This isn't bad at all but I enjoyed Daveed Diggs and Jennifer Connelly's TV show adaptation more, maybe that's just because I watched that before the movie. I already knew the concept so it felt like a fun little game to see were the story was going and what differences the movie had. One of the cases were both the movie and series are great, so if you only watched one of them I highly recommend the other.
Just like the Golden Campus' and His Dark Materials' or The time traveler's wife' movie and tv series adaptation, I think the snowpiercer tv adaptation is better as it has more time to explore the story, add depth and let you get invested in the characters even more, the movie does all that but feels pressed for time in comparison. Still pretty good though and both are amazing concepts, on the surface it's an ice age apocalypse story, but below that it explores sociological hierarchies, politics and a fight to equality all on just one train, the show also has more developed love stories and interests in the side plots. Not many movies or series, more so sci-fi's, successfully attempt to address that while still being a fun watch. You wouldn't be wrong to be concerned that the story is already told in the movie, but the series is going to season 4 now and it's amazing how they keep churning out new stories, twists and developments; that's why I rate the series higher because the acting, cast and production are on par but to consistently maintain thrill and interest for that long sets it apart from the movie. Still watch it though.
Just like the Golden Campus' and His Dark Materials' or The time traveler's wife' movie and tv series adaptation, I think the snowpiercer tv adaptation is better as it has more time to explore the story, add depth and let you get invested in the characters even more, the movie does all that but feels pressed for time in comparison. Still pretty good though and both are amazing concepts, on the surface it's an ice age apocalypse story, but below that it explores sociological hierarchies, politics and a fight to equality all on just one train, the show also has more developed love stories and interests in the side plots. Not many movies or series, more so sci-fi's, successfully attempt to address that while still being a fun watch. You wouldn't be wrong to be concerned that the story is already told in the movie, but the series is going to season 4 now and it's amazing how they keep churning out new stories, twists and developments; that's why I rate the series higher because the acting, cast and production are on par but to consistently maintain thrill and interest for that long sets it apart from the movie. Still watch it though.