The film "The Platform", which is wildly promoted by platforms such as Douyin and Douban, is believed to have brought a huge impact to all audiences.
被抖音、豆瓣等平台狂推的电影《饥饿站台》，相信给所有观众带来了巨大的冲击。
Just as it is said on the poster, this film
is an unprecedented witness to human bestiality.
How exactly does it present the theme?
就如海报上所说，这部电影是对人类兽性的空前见证，它究竟是如何呈现主题的呢？
The film describes a simple story. The protagonist, Glenn, voluntarily enters the prison in order to quit smoking and finish reading "Don Quixote". When he enters, he only finds out that it is a hollow prison pit divided into 333 levels.
电影描述了一个简单的故事。主人公格伦为了戒烟和读完《堂吉诃德》，自愿被关入监狱。当他进来时，才发现是被分为333层的镂空的监狱坑。
Food will be sent down from level 0. It will stay on each level for a certain period of time for prisoners to eat. This means that the lower levels can only eat the leftovers left by the upper levels. And the prisoners assigned to the lower levels will get less food.
食物会从0层送下来，在每一层会停留一定时间供犯人吃食。这便意味着，下层只能吃到上层留下的残羹冷炙，而越是分配到下层的犯人，分配到的食物会越少。
What is even more desperate is that the floor assigned to prisoners will change randomly every month. For example, the poor Glenn was originally assigned to the 48th floor, but when he wakes up, he is on the 171st floor.
更令人绝望的是，犯人所分配的层数每个月会随机变动，比如可怜的格伦原本分配在48层，醒来后却来到了171层。
In the contest of survival, Glenn comes into contact with different groups of people and tastes the test of life and death. And when he is about to be assimilated by this cruel atmosphere, Glenn still maintains a kind heart and attempts to change the current situation of the prison.
在生存的较量中，格伦接触到了不同的人群，品尝到生与死的考验。并在即将被这残酷的风气同化时，格伦仍旧保持一颗善心，企图改变监狱的现状。
Almost all the plots, scenes and even every line of dialogue in the film are worthy of scrutiny. Next, the editor will analyze the film from “four contrasts”, “five keywords” and “six settings”. Will it resonate with you?
影片中几乎所有的剧情、场景甚至每一句台词，都值得推敲。接下来，小编会从“四个对比”、“五个关键词” 和 “六个设定” 对影片进行解析，看是否会引起你的共鸣呢？
Four Contrasts (四个对比)
Contrast Between the Outside and
Inside of the Prison
监狱外与监狱内的对比
At the beginning of the movie, there is a busy kitchen, neat uniforms, and delicious meals. The “executors” and “supervisors” methodically fulfill the “duty” of cooking. The abundant ingredients seem to be singing praises for peace. Everything here is in sharp contrast to the life of hungry wolves pouncing on food in the prison.
电影开篇，忙碌的厨房、整洁的制服、可口的餐饭，“执行者”与“监督者” 有条不紊的履行烹饪的“义务”，富足的食材仿佛在歌颂太平。这里的一切与监狱里饿狼扑食的生活做出鲜明的对比。
They each perform their own duties and are conscientious. They won't even let go of the dust on the food. It is more like preparing a sumptuous dinner for a gathering of dignitaries than preparing food for prisoners. Do they know the real form inside the prison? Perhaps they don't know.
他们各司其职，恪尽职守，甚至是食物上的灰尘都不会放过。与其说是为犯人准备食物，更像是为达官显贵聚会准备丰盛的晚宴。而监狱内真正的形态，他们是否知晓呢？或许他们并不知情。
Contrast Between the Upper Level
and the Lower Level of the Prison
监狱上层与监狱下层的对比
The operating mechanism of the prison is destined to result in an uneven distribution of the “cake” between the upper and lower levels. The higher the level, the more abundant the food. The closer to the lower level, the less food there will be left. There are even signs of “people eating people”. Simply depicted from the material distribution, the contrast between the lives of the upper and lower levels of the prison is vividly portrayed.
