The Cube: Geometrical Shape Or Death Machine?

The Cube: Geometrical Shape or Death Machine? The Cube a movie directed by Vincenzo Natali and released in 1997, depicts six strangers awakening after being abducted in the middle of the night, trapped inside a giant mechanical cube fighting to escape, for survival, and against their own inner-demons. Each of the characters in the movie have drastically different personalities and a different skillsets. As the story unfolds, they understand that each individual skill is needed to help them escape, however this does not keep the monsters at bay or keep the personalities from clashing. The idea and feeling of the unknown, i.e. being trapped in an unfamiliar place makes the movie terrifying, not to mention the possible claustrophobia. Interestingly enough I believe the monsters in this film have a dual-role, I believe the monsters could be the creators of the cube i.e. government organization (not disclosed) or they could be the characters themselves, due to their horrendous actions. This is an
The fundamental survival instinct is brought to light when the characters act in an otherwise irrational manner, such as willingly leaving others behind due to their burden on the group or having complete disregard for the life of another human being. The very same intrinsic will to survive shows that the characters actions are beyond their control. One could hypothesize that dehydration accompanied with a stressful environment could lead to mood swings, cognitive impairment, and otherwise irrational behavior. There are two theories at play, the environment and lack of food/water are causing the characters to do things they normally wouldn’t or the aforementioned factors are simply bringing their inner-monsters into physical reality. Another clue of a battle with oneself is when Rennes states “You’ve gotta save yourselves from