The Platform 2 is one of the worst sequel review – Netflix

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The worst sequel Called Movie - The Platform 2 review – Netflix

"The Platform 2" (originally titled "El Hoyo 2") is a sequel to the 2019 Spanish sci-fi horror film "The Platform." The first film was set in a dystopian future where prisoners are kept in a vertical structure, with food being served from the top and leftovers passing down.

The concept explores themes like social inequality and human behavior in desperate circumstances.

The sequel is expected to expand on the brutal, thought-provoking world of the first film, potentially revealing more about the prison's origin and the system behind it.

The workings of this prison were detailed in the first film, and are easy enough to pick up this time around, even without much newbie-friendly exposition: prisoners, who can opt into the structure called the Pit for punishment or in some other kind of exchange, are randomly assigned a different level each month, usually shared with another prisoner.

Once a day, a mobile platform descends from the top (level 0) to the bottom (somewhere in the 300s, it’s thought), packed with a succulent variety of foods, lingering for a few minutes on each floor.

(Each prisoner gets to pick one favorite item to be included.) Prisoners at the top can, if they so choose, selfishly avail themselves of whatever they want within the time limit.

Hollywood seems to be losing its spark lately, with too much focus on sequels, reboots, and endless franchise expansions that feel more like cash grabs than creative works of art.

Instead of taking risks on new ideas, studios often fall back on the same tired formulas because they’re a safer bet at the box office. As a result, we end up with movies that feel bland, filled with predictable plots and shallow characters.

The overuse of CGI and spectacle is often used as a distraction from weak storytelling. Plus, with the obsession over creating massive cinematic universes, many films come across as nothing more than setups for sequels, leaving audiences with an experience that feels incomplete.

It's as if the magic of cinema is being replaced by boardroom calculations, and that’s been disappointing for those of us craving something genuinely original and memorable.