监狱运营的机制注定了上层与下层的“蛋糕”分配不均。越是上层的人，吃食就会越丰盛。越靠近下层的人，吃食便会所剩无几，甚至出现 “人吃人” 的迹象。简简单单从物质分配进行刻画，监狱上下层生活的对比淋漓尽致。
In addition, the conversation between Glenn and the old man can also reflect the great differences in spiritual construction between the upper and lower levels. When Glenn put forward his theory, the old man sneered and pointed out the cruel reality: the upper level will not choose to “share a piece of the pie” or “eat one less piece of meat” out of sympathy for the hardships of the lower level; the lower level, these people who can't even meet the basic needs of living, will not talk about any nonsense of equally distributing food.
除此之外，格伦和老头的对话也能体现上下层精神建设上的迥异。当格伦提出自己的理论时，老头嗤之以鼻，并指出了残酷的现实：上层不会为了体恤下层的疾苦而选择 “分一杯羹”、“少吃一块肉”；下层，这些连活着的基本需求都无法满足的人，是不会去谈什么扯淡的均分食物的。
And one day, someone from the well-fed upper level actually chose to jump off a building and commit suicide.
而某一天，吃饱喝足的上层竟然有人选择跳楼自杀。
This is actually not surprising and is completely in line with the human pyramid law.
这其实并不奇怪，完全符合人类金字塔定律。
Contrast Between the Intended
Message and the Received Message
欲传达的信息和传达到的信息的对比
Remember that Italian panna cotta that shows one's intention?
还记得那块表明心意的意大利奶冻吗？
The supervisor is concerned about the quality of the food, not the message conveyed by the prison people. Perhaps it's not that he doesn't care, but rather that he simply hasn't thought about it at that level. Tasting this, it's actually quite sad.
监督者在意的是食物的品质，而非监狱人民传达的信息。或许他并不是不在意，而是根本没有想到那个层面上。品到这里，其实挺悲哀的。
The voices of the lower classes are hard to reach the ears of the upper classes because the upper classes won't listen to you. Even if they do hear, they may not be able to empathize. Even if the desired message is successfully transmitted to the upper levels, they may not necessarily understand.
下层人的声音很难传到上层人的耳朵里，因为上层人士不会听你说话，就算听到了可能也不能产生共情。即便成功把想要的信息传到上层了，他们也不一定理解。
This despairing gap is like a strong earthquake in the deep sea. What reaches the sea level is only a small wavelet, giving the audience a sense of powerlessness in their hearts.
这种令人绝望的落差，犹如深海强烈的地震，传达到海平面上的，只有一朵小小的浪花一般，让观众内心生出一种无力感。
Contrast Between the Cruel Reality
and the Kind Heart
残酷的现实与善良的本心的对比
Does the film really only aim to convey a kind of despair that classes cannot be shaken? Not entirely.
影片真的只是为了传达一种阶级不可撼动的绝望吗？不尽然。
The protagonist Glenn has maintained a kind heart from beginning to end. He has the courage to change and thinks about all the people. In such a cruel reality, he chooses to follow his heart. When the panna cotta he is determined to defend encounters the little girl on the 333rd floor, he finally chooses to give the panna cotta to the little girl.
主人公格伦，从始至终都保持了一颗善良的心。他勇于改变，为所有人民着想，在如此残酷的现实中选择追逐本心。当他誓死守卫的奶冻碰到333层的小女孩时，他最终选择了把奶冻给小女孩。
Although the ending of the story is not beautiful, it is more like a satire. Perhaps the screenwriter is calling for people to still maintain a kind, persistent, and considerate heart in this cruel real society. If everyone has such a state of mind, realizing "communism" is not an empty talk.
故事的结局虽然不美好，但更像是在反讽。或许编剧在呼吁，在这个残酷的现实社会中，仍旧保持一颗善良、执着、为他人着想的心。如果人人都有这样的心境，实现“共产主义”不是空谈。
Five Keywords (五个关键词)
Assimilation 同化
At the beginning of the movie, when the protagonist Glenn first entered the prison, he was contemptuous of the food on the dining table and the way his roommate swallowed the meal, and even found it disgusting. But later, in order to survive, he not only accepted the leftovers that might have been urinated on by the upper levels, but even chose to gnaw on his roommate's maggot-infested corpse.
