This movie sounds stupid.
But it is actually genius.
The basic premise is that an attempt to cool the world after global warming by releasing particulates into the atmosphere accidentally causes a massive ice age, freezing everyone on the earth. The only man-made structure to remain livable is a former luxury train with a perpetual motion engine that goes around the world forever.
The people at the back are treated like shit. The people at the front are treated awesome.
Revolution occurs. Ax fights happen. Things get dark and awesome.
But the thing that I love most about this movie: The stupidest part of the film (the fact that everything is on a train) is answered in the best, most twisted way imaginable.
...the guy who built the train is FUCKING INSANE. He's completely fucking mental. He built this stupid train BEFORE the world ended, and if the world hand't ended, everyone would be pointing and going, "Look at that fucker and his fucking train. That's fucking stupid."
And now he's like, "Ha ha ha, they all laughed at me. WHO IS LAUGHING NOW, SUCKERS!?"
So, yeah.
Go see it.
Uh, unless you don't like graphic violence, extremely disturbing dystopian imagery, and a bleak nihilism that pervades the film like a Siberian winter.
Then you can skip it.
But it is actually genius.
The basic premise is that an attempt to cool the world after global warming by releasing particulates into the atmosphere accidentally causes a massive ice age, freezing everyone on the earth. The only man-made structure to remain livable is a former luxury train with a perpetual motion engine that goes around the world forever.
The people at the back are treated like shit. The people at the front are treated awesome.
Revolution occurs. Ax fights happen. Things get dark and awesome.
But the thing that I love most about this movie: The stupidest part of the film (the fact that everything is on a train) is answered in the best, most twisted way imaginable.
...the guy who built the train is FUCKING INSANE. He's completely fucking mental. He built this stupid train BEFORE the world ended, and if the world hand't ended, everyone would be pointing and going, "Look at that fucker and his fucking train. That's fucking stupid."
And now he's like, "Ha ha ha, they all laughed at me. WHO IS LAUGHING NOW, SUCKERS!?"
So, yeah.
Go see it.
Uh, unless you don't like graphic violence, extremely disturbing dystopian imagery, and a bleak nihilism that pervades the film like a Siberian winter.
Then you can skip it.