Let me first say that the special effects of this movie are really good. I really don't see any feeling of 50 cents. After all, with an investment of 60 billion won (more than 300 million yuan), can it be as touching as "The Jazz"? Luxurious cast: The first is Ha Zhengyu. The first time I saw his movie was "Terrorist Live", I was instantly conquered by his acting skills and looks. It's the allure of mature men and explosive acting skills. Later, I watched his "The Yellow Sea", "The Chaser" and "Tunnel". I have to say that Ha Zhengyu's control of the little people is impeccable. This time, "Walking With the Gods" plays Jiang Lin, the messenger of justice, and it did not disappoint me - his sharp expression and crying skills are full of praise; followed by Cha Tae Hyun, who has always liked to watch his comedies such as "My Savagery" "Girlfriend", "Speed Scandal", "Happy Family" and other works that are not only familiar to Chinese audiences and have been continuously remade. But this time, it's uncharacteristic, no longer playing the role of a silly middle-aged uncle, but a tragic character who only repents in his heart and worked hard for his family. His superb acting skills can't help but make people cry again and again; Jin Xiangqi, a child star, has never seen her before. His work is very similar to Tang Wanru (Xie Yilin) in "Little Times", with his laughing look and hairstyle, etc. Of course, Jin Xiangqi's acting skills are better (playing the moon value messenger Li Dechun), and more lovely, It is one of the highlights of the movie; Zhu Zhixun, who had an excellent performance in "The Traitor", is obviously much younger and more handsome after taking off his beard, and the role played by the messenger of daily value also plays an important role in the movie; Lee Jung Jae , is also a Korean star popular among Chinese people. He plays the underworld boss Yama in the movie. Although he appears in a beggar-like appearance, he still cannot hide his charm; Wu Dazhu, a Korean golden supporting role, needless to say; Rui Xiuzhen, who plays the mother of two brothers , The whole movie has only one line, but conquered everyone with expressions and actions. Others can also see familiar stars such as Kim Hae-sook, Zhang Guang, Ma Dong-seok, Lee Kyung-young, and Kim Soo-an making cameos. Of course, the worst acting is the guy who plays the first class soldier. The exaggerated and contrived acting makes me feel like Yang Yang is possessed (that point of drinking and dancing in the ballroom reminds me of a similar scene in "The Left Ear"). Kim Dong Wook's acting skills as Kim Soo Hong are also remarkable.
Let's talk about the seven trials of hell involved in the movie. When it comes to the seven hells, people may easily think of the seven deadly sins in the Western Bible, but the seven deadly sins are arrogance, jealousy, anger, laziness, greed, gluttony, and lust. The United States even made a related thriller crime movie "The Seven Deadly Sins" . The seven layers of hell involved in "Walking with God" are murder, laziness, deceit, injustice, betrayal, violence, and family relationships. This is actually adapted from the Chinese folk myth "Eighteen Layers of Hell" (tongue-pulling hell, scissors Hell, Iron Tree Hell, Nie Mirror Hell, Steamer Hell, Copper Pillar Hell, Knife Hill Hell, Iceberg Hell, Oil Pot Hell, Niu Pit Hell, Chungul Hell, Blood Pond Hell, Death Hell, Dang-Shaped Hell, Volcanic Hell, Graphite Hell, Knife Saw Hell), but because the plot needs to extract seven layers from it and modify it accordingly, it is not exactly the same. For example, the Iron Tree Hell is only used as a transition zone from the previous hell to the next hell in the movie, and each layer of hell The crimes involved are relatively simple and only involve a certain item (for example, the murder hell in the movie only judges whether or not to kill). Of course, the strong Chinese folklore and traditional culture can be seen from the elements such as the king of hell, the judge, and the heavenly hell (whether the trial is filial to parents), and the sevenfold trial draws on the Western "seven deadly sins" (the movie is water, fire, iron, ice, mirror, air, sand and seven elements), so this film is a combination of Chinese and Western. For details about hell and the seven deadly sins, please refer to https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%8D%81%E5%85%AB%E5%B1%82%E5%9C%B0%E7%8B%B1 /163607?fr=aladdin https://www.zhihu.com/question/22448556 https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%B8%83%E5%AE%97%E7%BD%AA/ 29700
Besides, the plot is a bit too sensational to a certain extent, which is also the old routine of Korean movies. There are also several details (or pits): Three messengers are responsible for the judgment of a dead man, so so many people die every day, isn’t the messenger three times more than the dead? Why does the Jianglin messenger played by Ha Zhengyu remember it again; whether the deceased who have been detained for decades on this floor will continue to enter the lower hell after being released from prison, and what will happen if they die in hell (it seems that they will not die? , will only continue to experience pain); the trial is so difficult to pass, how to explain how so many people are born every day; why King Yama wants to study the Jianglin messenger, and what is the special relationship with the Jianglin messenger (the lower part should explain). In the end, Ma Dongxi plays the easter egg of the god of the house, which should herald the debut of a new underworld occupation (?) in the next movie. In order to better understand the movie, I even read the original comic book (drawn by Korean cartoonist Zhou Haomin, with a simple style, but very popular in Korea), and found that the basics are different from the movie, for example, the three messengers are only responsible for escorting the souls of the dead. Go to hell, and after reaching hell, go to the place of death of the other deceased to "enchant the soul", and the soul of the deceased must be defended by the corresponding lawyer assigned in hell (according to what he did during his lifetime, the more good the lawyer, the stronger the lawyer), and pass the seven-fold trial. , reincarnated. In terms of the "modernization" of the underworld, more are shown in the comics (such as the subway to the underworld, and the space-time hole in the movie), hawkers, law firms, cars, ETC channels, computers, etc. can be seen everywhere. Hotels, cruise ships, tractors and other modern elements emerge in an endless stream, and the movie only shows a few modern elements such as card swiping channels, electronic instruments, and cable cars, which are generally more inclined to the legendary hell; In the comics, it’s just an ordinary and kind-hearted corporate employee who died of excessive socializing and drinking); and the comics have more comedy elements, and the movies are more sensational; The messengers and Lieutenant Park, the king who made a judgment without reason, etc. are more obvious); and then the order of the hells that need to be judged in the comics is certain, and they are more loyal to the eighteen layers of hell in the folklore (the seven in the comics). The layers of hell are Sword Mountain Hell, Botang Hell, Frost Hell, Sword Tree Hell, Tongue Pulling Hell, Poison Tongue Hell, Knife Saw Hell). Finally, the ten kings of hell are also mentioned in the cartoon. If the seven kings (King Qinguang, King Chujiang, King Song, King Wuguan, King Yama, King Biancheng, King Taishan) do not pass the trial within 49 days, then the It will take three years to deal with the remaining three kings (the king of equality, the king of the city, the king of the wheel), but the movie does not seem to mention the remaining three King. Of course, King Yama is still the head of the ten kings (and the first person to reach the underworld), but the real ruler of the underworld is the emperor's eldest son, King Dabie (the younger brother, King Xiaobie, rules the world). For a detailed comparison, please refer tohttp://mini.eastday.com/mobile/180106205401609.html
All in all, this is definitely a movie worth watching. Looking forward to the second part.
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