"The Secret Agent" is the second good Korean anti-Japanese movie I have seen. If "Assassination" is an anti-Japanese action movie, then "The Secret Agent" is an anti-Japanese spy war movie, which naturally reminds the audience of the excellent domestic products. The spy war movie "The Wind". I think she is inferior to "The Wind" in terms of the suspense and drama of the story, and in terms of the rhythm of the narrative, the performance of the actors and the action scenes, she is worse than "The Wind".
South Korea’s anti-Japanese film has a fatal weakness, that is, there are no earth-shattering events and historical facts as the background, no frontal conflict with Japanese devils and life and death as the material. This defect makes South Korea’s anti-Japanese films lack historical authenticity and weight. , Sometimes I feel nondescript, fearful, always relying on others, and I don't have much strength. Although it is not possible to film large-scale war-themed anti-Japanese dramas, small-scale secret operations such as assassinations, spy wars, and sabotage can still be involved in South Korea, so there are movies with themes such as "Secret Agent" and "Assassination". The film is still made in a good look, maybe compared with the classic Korean movies, but it is still much better than the domestic anti-Japanese drama. There are three impressive points in the film. One is the vacillating image of a traitor played by Song Kanghao. This is the first villain role played by the great God Song Kanghao in my memory. He had good intentions of this, but he had no confidence in the future of the country. The traitors who fell on both sides of the wall were pushed by fate and drifted with the flow. Finally, their thoughts changed, and they persisted in resisting despite the great disparity between the enemy and ourselves, and the image of becoming a hero is clearly portrayed. , Flesh and blood. It is no exaggeration that Song Kanghao's performance saved the entire movie. The second highlight is the scene where Kim Yoo Jin, played by Kong Liu, recognizes traitors on the train. It is exciting, exciting and impressive. It is also the best scene ever filmed in the whole film. The third point of view is the real and solemn portrayal of the cruelty of the struggle. Some scenes make people shudder. I want to have no iron and steel firm conviction, and I can't persist to the end. The audience will have a deeper understanding of the spirit and will of the revolutionary martyrs, and the educational purpose of the main theme movie will be achieved.
Of course, the weaknesses in the plot of the movie are also obvious. The previous plot is too long and boring, the plot is too similar, lacks innovation, the plot turns are not natural enough, the theme is not clear enough, and the sense of story substitution is poor.
Movie review: (good)
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