*Slight spoilers, be careful~
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In the Korean film circle, "Chongwu Road School" is synonymous with both acting and box office explosions. Song Kanghao, Ha Zhengyu, Lee Jung Jae, and Lee Byung Hun all have a bunch of outstanding masterpieces. Whichever one comes out alone is noticeable, and the cast of the movie "Baekdu Mountain" is particularly strong. Ha Zhengyu and Li Bingxian, two men from Chungwu Road, gathered together at one time, and Ma Dongxi, who was greatly loved for "The Evil Dead" this year, is enough to form a male drama.
He also brought "the nation's first love" Pei Suzy, Berlin actress Jeon Do-yeon, and the best supporting actress Jeon Hye-jin at the Qinglong Award. It can be said that all the members are not weak, which also means that "Walking With God" director Jin Bingshu intends to win the annual box office champion again.
How about a blockbuster that cost 2.2 billion? Watching the feature film without watching the trailer, the commissioner of the small drama brought the latest impression after watching the movie in a Korean theater: I have to sigh with emotion for the brain hole and "courage" of the Korean screenwriter, daring to make a fuss about the relationship between the North and the South and the security of the peninsula, and open the brain hole to Mount Paektu. Except for Korean filmmakers, there is really no one. "Baitou Mountain" is a disaster film. To put it bluntly, it is some kind of natural and man-made disaster as the material. The special effects of the film can help to render the tension and stimulate the audience's senses. At the same time, there is usually a "hero" who is not afraid of danger in such films. Such characters are brave and intelligent, and represent the indomitable will of human beings. He is also usually the epitome of the good image of the natives. Therefore, the theme of "Paektu Mountain" is not new, and the bold one is to set the disaster scene in the sensitive area "Paektu Mountain".
Audiences with a little knowledge of geography will know that this naturally involves South Korea and North Korea, and the two heroes of the film are also one South and one North. The eruption of Mount Paektu is imminent, endangering the security of both the North and the South, and is likely to blow up the Korean Peninsula. Jeon Yoo-kyung (played by Jeon Hye-jin), the relevant person in charge of the Blue House, urgently called on Jiang Feng-rae (played by Ma Dong-seok), an expert on the outbreak of Paekdu Mountain, and asked to fight side by side to resolve this imminent disaster.
"Heaven zai" is coming, even the gods can't stop it, it's better to block it. The plan that the professor thought of was sparse. He used a cup of coffee as an analogy, saying that a cup of coffee bursts all the coffee and flows out together, but if you poke a hole in the middle of the paper cup, it is much better to let it out first. In other words, before the volcanic eruption, some power was artificially dispersed, and the disaster was reduced. According to Dr. Kang's battle plan, EOD (Bomb Disposal) Special Forces Cho In Chang (Ha Jung Woo) is sent to the front line to perform a secret mission.
Specifically, it is to rescue the imprisoned North Korean military official Li Junping (Lee Byung-hun) and lead him to the nuclear bomb secret base in North Korea. After removing the detonating device, detonate several coal mines in Paektu Mountain respectively, so as to divert the final explosion in 72 hours, thereby preventing large-scale casualties. It seems that the two heroes and two male protagonists work together to save the peninsula. However, the screenwriter wrote the role of Ha Zhengyu as a rookie who is biting the bullet, while the character played by Lee Byung-hun in the north is more like the leader.
Because he had no previous combat experience and was "stealing" to the north to work secretly, Zhao Renchang basically ran after Li Junping's ass along the way. The two men didn't know each other from the beginning, and later developed into mutual trust and good friends to fight back against the pursuit of the M country, and finally they were like a friendship between Li Junping and a lonely one. This north-south main line representing conflict, reconciliation, and collaboration runs through the entire film. The two men race against time while their emotions progress, which is the biggest attraction of the whole film.
It is worth mentioning that the final dramatic climax of the film, the task of "Saving Oneself to Save People" was completed by Li Junping from the north, sacrificing me to save millions of people is definitely a heroic image. (The hero becomes the North, how the Korean screenwriter's "anti-routine" works, let's talk about it later.) In addition to the main line of "saving the peninsula", another clue in the film is the gain and loss of the small family, that is, saving the outside world At the same time, how to take into account the privacy? Jeon Do-yeon made a cameo appearance and only appeared in the scene where Lee Byung-hun's character fled home to find relatives, but this scene also hinted at the hidden tragic nature of Lee Jun-pyung's character.
After the crisis was resolved, Zhao Renchang smoothly reunited with his wife and saw the new born baby. Compared with Li Bi, he is much luckier. He is an idealized civilian hero who has completed external tasks without losing his small family.
From the perspective of the script, "Baektu Mountain" has no merits. It satisfies the basic elements of disaster films, thrilling and creating heroes. In terms of characters' emotions, there are cooperation between males, personal feelings for dealing with family relationships, and the great righteousness of giving up one's life as a human being. There is also a personal growth path embedded in it. Under the guidance or coercion of Li Junping's master level from the rookie level, Zhao Renchang's personal experience value and combat power have risen steadily, and he has achieved transformation.
It can be seen that the director wants to turn a disaster film into a hot pot, plopping down to the inside and out, with all the righteousness and small feelings, filling the audience's sense of experience. In terms of acting skills, it can be considered that all members are online. Lee Byung Hun has acted in the TV series "IRIS" before, and he is very familiar with how to interpret the agile key figures.
There is no need to praise the performance of Ha Zhengyu, the actor with a thousand faces. On the other hand, Ma Dongxi did not change from martial arts to literary drama this time, but brought on glasses to become a professor, which was refreshing. Suzy and Ha Zhengyu are the husband and wife in the play, the girl matches the uncle, and there are not many direct rival scenes. It is not as good as talking with Ma Dongxi, but there is nothing wrong with the performance.
Since the script and actors are all right, is "Baektu Mountain" a big hit? Yes, it seems not. On the first day, the rating was only 6.9? Chungmuro men can't bring their reputation? After the number of viewers rose over the weekend, the box office rushed to the first place. According to data from well-known websites, the number of viewers reached 2.45 million, and the rating rose to 8.0, but looking at the hot review list, it was "weird". What are Korean netizens who scored as low as 1 point complaining?
What is certain is that the sensitivity of the brain hole in "Baekdu Mountain" caused the men of Chungmuro Road to follow the water. For the time being, I will keep all my doubts and not comment. After a while, the moment our fans and netizens hear plastic Chinese, they will have other comments in their hearts.
*Original, non-starter.
Public number: two words in drama
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