An experiment to fix global warming fails and causes a new ice age, forcing the few surviving humans to live in a special train where each car represents a class.
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"They go outside and watch a polar bear as they realize the…
"They go outside and watch a polar bear as they realize they won't die from freezing." No, they'll die by being eaten by a polar bear.
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victoria_elliott2 years, 8 months ago
Fun facts: This movie was directed and written by Bong Joon Ho, the same guy who wrote and directed the Oscar winning film, Parasite. Also the actor who played Nam is the South Korean actor Song Kang Ho, who played the dad of the poor family in Parasite. The director eally likes to make movies about socioeconomic disparities.
zinalsood8652 years, 9 months ago
Considering, that railway service used to collapse if 5 cms of snow falls, to keep it run continuously is even much bigger achievement then building a perpetual engine 😂
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madeleinedelahaye6392 years, 9 months ago
The whole movie plot was an analogy to the world. Every compartment depicts a social ladder and how people behind that are forbidden or discouraged to cross the limits. Train is life and social framework.
severin.geisel2 years, 9 months ago
The ending always felt kind of stupid to me. Sure, the infrastructure and buildings of the old world are all still there, but the train crashed somewhere in a mountain range, far away from the remnants of civilization and we learn in the beginning that a short amount of time is enough to not just cause deadly hypothermia but actually turn you into a human popsicle. They could stay inside the wrecked train, but without the engine there is no power, so the temperature will eventually sink to a deadly level as well. The food is also ruined from the crash, all of the animals are probably dead. Though at least refrigeration won't be a very big problem.
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johnaura452 years, 8 months ago
While everyone in a train, 12 thousand finnish couldn't tell the difference between an ice age and a winter in Finland
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ayushman.chaudry2 years, 9 months ago
My neighbor came back drunk today and has been knocking at his own door since morning should I tell him that he’s not around??
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lucieadam192 years, 9 months ago
I forget why they had to keep going on the train, I mean if they made a perpetual motion engine (or whatever) you'd think they could use that to power a heater inside a big dome or something where people can live. Bottom line is they're using all this energy to move a train, which really isn't doing much of anything.
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lisaswift3132 years, 4 months ago
"Then suddenly, Curtis slips on the fish" Ladies and Gentlemen, Peak writing.
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jacqueline.long2 years, 9 months ago
"What happens if the engine stops, we all freeze and die" song the kids sing. My kids sang that for months after this movie came out.
abigailbrown4822 years, 9 months ago
The movie was outstanding. I watched it with my sister & 3 of her friends. The point where they showed their food bars were made of cockroaches: Three women in unison screaming that scream all men know still haunts me
melanie.campbell2 years, 9 months ago
Anyone ever hear the theory that this is the sequel to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? It's amazing and totally fits. Charlie grew up, renamed himself Wilford in honor of his mentor, and used the skills he was taught making food and fantastical machines to make the train. There are so many other details that work too. Seriously look it up.
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manyadaylight52 years, 9 months ago
If you had a perpetual engine you could produce enough power to survive without a train in a heated underground habitat with everything the train had and more.
agathe_marion2 years, 9 months ago
Surprised you didn't start off with the animated short / prelude to the film. Over time, I've always wondered why they didn't use the engine to make heat. Like I get that Wilford had an obsession with trains... but if you have an engine thats perpetual then you have unlimted heat as well. I've seen this movie a few times, and even in the recap when it gets to the end is so mind blowing.
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garytaylor192 years, 9 months ago
Wilford built a perpetual engine, but he didn't manage to make it working on a fixed place, producing just power instead of running a train around for nothing... ... or he is simply a railway fanatic 😂
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leon_rogers2 years, 8 months ago
“They go outside and watch a polar bear as they realise they won’t die from freezing” Is exactly the opposite thing I think about when i see a polar bear.
