Warning! This post contains spoilers for The Platform 2.
Although Perempuan and Zamiatin’s reasons for entering the pit initially remain unknown,The Platform 2eventually reveals the truth behind how they ended up there. InThe Platform 2’s opening moments, Perempuan and Zamiatin find themselves in one of the upper levels of the central vertical prison. However, despite this, Zamiatin struggles to adapt to the food distribution system because someone from the levels above him keeps feasting on his pizza.
As the movie progresses, Zamiatin adopts a tough demeanor while Perempuan maintains her distance from him. To their dismay, just when they start getting comfortable around one another, they end up in one of the lower levels of the pit, where they get access to no food. This pushes the twocharacters fromThe Platform 2to the brink of their survival instincts, forcing them to confront all the actions that eventually led them to the central prison system.
What Crimes Perempuan & Zamiatin Committed Before Coming To The Pit
Both Characters Struggle To Accept What They Did Before Entering The Pit
Early snippets of Zamiatin’s interview with the Authority reveal that he ended up in the vertical prison because he burnt down his parents' home. The character also carries a lighter to the prison, hoping to establish how tough and twisted he is. However, Zamiatin’s facade breaks when he is forced to face some of the defaulters in the prison. Unlike Perempuan, he shows no bravery in the face of danger and only attacks those who are already down. These early moments establish thatZamiatin must be lying about his criminal pastand the reasons why he ended up in the vertical prison.
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Perempuan’s past also remains shrouded as she struggles to come to terms with what she did to deserve her sentence in the vertical prison. Towards theend ofThe Platform 2, she finally acceptsshe is responsible for her boyfriend’s son’s death. As she recalls, she had created a sculpture of a dog, which had spiky edges. Her boyfriend’s son accidentally slipped and fell over one of these edges, which instantly killed him. Instead of holding herself accountable for her boyfriend’s son’s demise, she hired the best lawyers to avoid legal repercussions and even sold the sculpture to earn a massive fortune.
Why Perempuan Really Opted To Go To The Pit
Her Guilt Got The Best Of Her
Although Perempuan capitalized on her boyfriend’s son’s death by selling her art for a hefty price, she struggled to live with the guilt of her actions. Her material success, particularly from the sculpture that led to the tragic accident,felt tainted by the knowledge that she had harmed someone to get where she was. Therefore, even though she somehow evaded legal trouble, the weight of her conscience prevented her from feeling content with her life.
For her, the central prison serves more as a purgatory where she must confront her previous sins before she can finally find peace.
Realizing that living in the vertical facility could give her the time to look back and forgive herself, Perempuan willingly surrendered and accepted imprisonment. For her, the central prison serves more as a purgatory where she must confront her previous sins before she can finally find peace. Although her journey is marred with several setbacks and challenges, Perempuan eventually learns to forgive herself and even finds redemption by saving an innocent child who ends up at the prison’s lowest level.
The Real Reason Zamiatin Entered The Pit In The Platform 2
Zamiatin’s Parents Sent Him To The Pit For One Major Reason
InThe Platform 2, Zamiatin initially recallshe was a mathematician and grew obsessed with how the square root of -1 was considered an imaginary number. His obsession stemmed from the fact that even mathematics was based on assumptions, making him question the very fabric of reality. According to his claims, his obsession ruined his life because he eventually lost faith in everything and left his wife and kids before moving in with his parents. However, his interview with the Authority confirms thateverything he tells Perempaun about his past is a lie.
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He claims to have been a mathematician but had dropped out of school at 16. He also says that he left his family when the truth is that they drifted away from him. Zamiatin finally realizes he has been living a lie when the pain from starvation at a lower level in the vertical prison becomes unbearable. This is when he confesses thathis parents sent him to the vertical prison to teach him discipline. To finally show that he has control over his life, Zamiatin sets himself on fire midway throughThe Platform 2’s runtime and leaps to the bottom of the pit.
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.
