The Polar Express Ice Drift - UNHINGED VERSION

Crazy Polar Express Train Crash Sequence Animation Made In Blender By Landon Fernald.

Based On The Classic Frozen Lake Ice Drift Scene…

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Merry Christmas!

[scp-zilla]

“At least the children are alright”

“Wasn’t Billy in the last coach?”

[Mogswamp]

Please someone splice this into the full movie so I can show it to my kids and pretend it is the real thing

[connorthemusicguru]

Everyone was harmed in the making of this film

[KyleAllenMusic]

This has no right being this good. Also can we talk about the sound design? Literally identical to the movie.

[RisingJake]

I like how the train is exploding and the carriages are being obliterated around him, and the kid still talks enthusiastically about Montezuma.

[NeroMai]

It took me a good minute to realize this whole thing was reanimated. I really said, "I don't remember bombs being in this movie". That's how good this looks

[dergchannel]

This is literally how the Polar Express is. The crazy sweeping camera shots. The aggressive closeups on the train. The awkward lip sync on everyone. The 50's era setting. The hobo just kind of randomly appearing every now and then. They even threw in Half Life 2 sound effects when the movie already felt like a 1 hour long SFM. This guy understood the assignment and NAILED it.

[rudyproductions]

As unhinged as this is, you’ve matched the cinematography style perfectly. The camera work feels just like the movie in a way that I can’t quite describe.

[Gonzo]

First of all, that animation is peak. Second of all, thats some of the best sound design I've ever heard on Youtube

[lyricusthelame]

I always thought the Polar Express was missing civilian casualties.

[daftoptimist]

I love that this still feels like a Zemeckis film — the focus keeps moving between the background and foreground in a way that gives us a sense of the enormous scale of what’s happening. And Barney Fife showing up was the icing on the cake.

[bugjams]

I can't describe it but the animation is somehow extremely chaotic but also controlled at the same time. Feels like a dream where everything is both surreal but also makes perfect sense at the time it's happening.

[tspro]

The thing I really love about this is that you followed the actual cinematography formula used in the film. Just lingering on one item that eventually enters into a bigger part of the scene. The fact that you took that and made it look like a fast and furious and Michael Bay love child is the funniest thing I've seen all week.

[crimetimeproductions]

The cinematography is genuinely impressive. It takes a lot of skill to make something feel that kinetic

[Leprechaunproduction]

Ah yes, The Polar Express: The timeless children's classic about derailed trains, exploding underwater mines, children being blown to pieces, and families dying on Christmas Eve. Oh yeah, and believing in Santa!

[yugene-lee]

I am genuinely impressed. There is a quality to it that feels like you spent a long time studying how camera angles and scene compositions play out in the real movie.

[rickyricardo]

I love how this still keeps the spirit of the movie while also dialing it to 11

[RavenTheSergal]

At first i was like "jeez i dont remember the movie quite looking like this" then i realized it was completely reanimated, considering this is one guy, thats a damn good job. This one guy has reproduced with like 75% quality what took a team of people awhile ago.

[Noone-of-your-Business]

Nice work - this is how you do it.
When CG was first used in movies (like in Tron, when they had to program the camera movement in _numeric values), _ directors realized that with this new tool, you can put the camera _literally_ literally *_anywhere_* and move it however you see fit for the scene. Far too few movie makers make actual *use* of this incredible freedom 40 years later.
It is refreshing to see someone who _understands_ this freedom. Love how you hide the transition from TV back to "reality" in the shake of the car crash! 👍

[KoalaTContent]

2:06 "How about a nice good hot cup of... joe..." That little pause shows he knows he's about to lose control