- Aug 28, 2014
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Snowpiercer on HBO Max. Starring past-her-prime Jennifer Connely. This was a bad movie that they made into, I'll say, a better TV series. The concept is really stupid. The world has frozen over and the "Arc" is a train that circles the globe. I'm guessing the original book was written a very long time ago. The train has first class passengers who I must point out paid to have the train built. Second class passengers who paid but have less luxuries and 3rd class passengers who pay by servicing 1st and 2nd class. Then there are the stowaways (tailies) who barged on to the traain, contribute nothing, and are a drain on the rest of the train. Of course the deadbeats are the good guys and 1st class, that built the damn train, are the bad guys.
It's funny that they retcon the reason for the world freezing over. At first it's because nuclear war heated the planet, then scientists seeded the atmosphere to make it cold but over did it. Later in the season they claim good old fashion "climate change".
The Train was built by the reclusive Mr. Wolford who is worshiped by everyone on the train. We learn early that Mr. Wolford doesn't exist and that Jennifer Connely is the actual engineer of the train and has been running it all along. Most of the plot revolves around the "tailies" trying to take over the train which they eventually do but just like the dumb fcks in Portland they find out that you can't run a society without order.
All in all it turned out to be more interesting than I expected. Joe Bob says check it out.
It's funny that they retcon the reason for the world freezing over. At first it's because nuclear war heated the planet, then scientists seeded the atmosphere to make it cold but over did it. Later in the season they claim good old fashion "climate change".
The Train was built by the reclusive Mr. Wolford who is worshiped by everyone on the train. We learn early that Mr. Wolford doesn't exist and that Jennifer Connely is the actual engineer of the train and has been running it all along. Most of the plot revolves around the "tailies" trying to take over the train which they eventually do but just like the dumb fcks in Portland they find out that you can't run a society without order.
All in all it turned out to be more interesting than I expected. Joe Bob says check it out.