Episode 30: Snowpiercer, Snowpiercer VS. Hunger Games, Top 5 Movies with Trains

Super Fantastic Nerd Hour!

Tilda Swinton's Mason in Snowpiercer

"Know your place. Accept your place. Be a shoe!" We take a ride on Snowpiercer! Why was Bong Joon-ho's new film held up in distribution for almost a year? Is its experimental video on demand and theatrical release working? How does Snowpiercer mashup horror and science fiction? What's the film's social commentary and how does it relate to classics like Metropolis and Brazil? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, which dystopian future would you rather live in - Snowpiercer or The Hunger Games? All aboard our top 5 movies with trains.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 – 51:00: Snowpiercer.
• 51:01 – 1:00:00: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Snowpiercer VS. The Hunger Games.
• 1:00:01 – 1:15:49: Top 5 Movies with Trains.

Links

• The original Snowpiercer comic is dystopian scifi at its best
• Director Bong Joon-Ho Explains Harvey Weinstein’s Problem With Snowpiercer
• Snowpiercer at its core is a horror film, despite its sci-fi packaging
• Now That You've Seen Snowpiercer, Which Other Movies Should You Watch From Director Bong Joon-ho?
• Understanding Art House | Snowpiercer
• Can a Korean Sci-Fi Movie About a Train Reinvent Hollywood's Distribution Model?
• Director Bong Joon-ho Breaks Down Snowpiercer’s Ending

Top 5 Movies with Trains

Conrad:

1. The Station Agent
2. The Darjeeling Limited
3. Source Code
4. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
5. Murder on the Orient Express

Ali:

1. Planes, Trains & Automobiles
2. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
3. North by Northwest
4. Back to the Future: Part 3
5. Unbreakable

Honorable Mentions:

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
• Strangers on a Train
• The Taking of Pelham 123
• Trading Places
• Dumbo
• 3:10 to Yuma (2007)