Director Bong Joon-ho makes his English-language debut with this dystopian sci-fi thriller SNOWPIERCER based of the French graphic novel series Le Transperceneige .Set in the aftermath of a failed global-warming experiment that ushered in the dawn of a new Ice Age. As a perpetual-motion engine keeps a super-powered locomotive speeding around the planet, the impoverished lower classes occupy the rear cars while the privileged upper classes are pampered in the front. The fragile balance of power between the two begins to shift, however, when an enigmatic message sparks a revolt that cannot be quelled. The film stars Luke Evans, Song Kang-ho, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Ed Harris and a spasmatic Tilda Swinton as Mason, the trains main disher of dirty deeds. Listen to see if we thought this one managed to stay on the rails, we also round it out with out Top 3 Movie Train Scenes.
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