Have You Watched - Snowpiercer

Imagine the end of the world happening in a cataclysmic, frozen bang. Now imagine the sole survivors of this new ice age being trapped in a mile long express train. Thus is the scenario of Snowpiercer, a post-apocalyptic movie, which, by the way, is based off a series of French graphic novels bearing the same name, except in French. Did I also mention they're two versions of the film? The original Snowpiercer was released in 2013 - in South Korea. The 2014 version, however, was released here in the states and starred Chris Evans.

Snowpiercer does a lot of things right, including my personal favorite, setting the world stage. Think of this train like the districts in The Hunger Games, all crammed into a couple of boxcars. It's this realistic, gritty approach to the 1% and those who aren't that make Snowpiercer, and its cast, fun to get behind. Without spoiling much, Chris Evans is the reluctant hero stuck with the muck of society, all the way at the end of the train. Here, the passengers work to make ends meet, and they're lucky to even get that. Served up a questionable slab of flubber-like substance for food, the passengers (read prisoners) don't have much to live for, which is the point the upper classes, those up further on the train, want them to believe. But all it takes is the right spark to start a fire, and in this case, that spark revolves around Chris Evan's character.

I really enjoyed Snowpiercer. Sure, it was a little weird; after all, it's a post-apocalyptic movie, so it has to be a little strange. I think if you're into movies like The Hunger Games, or just those kinds of movies where justice is being bought instead of divvied out to all, then this will be right up your alley. Pick it up over the weekend and let me know what you think.