Here I talk about Snowpiercer in more detail. [Warning: Spoilers]
As mentioned, the design of the world often comes into play in the action scenes. At one point, Wilford's forces are able to beat down on Curtis' group by taking advantage of the darkness of a tunnel. Curtis' group winds up flailing in the dark as they are slaughtered, unable to see due to lacking night vision goggles. Just before that, there was a scene showing the train crashing through sheets of ice, and before that we saw that they use a certain bridge to count the years. A later scene utilizes a curve in the tracks to allow for a shootout between people in two different cars, which was ultimately unsuccessful because neither could actually see the person they were shooting at.
The ending, where Wilford reveals that the revolution was planned as a method of population control, really hammers home the theme of the depraved lengths that humanity will go to for survival. This is pushed even further by the revelation that children are being kidnapped and used to keep the engine running after certain parts broke. Wilford makes all of his actions sound so necessary, but what he's talking about is too appalling to accept, which drives Curtis to respond angrily.
I thought these things were interesting in the movie, but most of all it's just a really damn good action movie that deserves to be watched theatrically. Check it out if you can.
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