It is also the emotional thread that runs through the entire story.
Let's talk about the background first:
the story happened in 1998. At that time, there were young people in our village who spent a lot of money to smuggle to South Korea. The young man's wife is the head teacher of my elementary school.
At that time, the salary of the class teacher was only two or three hundred, but going to Korea to work part-time can earn eight or nine thousand or even tens of thousands. . . Han Chinese go to the sea to do business, and Koreans in rural areas smuggle to South Korea is another way to get rich.
In this way, if there is demand, there will be selling and buying, and the smuggling of snakeheads will be born. At that time, I heard adults say that this process is very tragic, and it will suffer a lot of sin. Those who are not in good health will be thrown into the sea and will not be heard from. The risks are particularly high. (Similar background is "Yellow Sea")
This film started from such an opportunity, the captain's eyes are the whole life and everything (the film explains the captain's own life and family. Life is not in a hurry, his wife is having an affair, the boat is still about to be sold), because the fish could not be caught, the boat was quickly sold. In order to save his fishing boat, the captain found a snake head and took a deposit. This is the only way out.
The other crew members have their own purposes.
Operation Squad Leader - should be the captain's deputy. The captain assigns operational tasks, and he is responsible for the specific implementation. Absolute obedience is the driving force behind his actions in the play.
Head of the Office: This person is the oldest, but he is kind. In the end, he went crazy because of what he did. He threatened to take the unburned documents to the police station to comfort the dead. He was regarded by the captain as a spirit in the sky. Threat removed.
Two lecherous sailors, this one is a bit of a shortage of people, especially the one who finally shouted for a woman.
Male protagonist: The male protagonist is the youngest one on this ship. Simple but more importantly single. This is an important reason for falling in love with Hongmei at first sight.
Hongmei: I think Hongmei is the one who portrays the characters the most in this film, not the captain or the male protagonist.
In the end, Hongmei, who survived by jumping into the sea with the male protagonist, left footprints on the beach and left. This episode is a bit embarrassing, and what is even more unbearable is the end of the restaurant scene. Hongmei took the child to eat ramen. Think: This is not the result of having sex with the male protagonist~ If so, why are there two? (There is also a possibility) But another possibility is more shocking. The male protagonist in the office asked Hongmei, why did you come to Korea after all the hard work? Hongmei replied: I came to find my brother (there is a language problem here, brother means boyfriend in Korean), the male protagonist thought it was a boyfriend and asked nervously: Is it my brother? The hostess replied: Yes. This dialogue makes people wonder if Hongmei is consciously protecting herself. If physical seduction is not enough, the auntie in the same boat is an example. You need to have a real relationship with the male protagonist. This is how you can protect yourself. (Of course this is also possible) I prefer the former. Those two children were born to her and other men, and the Qingyang Chili section shows that that love existed and was sincere. It's just that there are a lot of doubts about it, and it's a bit wishful thinking when it can't be solved.
This movie is worth around 7.5 in my opinion. Inferior to "The Yellow Sea" and "The Conspirators".
The film is reminiscent of The Conspirators, but the latter ending is more powerful and shocking.
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