. The "dirty" aspect isn't primarily visual; rather, it’s a flaw in its filmmaking approach. It seems the director lacks direction, with camera angles, shots, and overall composition feeling random. There’s an apparent desire to critique capitalism, but the execution is clumsy, as if cinema itself were being disres…
Kamurai
A really good film; I’d gladly watch it again and suggest others do so as well. It's centered on survival, exploring moral questions in a profound way. Typically, when something like that is involved, there’s humor to balance it out—but not here, at least not in the conventional sense. This is a bleak film full of symbolism and harsh truths. I often dislike how reality can intrude on my desire for entertainment…
Manuel São Bento
Netflix has been supporting smaller, independent films for some time now. In 2018, *Roma* helped pave the way for foreign film Best Picture nominations, and last year, Martin Scorsese’s *The Irishman* needed a streaming release because major studios were hesitant to commit to its lengthy three-and-a-half-hour runtime for theaters. Many other indie films have also benefited from Netflix's or other streaming platforms’…
Shumafuk
It’s a brutal depiction highlighting issues within a system based on capitalism. While the intensity of the violence was difficult for me to handle, I grasp its narrative function. Surprisingly, I found the movie to have a certain spiritual quality. The connection to Jesus and traditional Christian beliefs is readily apparent.
Leno
It’s really not worth watching. A significant portion of the film takes place within a tiered prison system, with those on higher levels having authority over food distribution to those below, essentially establishing a hierarchy. This resulted in an unpleasant dynamic where individuals in positions of power derived enjoyment from restricting sustenance to others, though this arrangement wasn't static. The main chara…