开篇主角格伦才进入监狱时，对餐桌上的食物、室友吞咽餐食的方式嗤之以鼻，甚至觉得恶心。但到后来，为了生存下去，他不仅接受了可能被上层撒尿的剩饭，甚至是室友生蛆的尸体也选择啃食。
It's not hard to see that when a person is in such a general environment, whether he likes it or not, he will be assimilated by the atmosphere in the general environment. For survival, "I have become the person I hate the most." Probably this is the truth.
不难看出，当一人深处的大环境如是，不管他是否愿意，都会因为大环境下的风气同化。为了生存，"我变成了自己最厌恶的模样"，大概就是这样的道理。
Kindness 善良
On the last day of staying on the 48th floor, Glenn had a final heart-to-heart and friendly conversation with his roommate. During the exchange, the old man admitted that Glenn is a person with a kind heart, but at the same time denied the possibility of his survival in this prison.
在第48层停留的最后一天，格伦与室友进行了最后一次掏心掏肺且友善的对话。交流中，老头承认格伦是一个拥有善良之心的人，但同时也否认了他在这个监狱活着的可能性。
In this prison where the strong prey on the weak, it is impossible to survive with only a kind heart. Here, directly through the conversation, the value of "beautiful human nature" in the animalistic society is denied.
在这个弱肉强食的监狱，仅凭一颗善良的心是无法生存的。此处直接通过对话否认了兽性社会 “美好的人性” 在其中的价值。
Obviously 显而易见
"Obviously" is the catchphrase of Glenn's roommate and also one of the key words that run through the first half of the film. Explained in terms of meaning, things and truths are very obvious and extremely easy to see clearly. What does the repeated appearance of this word in the play show? The general environment of the prison, the sinister nature of people's hearts, and the scenes of fighting each other for survival are already commonplace things.
“显而易见”是室友的口头禅，也是贯穿影片前半部分的关键词语之一。从词义上解释，事物和道理非常明显、极其容易看清楚。这个词语在剧中反复出现，说明什么呢？监狱的大环境、人心的险恶、为了生存而相互厮杀的场面已经是司空见惯的事了。
Only people like Glenn who have just entered the prison will find it abnormal, while everything that happens here is already a matter of course for those who have experienced it. These words are full of real and sharp satire and echo the above key word "assimilation".
只有才进入监狱的格伦这类人才会觉得异常，而这里所发生的一切对过来人而言已经是见怪不怪的事。显而易见四个字充满了真实而尖锐地讽刺，并与上面的关键词 “同化” 相互呼应。
Menu 菜单
The plot uses the technique of flashbacks to fully display Glenn's entire process of entering the prison. When the prison worker asks Glenn about his favorite food, Glenn shows a brief look of surprise and confusion. Finally, his half-closed eyes can be inferred that a glimmer of luck and joy has sprouted in his heart. "This prison is so great. You can even customize your diet." He may secretly rejoice in his heart.
剧情采用插叙的手法，将格伦进入到监狱的全过程展现无遗。当监狱工作者询问格伦喜欢的食物时，格伦表现出短暂的惊讶和不解，最后他半眯着眼的神情，可以推测出他心中萌生出的侥幸和欢喜。"这个监狱也太好了吧，还能定制饮食"。他可能心中暗暗窃喜。
Mapping it to real life, the implied meaning is also very profound. The "rules" formulated by the "managers" actually take the interests of citizens into account. Even the starting point of these "rules" is to let citizens live a better life. However, whether there are deviations in the implementation process and whether the benefits are distributed to everyone is open to discussion.
映射到现实生活中来，其中的寓意也非常刻骨。“管理者” 制定的 “规则”，其实是有将市民的利益考虑进去的，甚至这些‘规则’的出发点也是为了让市民过上更好的生活，但在执行的过程中是否有偏差、利益是否分配到每个人头上，就有待商榷了。
Don Quixote 堂吉诃德
Do you feel that Glenn's image seems familiar from somewhere? That's right. His image is actually very similar to the image of Don Quixote in various versions.
