Snowpiercer

One of the most influential pieces of the movie doesn't actually revel itself until the closing moments of the film. What was considered an addictive hallucinogen was actually a key. The whole time that Nam was being coaxed into opening doors with his love for Kronole, he had no interest in personal use of the drug. Not saying he wasn't an addict because he clearly showed signs of being one. But he collected it to Ignite it, to be free. He knew the ice was melting, and he was educated enough to survive outside the train. Once he had enough he used the revolt to create an even more righteous path where life was no longer confined in a train car. He knew the industrial waste could cause an explosion just big enough to escape. We are left with the image of Nam's daughter holding the hand of the little boy Tonya had fought tooth and nail to rescue. In the end she died fighting for her son and the image of her death was heart chilling. But the sun over the crest of the mountain gives us hope that they will succeed on the outside world.

October 31st Response

Personally, the most significant symbol in Snowpiercer is the kronole. Without the drug there would be no progression in the film. The doors to each section of the train wouldn't have opened if the two characters didn't have the kronole as there incentive. Because the doors had opened, the movie could progress, otherwise we would still be stuck at the tail end of the train. Also, without the kronole there would be no possible way for the door to blow off the side of the train. Leading to the falling action of the movie where the train is destroyed and the characters are set free to the outside world. Therefore this is the most significant symbol to the film. The meaning this has to the film represents freedom. The act of bursting through the doors of the train and blowing off the side all leads to freedom. The people in the tail section wanted to be free from enslavement of the guards and their leaders. The kronole gave them the hope to do that.

After watching Snowpiercer the most significant scene, in my opinion was when Curtis lead them into the aquarium. After having some sushi and learning that it was a rarity, because maintaining the aquarium ecosystem only allowed a small amount of fish to be taken out. I think this was the most important scene because at that point they realized that the train was an giant contained ecosystem. They realized how intricate the train really was.

Snowpiercer October 31st

Question 3:

I think Snowpiercer did a great job of reflecting the society we live in today. We never saw how the people at the front of the train got there, which made me assume they were either born into the situation or it was reserved for people who come from affluent backgrounds. That is the way society is today, life is usually easier for those born into money or status, while those who aren't are forced to live in bad conditions. We also tend to give all the power to the same privileged people, who end up looking out only for those like themselves, and that was also reflected in the film as well.

Snowpiercer October 28th

Question 3:

I believed the most significant scene at the time was the scene where Mason put the passenger's arm outside of the train as punishment. She uses him to demonstrate her power over them, by giving a speech that compares the tail passengers to shoes. She tells them that they resemble a shoe while she resembles a hat on top on the head alluding to her place at the front of the train. I believe this is significant because it gave the audience knowledge about how the train was being run, which helped us understand the rest of the movie.

Snowpiercer

The most important symbol in Snowpiercer is the aquarium car.  They talk about how they can only serve sushi two months a year in order to balance the ecosystem.  This symbolizes the structure of the entire train.  When they reach the engine, Wilford tells them that he was the one sending messages in the food blocks and that he had been organizing the revolt and past revolts in order to balance the ecosystem of the train.

Poor thing

Wednesday Sept 28th Comparing the Poor thing to my I Believe essay Pepe was a Metaphor for the problems the couple was handling and in my I Believe I had to over come a lot to pursue the passion I had for sports. I wanted to play in college but it took time too develop my game and build confidence to play. Pepe was the divorce a couple had been contemplating for some time. Once Pepe died so did the relationship. Unlike the couple I made it to college and enjoy it everyday they were destined to break apart.