Movie Debate #163: Snowpiercer

[Reed Rothchild | 9,728]

[Mega Tank | 1,006]

What a movie. I recently saw it and it still holds up.

I heard the show wasn't so good, but I may check it out anyways.

[G-type | 2,685]

The Host, Snowpiercer, Okja, and Parasite are all bangers. Bong Joon Ho is a favorite of mine.

[Sumez | 3,074]

Very good

[Mega Tank | 1,006]

1 hour ago, G-type said:

Parasite

Saw this not long ago after wanting to watch it for quite some time and having checked it out a couple of times from the library, what a good movie. I need to rewatch it.

[wongojack | 238]

Pretty great - voted 9

[final fight cd | 201]

One of the best…ever.

But my god, the CGI of the bugs being turned into the food cubes is so bad. Like, it almost takes away from the film it’s so bad.

[Astro Bot | 22]

I watched this once. I thought it was pretty great. Probably like an 8 out of 10 for me.

[nrslam | 483]

Hmmm, been awhile, so I went back to reread the plot. Sounds silly, but I do remember enjoying it. So.... 6?

[doner24 | 1,207]

6.42

[TDIRunner | 2,818]

Never heard of it.

 

[Ferris Bueller | 500]

I liked it, but thought it was super dark. Then I heard about the theory that this is a sequel to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and now I'm a fan. I would love to give it a rewatch to see how well the theory fits, but again, it was dark. What I read, though, seemed pretty sound. Not quite on my list of shit I only needed to see once (Requiem), but pretty close.

[final fight cd | 201]

43 minutes ago, Ferris Bueller said:

I liked it, but thought it was super dark. Then I heard about the theory that this is a sequel to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and now I'm a fan. I would love to give it a rewatch to see how well the theory fits, but again, it was dark. What I read, though, seemed pretty sound. Not quite on my list of shit I only needed to see once (Requiem), but pretty close.

Interesting take. What aspects were dark about it to you?

[Reed Rothchild | 9,728]

4 minutes ago, final fight cd said:

Interesting take. What aspects were dark about it to you?

 

[Sumez | 3,074]

The theme is pretty dark for sure. But the way it's portrayed is cartoonish and whimsical enough that I don't think it bogged the movie down at all.

Edited 22 hours ago by Sumez

[Splain | 2,650]

It was really interesting when the movie would take a whimsical turn. Like "we're in the middle of a revolution but let's sit and have some delicious sushi!" or "happy new year!" And I guess making light of people's suffering and their attempts to change the world is kinda the point of the movie.

It's definitely a movie that I've spent a lot of time thinking about, and my total Thinking Time has easily exceeded the running time of the movie.

[Splain | 2,650]

3 hours ago, Ferris Bueller said:

Then I heard about the theory that this is a sequel to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and now I'm a fan.

Reading up on this now. Great stuff!!

[TDIRunner | 2,818]

Changed my vote from "never will" to "interested" after a little more reading.  Seems like it might be worth checking out. Not sure if I understand the point of the train, but maybe the movie explains it better than the plot summary.  

[Astro Bot | 22]

As I recall, the train is used to keep them protected from the non-survivable, cold climate. It's also a convenient tool for showing how the people are separated into classes by using the different train sections.

[Mega Tank | 1,006]

29 minutes ago, Astro Bot said:

As I recall, the train is used to keep them protected from the non-survivable, cold climate. It's also a convenient tool for showing how the people are separated into classes by using the different train sections.

[Astro Bot | 22]

3 minutes ago, Mega Tank said:

I'm pretty sure that was all in the trailer. It's the basic setup for the movie.

[Sumez | 3,074]

I think it's fairly justified in-universe. When the disaster hit, the only option they had at hand was the train that kept running. And if it stopped they would die. There is a tv series (and it's not too bad) based on the same premise, which delves much more into the lore and the technicalities of it. It also has Jennifer Connelly and Sean Bean which is a plus. No Tilda Swinton or Ed Harris tho.

Ultimately though, it's just a fun setpiece for a fun action movie. And as @Astro Bot said, it works well as a heavy-handed satire on class segregation.

Speaking of which, watch The Platform 

Edited 9 hours ago by Sumez