Synopsis
Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, Snowpiercer centers on the remnants of humanity who inhabit a perpetually moving train, with 1001 cars, that circles the globe. Class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out in this riveting television adaptation based on the graphic novel series and film from Oscar® winner Bong Joon Ho (Parasite).
My Thoughts
I personally did not know about this show and reading the description of it I was curious. What I also didn't know is that this television series is also based on a movie from a 2013 South Korean-Czech film and a French graphic novel from 1982 titled Le Transperceneige.
This post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller television drama series premiered on TNT back in May 2020. It has since been renewed for a second season which will come out on January 25th, 2021.
The idea behind the series is interesting. With so many dystopian based movies and series out there, this one has definitively a unique idea. The Earth has become a frozen wasteland and the remnant of the population travels endlessly around the world in a moving train which is composed of over 1000 cars. Can you imagine living in close quarters for days on end while the outside world is an hostile environment? I suspect there will be clashes and battles that will arise for sure particularly when you know that there are classes set up and a social hierarchy is visible. How will the limited resources be allocated within the train?
Interestingly enough the series is set in the year 2021. This is close to home this time for a dystopian story. As I write this just so my future readers understand why I say this - the year 2021 has started 16 days ago and today in Ontario, Canada we are having the first snow fall of the year.
The series investigates class struggle since the passengers are segregated by wealth, social injustice, warfare and the politics of survival.
If you enjoy post-apocaliptic dystopian kind of television series, you will enjoy Snowpiercer.
Disclaimer: Thanks to Falkowitz PR for sending me this book for review purposes. I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinion expressed here are only my own.