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meganmccarthy2682 years, 9 months ago
For those that don't know, there's also a TV series called "Snow Piercer" as well! Worth a watch!
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genaro.chavarría2 years, 9 months ago
If a polar bear rolls up on you, it's guaranteed you were tracked from miles away and the violation that's coming is premeditated. Thanks, Casual Geographic!
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vasudhamalhotra9492 years, 9 months ago
I don't know how i feel about a DENTIST in a moving train. That sounds like a HORRIBLE experience!
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charles_renard2 years, 9 months ago
For those who don’t know this movie is secretly a sequel to Willy Wonka.
"They go outside and watch a polar bear as they realize they won't die from freezing." No, they'll die by being eaten by a polar bear.
Fun facts: This movie was directed and written by Bong Joon Ho, the same guy who wrote and directed the Oscar winning film, Parasite. Also the actor who played Nam is the South Korean actor Song Kang Ho, who played the dad of the poor family in Parasite. The director eally likes to make movies about socioeconomic disparities.
Considering, that railway service used to collapse if 5 cms of snow falls, to keep it run continuously is even much bigger achievement then building a perpetual engine 😂
The whole movie plot was an analogy to the world. Every compartment depicts a social ladder and how people behind that are forbidden or discouraged to cross the limits. Train is life and social framework.
The ending always felt kind of stupid to me. Sure, the infrastructure and buildings of the old world are all still there, but the train crashed somewhere in a mountain range, far away from the remnants of civilization and we learn in the beginning that a short amount of time is enough to not just cause deadly hypothermia but actually turn you into a human popsicle. They could stay inside the wrecked train, but without the engine there is no power, so the temperature will eventually sink to a deadly level as well. The food is also ruined from the crash, all of the animals are probably dead. Though at least refrigeration won't be a very big problem.
While everyone in a train, 12 thousand finnish couldn't tell the difference between an ice age and a winter in Finland
My neighbor came back drunk today and has been knocking at his own door since morning should I tell him that he’s not around??
I forget why they had to keep going on the train, I mean if they made a perpetual motion engine (or whatever) you'd think they could use that to power a heater inside a big dome or something where people can live. Bottom line is they're using all this energy to move a train, which really isn't doing much of anything.
"Then suddenly, Curtis slips on the fish" Ladies and Gentlemen, Peak writing.
"What happens if the engine stops, we all freeze and die" song the kids sing. My kids sang that for months after this movie came out.
The movie was outstanding. I watched it with my sister & 3 of her friends. The point where they showed their food bars were made of cockroaches: Three women in unison screaming that scream all men know still haunts me
Anyone ever hear the theory that this is the sequel to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? It's amazing and totally fits. Charlie grew up, renamed himself Wilford in honor of his mentor, and used the skills he was taught making food and fantastical machines to make the train. There are so many other details that work too. Seriously look it up.
If you had a perpetual engine you could produce enough power to survive without a train in a heated underground habitat with everything the train had and more.
Surprised you didn't start off with the animated short / prelude to the film. Over time, I've always wondered why they didn't use the engine to make heat. Like I get that Wilford had an obsession with trains... but if you have an engine thats perpetual then you have unlimted heat as well. I've seen this movie a few times, and even in the recap when it gets to the end is so mind blowing.
Wilford built a perpetual engine, but he didn't manage to make it working on a fixed place, producing just power instead of running a train around for nothing... ... or he is simply a railway fanatic 😂
“They go outside and watch a polar bear as they realise they won’t die from freezing” Is exactly the opposite thing I think about when i see a polar bear.
For those that don't know, there's also a TV series called "Snow Piercer" as well! Worth a watch!
If a polar bear rolls up on you, it's guaranteed you were tracked from miles away and the violation that's coming is premeditated. Thanks, Casual Geographic!
I don't know how i feel about a DENTIST in a moving train. That sounds like a HORRIBLE experience!
For those who don’t know this movie is secretly a sequel to Willy Wonka.