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Snowpiercer (2013)
Fight Your Way
To The Front
Director: Bong Joon-ho, rated R for language,
violence
  Starring:
Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris, Sang Kang-ho,
John Hurt, Octavia Spencer, Ewen Bremner, Alison Pill
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
- good
"My friend, you suffer from
the misplaced optimism of the doomed." -
Mason
Why watch this? ...
it's a creative, intense spin on a dystopian Earth in a frozen future.
Plot Summary:
In a frozen post-apocalyptic world, the last remnants of
humanity live aboard the Snowpiercer, a massive train
perpetually circling the globe. Within the train, a rigid class
system has emerged, with the impoverished lower classes
relegated to the tail sections and the wealthy elite residing in
the front. A group of tail section inhabitants, led by a
determined revolutionary, decides to fight their way through the
train's cars and overthrow the oppressive ruling class.
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Dad's Preview:
This film
is a fresh take on the post-apocalypse genre. Thanks to some superb
character development, we feel a definite sense of connection to
the weary train "back-enders", and their plan to revolt and storm the train's engine.
Unlike the real-life students at Kent State who stormed the
administration's offices years ago, let's hope our
film's usurpers find the answers they are seeking. Alive or
dead, at least,
they will be free. It's a joy to see John Hurt once more. I also
loved the performances from Chris Evans and Tilda Swinton,
who both stand out in
this bleak, intense thriller. |
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CJ Ent., Moho
Film, Opus Pictures, Stillking Films;
Radius-TWC thru The
Weinstein Co.
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