"The Monster of the Han River" is very beautiful, and that's what a blockbuster should look like. Instead of the director coming out and saying, "I just want to show that the gold and jade are in the middle of it," and then hold this theme high, and don't care about the plot itself. "The Monster of the Han River" also scolded the government, criticized the Americans, advocated environmental protection, engaged in black humor, and promoted the national spirit. The key is that the story is told well, if the story is not good, the previous ones are empty and light.
The most important thing in this film is actually family love and concern for life. However, using monsters and disaster themes, and using special effects to create shocking scenes, it has completely turned into a commercial blockbuster, and it is truly a mature work under the Korean film industry. The audience enjoyed watching it, and the filmmakers and theaters made money, how wonderful.
One of the most impressive scenes is when Park Kang-doo took a hostage and escaped from a large laboratory-like car to save his daughter, the medical staff and police outside were hosting a barbecue party. It is truly outrageous that their disregard for life has reached such a level.
Park Kangdou said, "I am also a human being, and what I say is also human, why is no one believing me!"
Without any help from the government, Park Kang-doo's family can only rescue the 13-year-old girl Hyun-soo who was captured by monsters. One of the coolest shots is that the aunt, a shooter who is naturally hesitant, shoots an arrow at the monster accurately and quickly at a critical moment, then turns her head and walks away, her face expressionless and her hair flying. Ordinary people are heroes, and it is the emotions of ordinary people that most resonate with the audience.
There was a surreal image that almost brought me to tears. Grandpa, father, aunt, and uncle searched all night. Tired, they returned to the canteen at home and gathered around the table to eat instant noodles. The director designed Hyun Soo to suddenly appear and sit like he was there. The four silently handed her food one by one, as if she had never left.
In the end, the U.S. military stationed in South Korea released the highly toxic "Orange Hurricane" despite mass protests. In the smoke that rose like an atomic bomb, the monster did fall, but people suffered too. The device of the orange hurricane hangs in the air, and it looks exactly the same as when the monster first appeared, hanging under the bridge. Which one is the monster?
The monster was finally subdued, but Hyun Soo died, but the little boy who was desperately protected by Hyun Soo survived. Life always loops like this, which can be regarded as giving the movie a warm ending.
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