你们是不是感觉格伦的形象好像在哪里见过？
这就对了，他的形象其实与各个版本的堂吉诃德的形象非常相似。
Recall again, the book that Glenn brought in and the story his roommate hoped he would tell, is it also Don Quixote?
再来回忆一下，格伦带进来的那本书，室友希望他讲的故事，是不是也是堂吉诃德呢？
When a keyword appears repeatedly, there must be its implied meaning. In fact, the protagonist Glenn is destined to become "Don Quixote in prison".
当一个关键词反复出现的时候，肯定有它的寓意所在。事实上，主人公格伦注定将会成为监狱中的"堂吉诃德"。
Don Quixote is a down-and-out squire. He loves knight literature and decides to imitate knights and go out to act chivalrously, but in the end he suffers a lot and doesn't wake up until on his deathbed. Such an idealist is no different from Glenn's character.
堂吉诃德是一个落魄的乡绅，爱好骑士文学的他决定效仿骑士，出门行侠仗义，最后却吃了一身苦头，直到临终前才清醒过来。这样的理想主义者与格伦的性格别无二致。
The reason Glenn voluntarily enters prison is to achieve self-management. His absurd act of bringing books into the survival game and his ideal way of breaking the prison status and evenly distributing food make his roommate and fellow prisoners unable to understand.
格伦主动进入监狱的原因是为了实现自我管理，他携带书本进入生存游戏的荒诞举动、想通过均分食物的理想方式来打破监狱现状的行动让室友和狱友无法理解。
But is Glenn's idea really wrong?
但格伦的想法真的是错误的吗？
Six Settings（六个设定）
This kind of anti-utopian movie must have a complex setting and often corresponds to certain elements in reality.
这类反乌托邦式电影，其设定必然是不简单的，往往会与现实中的某些元素相对应。
Social Class 社会阶层
The concept that the prison pit wants to metaphorize is obviously social class.
监狱坑想要隐喻的概念很明显，就是社会阶级。
Starting from level 0, people on the next level can only eat the leftovers of the people on the upper level. However, these leftovers are divided into good or bad, more or less, and with or without.
从0层开始，下一层的人就只能吃上一层人的剩饭剩菜，只不过这饭菜分好分坏，分多分坏，分有分无。
In real society, "food" is distributed in this way. The so-called upper-class people always have more power, wealth, and opportunities... The further down you go, of course, there will be less and less "food".
现实社会就是这样分布“食物”，所谓的上层人总是拥有着更多的权力、财富、机遇......越往下走，“食物”当然就越来越少了。
The setting of the prison pit is that everyone may change levels every month. Some people can change from lower-class people to upper-class people and experience a month of living in luxury. Upper-class people become lower-class people, endure the leftovers of one person, or lose their lives forever on that level, or end the lives of others.
监狱坑的设定，每个人每个月都有可能换层。有的人可以从下层人变为上层人，体验为期一个月的吃香喝辣。上层人变为下层人，忍受一个人的残羹剩饭，或者在那一层永远失去自己的生命，亦或者结束别人的性命。
After staying in the prison pit for a long time, many people clearly accept this rule and endure the wealth gap brought about by different levels. On the one hand, they complain about the plundering of the upper class, but when they become the upper class, their previous complaints turn into a new round of plundering.
在监狱坑里呆久了，很多人很明显地接受了这个规则，忍受楼层高低带来的贫富分化。他们一方面抱怨着上位者的掠夺，但当自己成为上位者之后，曾经的抱怨又变为新一轮的掠夺。
This frequently changing social class has cultivated the inertia of thinking of most people in the prison pit. Anyway, as long as I get through this month, I can be in a superior position next month. Who cares about the life and death of others?
这种频繁变动的社会阶级养成了监狱坑里大部分人思考的惰性，反正我只要熬过这一个月，下个月就能上位，谁又在乎其他人的生死呢？
In this extreme prison pit, it not only reflects some social realities but also discusses the possibility of "human nature is originally evil."
在这个极端的监狱坑里，既映射了一部分社会现实，也探讨了“人性本恶”的可能性。
利己现实主义者 Egoistic Realist
Here he comes, here he comes. He is coming with a samurai sword plus.
