The Cube - Key Concepts of Society and Culture
The film 'The Cube' directed by Vincenzo Natali, explores many of the key and fundamental concepts of Society and Culture. These concepts include society & culture, environment & time and power & authority. The characters in the film (Leaven, Quentin, Worth, Holloway and Kazan) experience each of these concepts and they each play a role in the outcome of the film.
The concepts of society and cuture both play a major role in the characters interactions and therefore in the films outcome. When the film begins the audience quickly discovers much about the personas and values of each character in the. Quentin – a determined police officer, Leaven – a talented student, Holloway – a soft-hearted doctor and Kazan – a man with Asperger’s and Worth (who remains relatively quiet for the first part of the film) is later shown to be an intelligent but cynical architect, with little will to escape the Cube. Each of these persons contribute to the microcosmic society within the Cube. Society plays a very important role within the Cube as it is the individual’s organisation and interactions with each other that helped to shape their fates. In order to escape the Cube had to rely very heavily on each other, co-operation being one of their most viable tools. This is proven when Quentin’s aggression and inability to co-operate results in the death of three of the characters.
When the characters worked as a society, they had the most success; it was only when they refused to function as a society that they endured the most conflict. In one of the final scenes Leaven, Worth and Kazan seem to be the only surviving members. They interact positively and make it to the final cube.
The culture of the people inside the Cube is called into question continually throughout the film, with the characters values and beliefs constantly being questioned by the other characters, contributing to their interaction as a society. The concept of culture allows for not only the growth, but also the
The concepts of society and cuture both play a major role in the characters interactions and therefore in the films outcome. When the film begins the audience quickly discovers much about the personas and values of each character in the. Quentin – a determined police officer, Leaven – a talented student, Holloway – a soft-hearted doctor and Kazan – a man with Asperger’s and Worth (who remains relatively quiet for the first part of the film) is later shown to be an intelligent but cynical architect, with little will to escape the Cube. Each of these persons contribute to the microcosmic society within the Cube. Society plays a very important role within the Cube as it is the individual’s organisation and interactions with each other that helped to shape their fates. In order to escape the Cube had to rely very heavily on each other, co-operation being one of their most viable tools. This is proven when Quentin’s aggression and inability to co-operate results in the death of three of the characters.
When the characters worked as a society, they had the most success; it was only when they refused to function as a society that they endured the most conflict. In one of the final scenes Leaven, Worth and Kazan seem to be the only surviving members. They interact positively and make it to the final cube.
The culture of the people inside the Cube is called into question continually throughout the film, with the characters values and beliefs constantly being questioned by the other characters, contributing to their interaction as a society. The concept of culture allows for not only the growth, but also the