(I will
try my best to remain spoiler free.)
Forgive the lateness of this review, as I have been
busy with my new job. I finally got a free night to finally watch it, and I can’t
wait to talk about it with you all.
I’m not 100% familiar with South Korean cinema, but I
do know I have seen at least four movies from there now and I own three of them
on DVD. Hell, the original Oldboy is number two on my top ten personal
favorites list (a list which I will finalize and post on this blog one day.)
But I think a second South Korean might just join that list in the form of
Snowpiercer. Now I have been waiting on this film for a while, unfortunately The
Weinstein Company wanted the film cut, the director resisted, so it got a very
limited release which did not include where I live. When it finally came out on
DVD I snatched it up first day. The question is now, was the wait worth it? Let’s
find out.
Plot Summary – In 2014, a plan to counteract global
warming fails as it instead causes an early ice age that kills nearly all life
on earth. The survivors are put on the titular Snowpiercer, a train that
travels around the globe with a perpetual motion engine at the helm. A class
system is established, with the elite at the front of the train, and the poor
inhabiting the tail section of the train.
In 2031, the citizens of the tail car are planning the
latest in a series of rebellions, led by Curtis Everett (Chris Evans.)
Everyday, guards come to the back the deliver protein bars for the passengers
and take away children based on size and age. With the help of his friend Edgar
(Jamie Bell) and the head of the tail section Gilliam (John Hurt) the break
into the prison section of the train to free security specialist Namgoong Minsu (Song
Kang-ho) and his daughter Yona (Go Ah-sung) and get them to help the rebellion
take them to the front of the train.
Pros
– Gee, I don’t know maybe everything about it. This film is basically a
blockbuster without the over egregious special effects. Instead it relies on a
non-complicated story, stunning visuals, some amazing acting, and a unique take
on not only humanity but how people rebel and why.
Cons
– Didn’t you read? I said everything was awesome.
Final
Score – 10/10
If
I had seen this film in 2013, and was also doing this blog at that time, this
would be my number one film of that year. It unfortunately doesn’t qualify for
this year’s list though because as far as I know this got wide released in Korea.
It is a really great film.
So
on Sunday, I will try and see something, I don’t know what yet but when I
figure it out I will post a review. I might repost the Nightcrawler review I
did earlier this year for those interested as well.
So
until then I’ll see you folks at the movies.
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