Goreng and Perempuan’s meeting inThe Platform 2’s mid-credits scene makes one question how the two characters know each other. Directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia,The Platform 2expands the first movie’s lore by introducing a new set of leads, Perempuan and Zamiatin, in its opening arc. LikeThe Platform’s main characters, Perempuan and Zamiatin enter the pit with their own hopes and expectations, believing their stay in the vertical prison will help them find redemption.
However, their journey, too, takes a grim turn when they find themselves in the harrowing depths of the pit, where they get access to no food. Similar to the original film,The Platform 2also gets more and more abstract with its ideas and storytelling as it progresses. EvenThe Platform 2’s endingarc becomes increasingly ambiguous, leaving much to the viewer’s imagination. Before its final credits start rolling,The Platform 2also features a mid-credits scene in which Goreng and Perempuan hug each other without actually revealing how they know one another.
The Platform 2 Is A Prequel That Retcons Goreng’s Backstory
ConsideringThe Platform 2’s title, it is hard not to assume that it serves as a sequel to the original movie. Even in its opening arc, whenThe Platform 2introduces two new characters, it seems like its story is unfolding after the events of the first film. However, as the film progresses, many subtle story developments confirm that it is a prequel to the 2019 movie. For instance, the fact that Trimagasi dies in the original film but appears as Perempuan’s new roommate midway throughThe Platform 2’s runtime confirms the film is set before the events ofThe Platform.
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In a brief sequence,The Platform 2also features Imoguiri, who also dies inThe Platform’s story after she voluntarily enters the pit. All these clues aboutThe Platform 2’s timelinesuggest thatPerempuan entered the pit before Goreng. Although the movie does not explicitly reveal how Goreng and Perempuan know one another, its timeline suggests that Goreng’s reason for entering the vertical prison might have been linked with Perempuan’s.
The Platform 2’s Mid-Credits Twist Reveals The Real Reason Why Goreng Entered The Pit
Goreng Did Not Enter The Pit To Get A Diploma
InThe Platform, Goreng claims he entered the vertical prison to earn a diploma. However, his connection with Perempuan inThe Platform2 suggests there is more to his story than meets the eye.Perempuan’s backstory inThe Platform 2reveals that she entered the pit because she held herself responsible for her boyfriend’s son’s death. As an artist, she once created a sculpture of a dog, which had extremely sharp edges. Despite knowing it was risky to keep it outside, she avoided taking precautions to keep it away from her boyfriend’s son’s reach.
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While running around at her place, her boyfriend’s son fell over one of the spikes coming out of the sculpture and died. Instead of taking accountability for his demise, she protected herself from legal repercussions by hiring the best lawyers. She even sold the sculpture for a hefty price, but her guilt eventually got the best of her. As a result, she decided to imprison herself in the vertical prison to be able to forgive herself and rid herself of her past guilt.
…Goreng seemingly ended up in the vertical prison because, like Perempaun, he was also struggling to grapple with the grief from his son’s death.
The two movies never explain how Perempuan’s backstory links to Goreng, butit is hard not to believe he was Perempuan’s boyfriend. This would explain how Perempuan seems to know Goreng when she meets him at the prison’s lowest level. If this holds true, Goreng seemingly ended up in the vertical prison because, like Perempaun, he was also struggling to grapple with the grief of his son’s death. The diploma was likely a cover for his deeper motivations.
The Platform 2’s Mid-Credits Is Set After The Platform’s Events
The Mid-Credits Scene’s Timeline Does Not Allign With The Movie’s
AlthoughThe Platform 2unfolds beforeThe Platform’s events, its mid-credits scene seemingly takes place afterThe Platform. It shows how Perempuan meets Goreng after he makes an ultimate sacrifice by sending the child from Level 333 to the topmost level in the vertical prison. For both characters inThe Platform 2, the bottommost level serves as the end of a state of limbo, where they learn to forgive themselves and one another.
The Platform
The Platform is a Spanish sci-fi movie that takes place in a vertical prison where prisoners on the upper levels get the most food and those on the lower levels are left to starve. The 2019 dystopian thriller was released on Netflix to worldwide acclaim.
The Platform 2
The Platform 2 is the follow-up to the original dystopian thriller set in a vertical prison. This installment explores new layers of its brutal regime, delving deeper into its social hierarchy and survival dynamics. Directed by an unknown filmmaker, the sequel continues to challenge its characters' moral boundaries.
