The Platform is an unsubtle and disgusting film that confronts our acceptance of our toxic and abusive systems of power. It addresses in a terribly unsubtle way the false promises of trickle-down economics. And more importantly, leaves us with a hope for the future, one in which the children of tomorrow can break the system.

Sources in this Episode:
The Platform Director’s Ending Explanation Is as Intriguing as the Movie | Collider
In The Platform Trailer, Trickle-Down Economics Turns Into a Literal Feeding Frenzy
Trickle-Down Economics: The Basics of Trickle-Down Theory

Other Reviews about The Platform:
The Twist Ending to Netflix's the Platform Explained | Forbes
Netflix's class warfare movie 'The Platform' has struck a chord. Two economists explain why | LA Times 
Falling Into the Ethical Abyss of the Platform | Horror Homeroom 
The Platform Director’s Ending Explanation Is as Intriguing as the Movie | Collider
The Platform Review: Netflix Horror Movie Sees the Hell of Capitalism | IndieWire
A Critical Analysis of “The Platform,” a Gut-Wrenching Allegory | The Treaty
The Platform (2019) – Difference, Power, and Discrimination in Film and Media: Student Essays
An Analysis of the Platform, Netflix's Sensation Movie | Latin American Post
‘The Platform’ Review: An Accidentally Timely Political Allegory | The New York Times

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The Platform (2019): A Hunger for Economic Reform

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