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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