Saw High-Rise last night and kept thinking how similar it is to Snowpiercer

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filmfancy — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 05:37 PM)

Snowpiercer is decidedly more compelling and interesting.
Although I thought Snowpiercer got rather silly in the second half, I enjoyed it a lot more than High-Rise. The characters were more interesting and the plot was easier to follow. The characters here all seemed to blend together, especially the 'upper-class' ones. The only ones who stood out for me were Luke Evans and Jeremy Irons.
And all the pieces matter (The Wire)

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thebigmouth — 9 years ago(September 07, 2016 10:40 AM)

I had the same thought and found Snowpiercer to be a far superior film. In a weird way, I think the implausible post-apocalyptic setting of Snowpiercer actually worked in that film's favor. Because the premise was so ludicrous on its face, I was able to suspend disbelief from the start and give myself over completely to the allegory.
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angelynx-2 — 9 years ago(November 04, 2016 10:01 PM)

We were saying this as well. Snowpiercer, Lord of the Flies and The Exterminating Angel tossed in together.

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WarpedRecord — 9 years ago(November 07, 2016 09:22 AM)

Very true. The uprising didn't start with "Snowpiercer," and it won't end there.

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coolaree — 9 years ago(November 20, 2016 02:35 AM)

Snowpiercer was much better. At least it was entertaining and much more bizarre. High Rise has good cinematography though and more titties, so theres that.