Snowpiercer

We finally watched Snowpiercer! I first heard of the movie a few months back when someone described as a steampunk, post-apocalyptic, dystopian future where all of humanity lives on a train and Chris Evans plays the lead. I didn't need to know more, every single word of that description just made me want it more. Right?! Unfortunately, and despite coming out last year, it wasn't available in this country yet, so I was forced to wait. Then Netflix got it! All hail the mighty Netflix! So we watched it and it was everything I dreamed and hoped. I highly recommend you take a couple of hours and enjoy the film yourself.

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Look at that all-star cast!

Here's the trailer, so you don't just have to take my word for how awesome it is. Though you should; I have impeccable taste.

Seriously, it was amaze-balls. The twists and turns are not entirely unexpected - you'll spend the whole movie waiting for the other shoe to drop, as it does, repeatedly - but they still make for a wild ride. And I don't want to give it away entirely but (minor spoiler!) it ends on a hopeful note. Probably... Which is really what I need from a movie to walk away satisfied. You can get as dark as you want during the meat of the film, but I better see some glimmer of redemption in the last few seconds, at least. Real life gets dark enough, I watch movies and TV shows to escape, however briefly, into fantasy worlds where there is always a little light at the end of the tunnel. See what I did there, with the train tunnel reference? Yeah, you come back to this blog for a reason, I know.

So go watch Snowpiercer!



P.S. I'm still borrowing computers to post from, but I really wanted to get back in the swing of regular posting so I'm holding one hostage to do this! All for you guys! I *think* my computer is going to be working again as of this evening, so hopefully I'll be able to do something a little longer for Friday, somthing you can sink your teeth into. Still making Snowpiercer references, ha! Watch the movie and you'll get it.