他来了他来了，他带着武士刀plus走来了。
As the roommate of the protagonist Glenn, the old man has a full role in the first half of the story. With such a large amount of space to depict the old man, it can be imagined that he is definitely not simple. The information that the editor wants to convey to us through him is also very much.
老头作为主角格伦的室友，在故事前半段的戏份是拉满了的，这么大的篇幅来刻画老头，可想而知他肯定不简单，编者想通过他传达给我们的信息也是非常多的。
The image of the old man corresponds to the egoistic realist in society. Although he is not an extremely evil person, he can draw his sword for survival. When they are assigned to the 48th floor and are basically full, he can chat with Glenn. Even when Glenn is insulted by the lower level, he vents his anger for him.
老头的形象所对应的就是社会中的利己现实主义主义者，他虽然不是大恶之人，却也可以为了生存拔刀相向。在他们分配到48层、基本饱腹的情况下，他可以和格伦谈天说地，甚至在格伦受到下层的侮辱时，还为他出气。
But after a month, when he is assigned to the 171st floor, his attitude changes significantly. He didn't directly kill Glenn but tied him up because he was afraid that Glenn would kill him due to insufficient food distribution. When he realized that there was very little food on the 171st floor and there was no way out, the idea of "eating people" emerged. It can be seen that the old man is not an extremely evil person and is even inclined to conservatism. But in the end, he picked up a weapon for survival and instead ended his own life.
但一个月后分配到171层，他的态度发生明显转变。他没有直接杀掉格伦，而是将他捆绑起来，原因是害怕格伦因为食物不够分配而杀掉他。当他意识到171层的食物寥寥无几，走投无路时，才把 “吃人” 的想法萌生出来。可见老头并非极恶之人，甚至偏向保守主义。但最终为了生存拿起了武器，反而终结了自己。
Pioneer of the Madonna Revolution
圣 母 革 命 先 锋
A character with a slightly religious color. Looking at it without a religious perspective, it is more like a pioneer and a madman who disrupts the system.
略带宗教色彩的人物，抛开宗教的眼光看的话，更像一个先锋派和搅乱制度的疯子。
The image of a beautiful appearance and a kind heart has left a deep impression on the audience. In order to find her own daughter (pursuing the true, the good, and the beautiful), this Asian woman is willing to descend to the bottommost level of the prison (sacrificing her own interests) and fight with everyone on each level who wants to persecute her by violent means.
外表美丽，内心善良的形象给观众留下了深刻印象，这位为了寻找自己的女儿（追求真善美），甘愿下沉至监狱最底层（牺牲自我利益），并用暴力的手段与每一层想迫害她的人斗争。
The Asian woman has been constantly searching for her child in the film, persevering. She may come from any level but does not belong to any level. She always follows her own beliefs until she dies.
亚裔女子在影片中一直寻找着自己的孩子，锲而不舍。她可能来自于任何一层，却不属于任何一层。她永远追随着自己的信仰，直到死去。
Idealist 理想主义者
Here, there are two representatives of idealists: Glenn who goes from top to bottom and the black man who goes from bottom to top.
这里的理想主义者代表有两人，自上而下的格伦和自下而上的黑人。
Let's talk about Glenn first. Glenn's averaging theory was clearly put forward at the very beginning. On relatively upper floors, he called on people on each floor to distribute food equally. And on the last floor, he used a complete milk jelly to show their determination to level 0. But obviously, it is impossible to talk about a "mutual help society" while ignoring the "contradiction of realistic needs". Glenn's firm idealism also ultimately destroyed him.
首先来说说格伦。格伦一开始就明确提出了平均分配理论。在相对较高的楼层时，他呼吁每一层的人平均分配食物。在最后一层，他用一个完整的奶冻来表明他们对零层的决心。但显然，在忽略“现实需求的矛盾”的情况下谈论“互助社会”是不可能的。格伦坚定的理想主义最终也毁了他。
Next is this black guy who has always wanted to climb up. His actions and ideological concepts echo each other. They both want to change the status quo from bottom to top. Does it look very much like the "students" in various historical events? Simple, sincere, thinking that one can change the world by oneself, but also easily deceived and incited. The full ideal is ultimately no match for the cruel reality.
