In the film "Haeundae", the tsunami mercilessly invaded the fertile beach city of Haeundae, and buildings were overturned and swallowed by the waves. Death comes to everyone. Death is a problem that human beings are reluctant to mention but have to face. When facing death, people's emotions will be revealed, and when they look directly at death, people will have an epiphany. Yin Qijun uses the death caused by the disaster to tell the audience the philosophy of emotion. Emotion always erupts before death, and love, as the representative of emotion, blooms more brilliantly before death. The director tells the love story of three couples in the film.
Under the careful design of the director, the parallel montage was cleverly used. Before his death, Hyung-sik finally asked his girlfriend Hee-mi about his inner doubts. Their wives hugged each other tightly before they died, saying sorry to each other. Emotions burst out completely in this section, which is in sharp contrast to the dull narrative and atmosphere of some comedic elements in the previous part of the film. The low and fast music strengthens the tension of the film's rhythm and renders the sad atmosphere. The gray theme color in the picture Shrouded in the film, the shock and depression of death constantly arouse the audience's emotions. In the film, the stories of the three pairs of lovers are not connected but develop in parallel. It seems complicated, but the director narrates their stories in an orderly manner, and has to appreciate the director's ability to grasp the structure. Hengzhi is Wanzhi's younger brother. Dr. Kim's daughter and Wanzhi's son have also had innocent encounters. Characters with different stories will always have intersections in society. How to treat relationships with others and express their emotions depends on Emotional issues that people face. The director expresses the theme in the form of tragedy and explains the philosophy of emotion to the audience. Tragedy is indeed sad, but it is only in this way that tragedy can have a better teaching meaning. Yin Qijun tells the love and regrets of three lovers through the screen, telling the audience: It is important to learn to express emotions. Human life is like a turbulent ocean wave, and there is no chance to turn back. In a crowded city, simple communication can shorten the distance between people, reduce misunderstanding and hatred, and express emotions in a timely manner, which can make people less regretful and more beautiful.
The philosophy of emotion, in addition to love, family affection is also an indelible existence. In "Haeundae", Dr. Jin's love for his daughter he has never met reflects the silent and heavy father's love. Maternal love is expressed through Dongchun's mother. Another highlight of the film is the image design of the little character Dongchun.
From the outside, Dongchun is a complete little bastard. A short man with a thin body, a round face and soy eyes, he was dressed in baggy gray clothes. His behavior was indeed disgusting. Not doing the right job, ignoring her mother's care, and often thinking of bad ideas that she thinks she is shrewd. Dongchun painted Wanzhi's son Chengxian with black spots on his face, wore a blindfold, sang cartoon songs, and wore a straw hat with sunglasses. , begging and cheating money on the street begging with sticks. When he was caught at the police station, Dongchun yelled at the police unreasonably, but he was as wretched as a mouse sees a cat when Wan Zhi came. The comedy elements of this section made the audience laugh, and the image of Dongchun was also vividly imprinted in the audience's eyes.
Such an unprofessional, vulgar and timid person. If there is no such a tsunami, maybe he will still be that little bastard, living a life without dignity, but the cruel disaster has changed his destiny. It is said that Dongchun saved 13 people from the shipwreck, but failed to save his own mother. He won the Brave Citizen Medal, but also got his mother's portrait... Dongchun knew that his mother got out of the car for the wild tour halfway to buy leather shoes for him, otherwise, his mother would not die. Dongchun hugged his mother's portrait against the crimson wall and wept bitterly. In the shot, Dongchun is wearing a white shirt leaning against the red wall, which forms a clear contrast with the surrounding dark main color. The color has a profound purpose under the director's deliberate creation. White symbolizes Dongchun's heart that has been washed with tears. The clean, bright red is a metaphor for a kind of hope, a kind of sustenance, a kind of love...
The character of Dongchun can leave a deep impression on the audience, not only because of the vivid typicality of the character he portrays, but also because of the character of this character. The deep thinking brought about, what attitude a person has towards life, then life has the same attitude towards people, but in front of his mother, it was changed by the greatness of maternal love. The death of his mother made Dongchun feel ashamed and regretful, sad and grieved. What was left were tears of repentance and endless regrets. The director takes this to tell the audience: Don't ignore the love around you. The love of your loved ones is selfless and priceless. Once lost, you can't get it back even if you run out of tears.
In addition, the film also has a certain symbolic meaning in the setting of some details, which is worth appreciating carefully. For example, in the conception of the color of the characters' clothes, Dr. Jin in a white shirt and his wife in a black shirt hugged tightly on the roof. Black and white are two extremes, but now they are harmoniously blended. The fusion of colors A metaphor for the healing of their relationship.
Disaster films are always tragic, but what remains after the tragedy is profound thinking and rebirth. The city will be rebuilt and life will go on, just as Yeon-hee in the film finds the red scarf back.
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