In broadband theaters, it has a poor audience rating. However, this film is quite a hit in South Korea. On November 19, the 5th Korea Film Awards was announced, and it won 6 awards. I looked at it and thought, actually, it's really good. Both nervous and moved.
On the banks of the Han River, the silly Gang Doo and his father Hee Bong run a grocery store. The wife ran away after giving birth, leaving behind a daughter, Xuan Rui, who was 13 years old. The younger brother Nam Il, who can't find a job after graduating from college, and the athlete younger sister Nam Joo, who loves archery, also live with them.
One day, a man-eating monster suddenly appeared on the river embankment. Jiang Dou fought an American soldier bravely, but was defeated. The monster was rampaging, and people were running away. At this time, Jiang Dou saw his daughter who was unknown. He held her hand and ran, but accidentally fell. In a panic, he got up and continued to hold her hand and run. After a while, Only to find out that it was another girl. He hurriedly turned around to look for it, only to see the monster dragging his daughter into the water.
The city was put on alert level 1. Officially, the wounded American soldier showed signs of abnormality. This was a viral incident similar to SARS in China. All those who had directly attacked the monster were quarantined, including Jiang Dou's family. At midnight, Jiang Dou's cell phone rang, and it turned out to be his daughter's call for help! She said she was in a large sewer. Soon, however, the signal was cut off.
Jiang Doo and his family informed the doctor and the police about the incident, but they were not trusted in the slightest. In desperation, Jiang Dou's family chose to escape collectively to save Xuan Rui. Bong Hee was bitten to death by a monster because the confused Jiang Doo miscalculated the number of bullets; Nan Zhu was caught in the gap of the underground drainage system by the monster, Nan Ri fell to the bottom of the bridge and passed out. "Research" of people.
At this time, in the monster's lair, the brave Xuan Rui was protecting another smaller boy who was swept back by the monster, and was trying to escape.
In the hospital, Jiang Doo heard the words of the so-called US support experts. It turned out that there was no virus at all, it was all lies, and the wounded American soldier died of postoperative shock. However, they still brutally took a tissue section of his forehead. Angry, Jiang Doo used a needle to coerce the medical staff, and fled to the place where his daughter was. As a result, it saw her in its mouth.
Nam Joo who climbed out of the gap, Nam Ri who woke up, and the tramp who rescued him all came. At this moment, the US has released poisonous gas that kills bacteria. The monster was not dead, but blood flowed from the ears of the people within the effective radius. The three brothers and sisters plus the homeless, finally, burned the monster to death.
However, when Jiang Dou pulled his daughter out of the monster's esophagus, he found that Xuan Rui, who was holding the boy tightly, had stopped breathing forever.
Winter is here, and in the grocery store by the river, the boy is sleeping soundly. Jiang Doo made the meal and woke him up, and the two sat face to face naturally, like father and son. On the TV, the US press spokesman said: Previously, the virus incident in South Korea was a misjudgment...
The boy said: "Turn off the TV. Let's eat in peace."
Purely for the pursuit of terror, or simply for the pursuit of computer special effects, Watching "Monster" will definitely not be satisfied. In fact, it just approved a large-scale production coat, telling the emotions and struggles of ordinary people when disaster strikes.
At the beginning of the film, in the laboratory, an American said to a Korean: "Pour all the expired formaldehyde into the drain pipe." Seeing the latter's hesitation, he added: "It doesn't matter, the Han River is very wide. This thing is nothing."
This should be to imply the reason for the formation of monsters. Because, in 2000, it did happen that the US military dropped waste into the Han River. Therefore, some critics and audiences believe that the monster refers to the United States. However, the director denied it and just said: "Why is there no one to help this family? When I think about it carefully, we will not help people we don't know. This world is scarier than monsters, so people are lonely and sad. In fact, what I want to say is, have you ever received help from the state and society? One of the purposes of "Monster" is to expose such a world without compassion."
Unlike Hollywood blockbusters, there are no Superman or Batman-like heroes, and those who face monsters are the most vulnerable people at the bottom. A triad that is not short of money, two guns, a map, and a broken car cost tens of millions of Xifeng; officials organized by the government to sterilize, taking advantage of the chaos, have to make a fortune; Nanri's classmates, for the sake of Bounty, even tricked him into betraying him. The only one who helped out was the homeless. When Nan Ri handed him the wallet, he knocked Nan Ri on the head and said, "Money can solve everything?!" And Xuan Rui, who was in a desperate situation, was consistent Protecting strange street boys.
There are no handsome men and beautiful women. Among all the actors, the only familiar face is Pei Doona, and the shape is not beautiful. The three fathers and sons are all very mediocre in appearance, especially Jiang Doo and Fengxi, who are even a little ugly. There is no fancy food, and the protagonists are all low-level civilians. "Monster" is a Korean movie that doesn't look like a Korean drama. I like.
However, at the same time, it is also quite depressing. What is the difference between what people have invested 11 billion won (about 180 million yuan) and compared with "Wuji" and "Night Banquet"? !
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