接下来是这个一直想往上爬的黑人。他的行动和思想观念相互呼应。他们都想自下而上地改变现状。这看起来是不是很像各种历史事件中的“学生”呢？单纯、真诚，认为自己可以改变世界，但也容易被欺骗和煽动。满满的理想最终还是敌不过残酷的现实。
Finally, "there are always many obstacles on the way of climbing up. In real life, achieving class mobility is not an easy thing in itself."
最后，“爬层路上总是遇到很多拦路虎。现实生活中，实现阶级跨越，本身也不是一件很容易的事情”。
First of all, it depends on whether the people above you are willing. The higher you go up the pyramid, the richer social resources people have. Who would be willing to cut their own cake smaller and give it to the lower class? Of course, there are truly kind-hearted people, but who can guarantee that you will meet kind-hearted people all the way?
首先，你要看你的上层人愿不愿意。越往金字塔上面走，人拥有的社会资源就越丰富，谁愿意把自己的蛋糕切小让给下层？当然不排除真的有好心人，但谁又能保证你一路遇到的都是好心人呢？
In addition, the movie sets this person who wants to climb up with a rope as a black person. The racial implication is self-evident.
另外，电影把这个带绳子想向上爬的人设置为一个黑人，种族意味不言而喻。
智者 Wise Man
When Glenn and the big black man decided to use violent means to send food to each level from top to bottom, they encountered a wise man.
当格伦和黑人大汉决定用暴力手段，自上而下地将食物送到每一层的时候，他们遇到了一位智者。
The wise man told them that their idea was good, but they should have basic etiquette and persuade first and then use force. The wise man is likely to represent some moderate religious or political leaders in society who maintain order through peaceful rather than violent means.
智者告诉他们，他们这个想法很好，但是应该要有基本的礼节，先说服，再动武。智者很可能代表社会中一些温和的宗教或政治领袖，通过和平而非暴力手段维持秩序。
The wise man also told them that if they want to convey their ideas, they need a piece of food as a symbol to convey their ideas through it.
智者还告诉他们，你们要是想传达你们的想法，就需要有一道食物作为一个符号，通过它传达你们的想法。
But the activity that was originally called a "peaceful protest" by the big black man, which was intended to let people on every level of the prison have enough to eat, ended up using violent means and hurting the people they should have protected. It is really very ironic.
但原本被黑人大汉称之为“和平抗议”的活动，意在让监狱每一层人都能吃饱的活动，最后却用暴力手段，伤害了他们原本应该保护的人，真是非常讽刺。
Here, the wise man has instead become an image of being too wise and inevitably getting hurt.
智者在这里反倒成了一种慧极必伤的形象。
Truth, Kindness and Beauty 真 善 美
The little girl is the clue running through the whole story, but she only appears on the last level. At this time, it will cause everyone to think deeply. Does the little girl really exist? Perhaps the audience already has their own answer in mind.
小女孩是贯穿全篇的线索，但只在最后一层出现。此时就会引起大家深思，小女孩真的存在吗？或许观众心中已经有了自己的答案。
In the opinion of the editor, in fact, the little girl doesn't exist. She is just a character fantasized by the dying Glenn. Such a character is more like the spiritual sustenance of the protagonist and an illusion of the combination of truth, kindness and beauty.
在小编看来，小女孩其实是不存在的，只是濒死的格伦幻想出来的人物。这样的人物更像是主角的精神寄托，是一种真善美集合体的幻化。
“Hunger makes people crazy”, but in a purgatory-like world, having a soul of truth, kindness and beauty is even more important.
“饥饿使人疯狂”，但在炼狱般的人间，留有一颗真善美的灵魂更加重要。
The film is not only to expose the gap between classes, but also uses realistic techniques to appeal to people's kindest side.
影片不仅仅是为了揭露阶级之间的鸿沟，还用现实主义的手法呼吁人们最善良的一面。
Anti-utopian films are bound to be not just for exposing reality, but more for the hope of a beautiful future.
反乌托邦式的电影必然不仅仅只是为了揭露现实，更多的是对美好未来的希冀。
