Six years before Bong Joon-ho dominated the Oscars with Parasite, the first non-English language film in the category Best film was awarded, the Korean director and screenwriter created a sci-fi masterpiece. Snowpiercer is based on the French comics Snow cruiser. Chris Evans (Marvel’s The Avengers) shines in the film one of his best roles, even though he didn’t understand the film at first. Snowpiercer is on TV today.
That’s what the sci-fi masterpiece Snowpiercer is about
Snowpiercer tells about one Civil war and class struggle, the highlight of the whole thing: it takes place on a train. In the dark vision of the future, an ice age has descended on the world, freezing everyone in seconds. Humanity lives crammed into one Train that travels non-stop around the globe and is divided into a strict class system. The poor sit in the dirt at the back, the rich enjoy their luxury in the front.
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Chris Evans fights mercilessly through the train.
But underclassman Curtis Everett (Chris Evans) has had enough of the injustice and leads a bloody revolution. There is no goal, the main thing is to move forward. The insurgents take every additional wagon with them tough battles and crazy comedy a. Angry humanity trapped in a cramped train speeding dangerously fast along the icy tracks creates a unique atmospheric density. It’s not for nothing that Snowpiercer is our number 5 best sci-fi film since the 2000s. To this day he has lost none of his great cinematic and political power.
Chris Evans didn’t understand the script at first
In October, GQ published a video interview with the Captain America star and also asked him about older films. Chis Evans remembers being on Snowpiercer didn’t understand the script at first have. This was also because the film creates a completely unique world that the actor first had to learn to accept without questioning it.
Why he not only accepted the role, but also in it one of his best performances of his career was mainly due to the trusting relationship with Bong Joon-ho:
When you work with someone who knows exactly what they want, even if it’s not exactly how you saw it, it builds trust. And as an actor it is the most important thing is to trust the director. Otherwise you’re just playing on the defensive. When is Snowpiercer on TV?
This Sunday evening (January 7th) goes around Sonwpiercer 10:35 p.m. on RTL2. Unfortunately there is no repeat.
The science fiction film is also streaming in the catalogs of Netflix, Prime Video, WOW, Paramount+ and others.