Mickey 172025-03-09
Vancouver, BC
It's actually shocking just how close this ended up being to what I was expecting. Bong Joon-ho seems to like having more fun with his Hollywood endeavours, which is not a bad thing per se, but I look to him more for his work in thrillers (Memories of Murder, Mother, Parasite of course). But this felt like a lot of his previous ideas repackaged for 2025, as if the super pig from Okja was multiplied, made alien, and plopped into the dystopian world of Snowpiercer. I appreciate the attempt at timely political satire, but it's a surface level effort in that regard. And multiple plotlines that appeared to have potential (yes, the Challengers-esque scene) felt squandered.
Watched in IMAX at Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver. First significant IMAX release of the year in my books! Though I think the trailers and marketing spoiled a lot of the short-lived IMAX appeal in this.
Watched in IMAX at Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver. First significant IMAX release of the year in my books! Though I think the trailers and marketing spoiled a lot of the short-lived IMAX appeal in this.