Netflix’s New Sci-Fi Movie Has Viewers Divided Over One Thing

With a better living situation around the corner, Izi becomes separated from his neighbors’ suffering in «The Kitchen.» This includes turning his back on Benji. However, he recognizes the error of his ways and goes back, but this coincides with police raids stomping out the last remnants of rebellion. Izi and Benji are trapped in the former’s apartment while police bang against the door. It seems bleak, but there’s a sliver of optimism as Benji asks if Izi was his true father all along. While Izi doesn’t definitively respond, he does seem to nod. The screen cuts to black just as the police break down the door. 

It’s easy to see why some viewers felt unsatisfied with the ending of «The Kitchen.» It leaves many questions unanswered, including the ultimate fate of the two main characters. However, that was the filmmakers’ intention, showing how there are no easy answers to issues of economic disparity. While many criticized the film’s conclusion, some took it for what it was. X user @meshisland still loves the movie: «‘The Kitchen’ was beautiful and heartbreaking. The ambiguous ending, with the approaching fear, makes it even harder. [W]hile [I]’d like to imagine they aren’t separated, the reality is authority works hard to tear communities apart. [I]’d like to imagine they’d find each other again.»

Love it or hate it, «The Kitchen» has gotten people talking. And if you need something else to watch following the abrupt finale, you can get started on «Top Boy» on Netflix, which also stars Kane Robinson.