Mythology
The world in which the Cube series is set is kept secret from the viewer of the films throughout. The first Cube, in particular, portrays nothing of the world in which the film is set, who is responsible for the Cube, or why the prisoners are there. Hints are, however, given throughout the second and third films.
The second film reveals that a company named "IZON" is responsible for the development of the Cubes, and the third film indicates that their construction and operation has either been ordered or directly carried out by a non-descriptive "government". The films are alluded to be set in the future, however, one of the characters of Cube 2 mentions Muammar Gaddafi, who was alive at the time of filming. As well, Kazan (Survivor of the first movie) had the same retardation as Eric Wynn (Junior Technician of the third movie) as seen in the end of the trilogy.
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