English 2100 x 81: Fall 2020

Snowpiercer

The article goes over how one of the biggest themes in the film Snowpiercer is the idea of lass divisions and how differently the poor on the train live from the rich. The critic brings up interesting points on how the “In contrast, the elite in the front of the train live as if perpetually on a decadently luxurious vacation, feasting on expertly prepared sushi and steak, pampered with pedicures, and dancing nights away in discotheques.” I had never thought of it this way, but it does seem like the front of the train were on a life long vacation on the train, with the frozen over world benefiting them, while the poor were in the back of the train, as the frozen world ruined their lives. Another interesting point brought up by the critic was how the director of the movie made it in a way that Curtis explored every part of the train like it was brand new, because it was for him as well as the audience. I agree with the critic, on all of this, as well as how the poor were so focused on getting out of the situation rather than falling in love which is a common theme in movies.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/06/26/snowpiercer-review/11258029/