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Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated Snowpiercer (2013) in Movies

Aug 27, 2020

Snowpiercer (2013)

2013 | Sci-Fi

7.9

(59 Ratings)

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Another great movie by Bong Joon-ho.

In a world where the "fix" for global warming has caused the Earth and all of its inhabitants to freeze to death, a single train rides a worldwide track designed with an eternal engine that promises safety and shelter to those who remain within its confines. Passengers are separated by class (ring any bells?) and each class is required to maintain its position and fill its specific role within the ecosystem of the train.

I don't want to get into any major spoilers, but you can imagine that not everyone on board is thrilled with the class system hierarchy.

Chris Evans leads an exceptional cast that includes an appearance by Jamie Bell.

Snowpiercer is a completely new take on an apocalyptic world class film that's well done. There are a few spots where the answers chosen by the makers were interesting to say the least, but for what it's worth, that's much better then leaving a ton of gaping holes without explanation.

Highly recommended for fans of anything represented in the movie. The actors, the plot type, the apocalyptic future, or even trains. Everyone can enjoy this movie.

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David McK (3372 KP) rated How to Survive the End of the World (When It's In Your Own Head) in Books

May 26, 2020

OK, that was good.

Written by a comedian - Aaron Gillies - I came across this when a friend recommended it in one of my WhatsApp group chats. I'm not sure why: we hadn't been discussing the subject matter, but none-the-less (and for 99p) I thought I would give it a shot. And I'm glad I did.

Whilst there are parts that were completely alien to me (and I'm not a fan of the swearing: it's not funny, it's not clever, and it's not smart), there were other parts where it felt like the author had, essentially, been riding around in my brain for the day: almost as if he and I had inhabited the same little part of this space-time continuum.

An easy read (if not an easy subject matter) and Aaron Gillies doesn't claim to hold all the answers, simply providing his experiences and what has worked for him, alongside some dark humour that actually had me laughing out loud at one or two moments in the narrative (is that the right word?).

And now with a bonus chapter on 'How to Survive a Global Pandemic" ...