The critically acclaimed dystopian film Snowpiercer, was directed by Bong Joon-ho and premiered in South Korea, 2013. It is based on a 1982 French graphic novel “Le Transperceneige” by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean Marc Rochette. Although a dystopia is an imagined and usually futuristic place where the majority of the population is miserable, the genre aims to point out the flaws relevant to contemporary society and extrapolate them into the future. Hence, portraying what could be if we continue on our current path and arousing self-reflection on the harsh realities of contemporary society. As Snowpiercer delves deeper into the extreme divide between the tail-enders and the first class, the audience is made aware of the shocking aspect …show more content…
In Snowpiercer, the gap between the tail-enders and the front, the development of the protagonist and the need to survive all demonstrate this perspective on dystopian films. Bong Joon-ho demonstrates that failure to close the substantial gap between the tail-enders, who reside at the rear of the train, and the first class will result in the future prevalence of present issues. Bong Joon-ho was captivated by the idea of people fighting against each other rather than being equals on this Noah’s Ark-like contraption. He demonstrates a dystopian society, characterized by the highly stratified society, through lighting where the 99% who reside at the rear of the train, are shot using low-key lighting suggesting oppression and dehumanization as they are forced to live in squalid quarters, while the quick …show more content…
It is clear that the consequences of global warming and our negligence towards it, is a concern for director Bong Joon-ho. Fredric Jameson argues (Archaeologies of the Future, 2005), though supposedly set in the future, the dystopian genre functions as a window on, and critique of the present. In Snowpiercer, Bong Joon-ho foreshadows a deliberate world war three as an eventual consequence of the unchanging way we live, in comparison to the dystopian world, depicted by the propaganda and constant surveillance by Wilford’s men, where an intentional class conflict occurs in order to decrease the human population. As contemporary society continues to deplete Earth’s natural resources, the future seems just as bleak as Snowpiercer and the solution presented is conflict. Not only does Wilford trigger a class conflict through manipulation and propaganda but he also manipulates children into working as spare parts for the train. Bong Joon-ho states that in Bangladesh, children under 7 work in large decommissioned ships to break them up for parts as adults are too big criticizing our capitalistic society. This reflection on society, forces the audience to question contemporary society and realize, due to our nature, we may stimulate a war and further exploit others in order to survive if we continue
In his lateral journey to the front to confront the creator of the train and its system , Wilson, Curtis militarily leads an army from the tail section –with the help of Gilliam who help lead the group spiritually–
"Do you ever see yourself, fantasizing, about snow?" She asked, unaware of the ignorance, that seemed to protrude, across her face. "We live in Texas, obviously." I snickered, as she shot me a look of annoyance, "I know." She began as she rolled her eyes, "To better explain it, have you forgotten the feeling of snow, not your mind, but your body, the feeling of it laying in your hands."
A single candle light dimly shined within the windowless room that hauntingly brimmed pitch black. I couldn’t see my hands in front my face. Did I even have hands then? I wonder. “It’s so dark,” I said in a voice that was foreign to my tongue. I couldn’t identify myself within the grand shadow
The wind outside howled like a hungry wolf. The falling snow covered everything. It may have been daytime but the blizzard kept the sun from shining even just a little bit, it was just about black.
I’ve always been partial to the cold; it’s not that I’ve object to living in warmth, but I have, since a foolishly young child, thought that life’s worth more when the cold fronts begin settling in. Winter was always when I felt I could truly come alive. Much like the darkness of night, winter heralded in the idea that if less of the world might be available, everything else around you can become that much more beautiful. These ideals were true for so long…but then the temperature eventually hit a critical zero, and I, for quite some time, finally felt the weight under many seasons of frost. This story is seeing that frost, and trying to thaw afterwards.
Dystopian films challenge the idea of a perfect world and are often focused on themes of rebellion, oppression, inequality, and poverty of a society caused by an organization in power. According to Terri Chung, they are usually related to the society in which we live, but to some extent are exaggerated, especially the social and political issues that are represented (1). The films are typically set in the future and tell the story of a current or past society. They
The first theme that will discuss is humanity. The whole plot of the movie focuses on preserving humanity or what's left of it. After global warming had destroyed the earth and making unsuitable for any living creature to survive the Conductor train made that makes an around trip cross the earth to try to preserve humanity. Even though he was ridiculed about his theories and his plan to save humanity he still went ahead with plans and end up saving what was left of humanity. Throughout the movie, many of the characters' humanity was tested. Even though the Conductor saved humanity he sectioned off the train by class. The lower class was placed in the last cart of the train. They were treated horribly and were supplied with the basic necessity of living. Since the lower class did not have the basic necessity of living their humanity was questioned every day. Later in the film the protagonist in the
In this film the setting is in an dystopian environment. The world has been taken over by a popular Trend “fidget spinners”. This film is part comedy and part dystopian. There is a group of people called vape nation that has a goal to eliminate all fidget spinners and take people out of the zombie state. This film is to demonstrate how society can all be changed by a small Trend and how easily a large amount of people can be influenced by a simple trend. The trend could have negative impacts on the community. For example, a Trend can make a large community of people to change the way they do things and can solve world problems. This can also have a negative impact on society for example a product that people
I saw the lightning bolts shooting toward me, but stood my ground. The twenty-four toddlers whizzed by, making pitter-patter noises as they ran laps around the colorful plastic volleyball courts. Laughing, I watched as they raced to see who would reach me first.
In the story “Silent Snow, Secret Snow” Conrad Aiken talks about a boy named Paul who imagines things and feels his imaginary world is much better than the real world. The story begins when paul is in Miss Buell’s geography classroom where she is teaching about different regions of the globe. Paul gets distracted from his own imagination of snow which he slowly replaces with the real world only to revert to daydreams of snow once again. Everyday Paul feels the snow getting deeper and deeper which he also analyze through the steps of the postman. As the snow gets deeper and deeper he stops hearing the footsteps of the postman. Being concerned about his health, his mother tries to seek help from a doctor. The doctor examines his tongue, eyes, his reading skills but he doesn’t see anything wrong with him.
A purple Lenvious traveled on foot in a snowstorm. Green, Leaflike wings with a covering of snow was on her back. Her hands followed by her tail as the tracks would not help her when she needed to get home, due to the fast downfall of the snow. Her pink mane and tail fluff became fluffer to keep her warm, along with her normal body.
“Autumn, autumn look, the snow ball is coming up in one month. Why Don’t you ask nate?” Miri inquires, pointing to the green flier on the bulletin board.
Snowtail paced impatiently across the springy plants weaving beneath his paws, letting a low growl when he noticed the slight drizzle beginning to dampen his recently groomed pelt. “Where could she be?” He pondered, pausing to seek out the scent of his sister. It can’t be that hard to sneak out of camp, considering how chaotic it’s been on the other side of the lake, he thought. Then again, she is a queen, and the clan would be suspicious of her leaving with her kits. A booming crash of thunder set the tom immediately out of his thoughts, a prick of fear making his fur rise. He took to the shelter of a willow tree hardly fox-lengths away from the meeting spot, hiding near its base in an attempt to keep him from getting anymore wet.
The movie, which was directed by Korean auteur Bong Joon Ho, featured an ensemble cast lead by Chris Evans, Tilda Swanton, and Jaime Bell.
The text, Snowpiercer, produced by Bong-Joon Ho in 2013, portrays the ambiguity of morality through the conception of two vastly different characters. The text presents the audience with a train in perpetual