YONA OMFG HOW COULD YOU?! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

YONA OMFG HOW COULD YOU?! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Yes… it means exactly what you think it means. I regret nothing.

"When I grow up, I want to live on a train forever." — Wilford (Ed Harris), Snowpiercer

THE ENGINE IS FOREVER.

If this is the case, then it would make sense that the frozen cityscape the Snowpiercer passed through would be the last major Russian city close to the location of the Yekaterina Bridge and Tunnel. Given that the speed of the train is 70-80 kilometers per hour, it really wouldn't take the train that long to leave the last frozen urban landscape of Russia and arrive at the New Year's Day marker in the same day (as was shown in the film).

And since we're taking about geography here, I'd like to put in my thoughts as to the exact location of where Yona and Timmy stepped out of the wreckage because the Snowpiercer's derailment happened a day after Happy Yekaterina Bridge. I would go as far to say that Yona and Timmy ended up somewhere in the Verkhoyansk Mountain Range, which is bordering close to the Arctic Circle, and as we all know... polar bears live in the Arctic Circle.

In regards to the logistics question posed by another user earlier, the Snowpiercer would definitely be within Russia by the time the Tail Section rebels take their first look outside the window since New Years Day happens in Russia (the map in the classroom video clearly shows it). And judging by the look of the expansive and precarious Yekaterina Bridge, I'd say Wilford built the tracks through the terrain of the Ural Mountains in Siberia.

Yep I definitely think they should be in Russia, or at least next to it. Probably not a big city though, since it doesn’t seem to have much besides a train station and some buildings (i.e not Moscow).

Now, I was going to argue with your argument, because I had searched on Google Maps, there’s a place named Ekaterina in Russia that can be found, in the middle of nowhere, and it didn’t seem like Siberia to me…

But actually I know nothing (Jon’ Snowpiercer) because the Ural Mountains aren’t that far!

So yeah it’s possible that the events of this day happen between these two points.

Now all we need is a Russian fan to tell us their opinion, that would be great!

With regards to this question, I can definitely say that "Snowpiercer" is more than eligible for Oscar contention in the 2015 ceremony. The rules for eligibility are explicitly stated in the official website of the Academy Awards: Rule Two: Eligibility That being said, if this film were to get recognition by way of Oscar nominations, I hope they would receive the following nods: Best Picture (produced by Park Chan-Wook, Lee Tae-Hun, Park Tae-Jun, Dooho Choi, Robert Bernacchi, David Minkowski, and Matthew Stillman) Best Director (direction by Bong Joon-Ho) Best Adapted Screenplay (written by Bong Joon-Ho and Kelly Masterson, based on the French graphic novel "Le Transperceneige" by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand, and Jean-Marc Rochette) Best Actor in a Leading Role (Chris Evans as Curtis Everett) Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Tilda Swinton as Minister Mason) Best Cinematography (cinematography by Hong Kyung-Pyo) Best Film Editing (editing by Steve M. Choe and Changju Kim) Best Costume Design (costume design by Catherine George) Best Production Design (production design by Ondrej Nekvasil, art direction by Stefan Kovacik, and set decoration by Beata Brendtnerova) Best Original Score (music by Marco Beltrami) Best Makeup and Hairstyling (makeup and hair design by Jeremy Woodhead, makeup by Gabriela Polakova, and hairstyling by Linda Eisenhamerova)

Anyone know the Academy regs that govern this sort of thing—Is SNOWPIERCER disqualified from Oscar consideration this year because of its non-U.S. release last year? Do I need to give Weinstein co logos The Finger even harder because of this?

I don’t know the legal stuff about the Oscars, so I have no idea. Seeing the ridiculously small release in the US though, and the movie being straight to VOD, I don’t think it’s the kind of movie that would be noticed by the Academy. Like, ok they might love it, but straight to VOD movies are considered as cheap and not very good so… but who knows, maybe there will be a big surprise? Sadly I’m afraid all these huge ceremonies are intellectual masturbation and all about having the right friends in the industry. The results are always predictable based on what the Academy likes, what was popular, what made a buzz this year, what they’re gonna find exciting enough (a cis man playing a transgender female prostitute with AIDS, so unusual, so edgy, woaw!).

Now, the next paragraph is just my opinion and mine only, but I wouldn’t like Snowpiercer to get an Oscar. To me it deserves ALL the Oscars of course, I would like to reward everyone, and finally give Chris Evans the recognition he deserves, tell him he’s not just some eye candy but mostly an amazing actor, and give an Oscar for every aspect of the movie, music, special effects, direction, everything. But I wouldn’t want it to get Oscars. 

Bong Joon-Ho has been rewarded several times in his career, I remember Memories of Murder got all the awards in some police film festivals, and he’s been nominated and awarded in plenty of small festivals. The Host, Mother were big successes. But I don’t want him to bond with Hollywood. What Hollywood does to Asian, and specifically East-Asian cinema sucks, they remake movies instead of appreciating the original ones, they don’t give them enough space and exposure —and that’s precisely why the Oscar won’t happen btw. And if Bong was given the opportunities to work in the US instead of developing his movies with the same old team of Korean producers, sure he would have more money but Weinstein proved he would have less freedom. Basically, I wouldn’t want Bong to be rotten by Hollywood. I’d prefer if he got a slightly posh award at the Cannes festival for example (Sélection Officielle, or Un Certain Regard), as many East-Asian movies had, that’d be a better kind of exposure for him, not too overwhelming.

And finally, once again just my opinion, I would have a hard time seeing Snowpiercer getting an Oscar. A bunch of front sectioners partying together, in their fancy dresses that cost more than what my dad earns in a year, drinking champagne, congratulating the team for their “awesome take on the injustice our world, daaarling!” while not lifting a finger for the people dying in Skid Row a few bloks away? The mere thought makes me cringe, sorry.

"You know what I hate about myself? I know what people taste like. I know that babies taste best..." — Curtis Everett (Chris Evans), Snowpiercer