Korean director Bong Joon-ho directs an English language
science fiction film based on the French graphic novelLe Transperceneige. And
the result is a brilliant, dark, a sardonic film for an international market. I
loved this film. It takes place in the future after a new ice age pretty much
wipes out the planet. The only survivors that we know of live on a super train
that speeds around the globe nonstop at high speeds. Our hero, played by Chris
Evans, lives with the poor in horrid conditions and must band together to fight
their way up the train in a revolt against Wilford, the mysterious Engineer of
the train. Tilda Swinton hams up the screen as the second in command, a
tyrannical dictator who keeps the poor in check. I don’t want to ruin any
surprises so all I will say is just watch it. It’s a cinematic gem with
fantastic themes about those who have none and those who have a lot. It’s
funny, it’s exciting, it’s visually poetic and it’s morbidly satisfying. Grade:
A-
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