original idea: aliens testing us. the cube was placed on an alien planet. the author/director changed his mind, because that was too cheap of an explanation in his mind.
eventual explanation, as given in the film by the character "worth":
- "Worth: This is an accident, a forgotten, perpetual public works project. You think anybody wants to ask questions? All they want is a clear conscience and a fat paycheck."
- "This may be hard for you to understand, but there is no conspiracy. Nobody is in charge. It, it's a headless blunder operating under the illusion of a master plan. Can you grasp that? Big Brother is not watching you."
and finally:
Quentin: Why put people in it?
Worth: Because it's here. You have to use it, or you admit it's pointless.
Quentin: But it, it *is* pointless.
Worth: Quentin... that's my point.
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HAL9000 (935)
3 years ago
after a couple of rewatches i came to the conclusion its a methphor of mankind and how different characters act in it.
once we woke up in the forest with a concience.
then we asked ourselves where do we come from, where are we going? why are we here?
we developed science and math to maneuver in this world, just to learn that we are simply apes on a planet. there was no reason to ever leave the forest.
also we go to where we came from.
i think at one point they swing outside the cube and touch the wall for a short moment. i think that was the moon landing. didnt the emphatic die after? capitalism killed communism
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