The Radical Politics of Snowpiercer Explained

Bong Joon Ho is one of the greatest filmmakers alive right now, and today we're talking about his adaptation of Snowpiercer, one of my favorite action movies.
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Snowpiercer is a 2013 post-apocalyptic science fiction action film based on the French climate fiction graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette. The film was directed by Bong Joon-ho and written by Bong and Kelly Masterson. A South Korean-Czech co-production, the film marks Bong's English-language debut; almost 85% of the film's dialogue is in English.
The film stars Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, Go Ah-sung, John Hurt, and Ed Harris. It takes place aboard the Snowpiercer train as it travels a globe-encircling track, carrying the last remnants of humanity after a failed attempt at climate engineering to stop global warming has created a new Snowball Earth. Evans stars as Curtis Everett, leader of the lower-class tail-section passengers, as they rebel against the elite of the front of the train. Filming took place at Barrandov Studios in Prague, using train car sets mounted on gimbals to simulate the train's motion.
Snowpiercer received critical acclaim, and appeared on many film critics' top ten lists of 2014 after its international release, with praise for its vision, direction, and performances, particularly by Evans and Swinton. In the United States, the film was initially planned for a limited-screen showing but the critical response prompted The Weinstein Company to expand the showing to more theaters and to digital streaming services. With a budget of $40 million, it remains one of the most expensive South Korean productions ever.
0:00 Introduction
1:43 The Train
3:49 Tyranny of the Front Section
7:22 The Great Curtis Revolution
11:06 Battle of Yekaterina Bridge
15:15 "How Can I Lead?"
20:17 Pressing Forward
24:42 The Sacred Engine
29:11 The Radicalism of Snowpiercer
31:50 Conclusion
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[@wyldetimesreviews]

Your content is next level man. The intense scoring, the commentary, it really sucks you in and gets you hooked on the analysis. Really sucks YT has brought you to bring out project GOAT, but desperate times call for desperate measures. I love Snowpiercer because it uses dystopia as a great way to smartly examine and commentate on reality, which is sadly not something you see that often in a lot of modern dystopia stories. Overall, great analysis, and a great video!

[@DanielGoldhorn]

Thank you SO much for supporting me! I'm glad you're enjoying what I'm making! And yes, Snowpiercer's use of dystopian ideas is exceptionally poignant.

[@augustina3657]

Underappreciated channel. Excellent video.

[@blakegriplingph]

There was this TV series also based on the Snowpiercer novel. I haven't watched it in full yet, but what's interesting is that two of the cast members in it were from two media franchises I am into, i.e. Georgina Haig who played a rendition of Elsa in Once Upon a Time, and Steven Ogg, best known as Trevor Philips from GTA V.

[@DarkFoxOkajima]

I didn't know of this movie, or rather I heard the name before but didn't quite know what the movie itself was about. This was an interesting watch, dark, grim, but oh so entertaining! Thank you for this wonderful analysis

[@DanielGoldhorn]

Thanks for watching! Glad you had a good time with it!

[@therewillbefudd]

I didn't see your community posts until after watching the video, but if the snow-tinted TV effect is how you got around the copyright bots then it's a very clever fix. I wouldn't have guessed it was anything but a cool style choice. I've had similar issues on videos and spent weeks in turmoil trying to guess what the bots wanted before eventually giving up and splitting them into multiple parts, so however you did it I'm very impressed that you got this out in one piece without any detectable compromise. It was great!!

[@DanielGoldhorn]

I'm glad to hear that it worked out so well! I don't foresee GOAT vision becoming a regular thing on the channel, but at least I have something I can use now for sticky copyright issues. Thanks so much!

[@therewillbefudd]

Can't wait to watch!

[@a.z.p.]

This was really good! And the TV framing wasn't distracting at all. I hadn't thought about it before, but the visual of the kid in the engine calls to mind The Ones who Walk Away from Omelas - the key being, like with the train, that you don't settle for improving the system, you have to actually... walk away.

[@DanielGoldhorn]

Thank you so much, and I'm glad the GOAT vision didn't prove too distracting. You know, that's a really good point to make there. Very similar themes can be found in both stories...

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[@DanielGoldhorn]

Thank you, I'm glad you like my line delivery!

[@ZoeLycan]

I really enjoyed this review/analisis in particular to the point I really want to watch this movie now. specially now that I have a better idea of the message the movie istelling some might say this is SPOILERs and now there is no point in watching if I know what is going to happen. To me this actually ignited my curiosity and interest in the movie. to me this is like reading a book before watching the movie adaptation of the book. (true now days is more often they ruin the original sourse, but because I can spot the diferences I can try to see what they intended) now I know what was the intention (or general idea of it) so I can enjoy the movie without having to over analyze it of feel I missed on the plot and or message

[@DanielGoldhorn]

Hearing you say that this video made you want to watch the movie makes me so happy. I hope you enjoy it!

[@andrewkaminski1772]

Aaaah, I love this so much! I felt like I paid close attention when I watched it before... and I learned a lot more tonight. Amazing what talented people can accomplish. The movie was good too. ;)

[@DanielGoldhorn]

I'm so glad! That's what I'm really aiming for, I want people to feel like they can get more out of the movies they watch after seeing my stuff. Thanks for the comment!

[@theniggahimself]

*AnCap intensifies*