What I want to talk about today is the 17-year-old South Korean hit movie "Walking with God: Crime and Punishment". The cast can be said to be a big-name gathering, including Ha Zhengyu, Cha Taixian, Zhu Zhixun, Li Zhengzai and other powerful groups. The setting of the film itself is the world after death. In the trailer, we saw the special effects of the explosion. When we thought the film was a proper commercial masterpiece, we found out how profound its core is. Contains a caring heart.
In the inherent impression, Korean movies mostly win with dramas, which are characterized by their police and gangster films, romance films, etc. This "Walking with God: Crime and Punishment" takes a commercial route. The first is the proper star lineup, Ha Zhengyu, Cha Taixian, Jin Xiangqi and others, which can be regarded as first-line actors. Look at the story again. After death, people experience seven trials. The story is based on Buddhist scriptures. It integrates various elements and mixes Eastern and Western cultures to create a presiding judge in every region, including women, the elderly, and children. Alludes to real-world character identities.
Such a peculiar world view and story setting are destined to choose a more commercial special effect for its expression. So we saw the colorful special effects in the film, and every frame can be said to be very shocking. Whether it is the display of every layer of hell or the battle of the messenger in the underworld, it is enough to see the improvement in the quality of Korean movies.
From these aspects alone, we will think that this is a qualified commercial film, but after watching the film, we will find that it has a grand and warm core under the gorgeous appearance. Every hell is a trial. If you are guilty, you will be forever, but if you pass the trial, you will be reincarnated. So the judges representing different crimes carried out fatal torture on the male protagonist in every layer of hell.
The film follows the Hollywood narrative. Each level of hell is a sudden reversal when it is about to go to hell, and turns to continue. It can be said that it wants to promote first and suppress it, but the director knows the rhythm of the story very well, and then throws the burden and reverses it when it is suppressed. Under such a reversal layer by layer, the whole story has a big reversal. At first, the male protagonist's feelings for his mother, because he thought about killing his mother, and felt guilty and blamed himself, he left home for many years and did not return. It became his biggest crime in hell, but in fact his mother had already known and forgave him. This was also a heavy tear gas bomb. The director advanced layer by layer, and at the end used the biggest turning point to re-arouse the emotions of the audience and make the story of the film. Combined with the theme, a more perfect expression.
The greatness of maternal love is touching. The night the male protagonist wanted to kill his mother, the mother knew everything, but did nothing, pretended to sleep silently, and was willing to sacrifice herself. The mother's constant wandering in front of the second son's military camp is the greatness of mother's love. The core of the film is deep enough to make people reflect. Throughout all the events in the film, the starting point is love and kindness, and these events are regarded as deceit, conspiracy, etc. in the underworld. The director's use of such a contrast can be regarded as a reflection of contemporary society. Of course, such a wonderful story is indispensable for the wonderful interpretation of the actors. The end of the movie was really too good to cry.
However, the film is not without its shortcomings. The original film designed the male protagonist to be too perfect, which is like a living Lei Feng. People have limitations, and they cannot be filmed. In addition, this film is based on comics and has its own world view, so there will be a lot of things about its own universe to explain, which has caused some kind of division to the film itself.
The most perfect movie is to achieve the perfect combination of art and business. In a market full of commercial films, filmmakers are trying to add artistic elements, and commercial films also have a deeper core. After watching the film, it is no longer amazing to marvel at the special effects and the wonderful scenes. But bring more thinking, to consider their own life. "Walking With God: Crime and Punishment" can be said to be a very good commercial film. It also plays a role in supervising our country's films. When we improve our own technology, we should also think about the elements in the film. Whether we should Add something profound. Speaking of the film, I hope that each of us can start from good, so that the world after death can be reincarnated in a stable manner.
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