• @Nemoder@lemmy.ml
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    4 days ago

    The Cube.
    Most people saw it as an average horror movie where a bunch of people try to get out of a giant torture box. But there was a pivotal scene that stuck with me where one of the prisoners realizes he helped build part of it. The whole thing wasn’t some intentional torture device but just a bunch of people doing their day jobs that were lost in a bureaucracy not ever questioning what their work was creating.
    A stark reflection of society and the systems we create and the dangers of not ever looking at the bigger picture.

    Of course they proceeded to shit all over this idea in Cube2 where it ended up being just another evil government experiment.

    • @BaumGeist@lemmy.ml
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      63 days ago

      I think the execution was amazingly well done. It’s one of the best character driven horror-thrillers I’ve ever seen, all the characters are memorable and well-rounded, the premise is explored as much as it needs to be, and it doesn’t really leave any loose ends. 9/10 movie for sure

      • @Nemoder@lemmy.ml
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        13 days ago

        Yeah it’s not a bad film at all really, but even just within the horror/scifi genre it can’t compete with higher budget films for popularity.

    • @wabasso@lemmy.ca
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      114 days ago

      I actually liked Cube Zero for the backstory and set styles. I don’t remember much else so I’m assuming it was shit, but you can give it a try if you want.

      • CarrotsHaveEars
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        94 days ago

        I think OP pretty much summed up Cube Zero. The first installment is really just a horror fiction also depicting the structure of human society.

        Yeah, Cube 2 is shit. It’s a scientific concept show.