Genre films can also play new meanings

Lorenz 2022-04-20 08:01:04

South Korea's No. 1 box office
director this year, Bong Junho,
translated as "Monster", in fact, the original name is more meaningful.
Bong Junho's control in "Memories of Murder" is indeed impressive, and this time is no exception. A very exciting commercial blockbuster, some people demand its CG level, but at least in Asia, it should already be first-class.
Including the setting of the monster, the way of movement, the texture and texture are all good, the weight is a little bit poor, the last scene is a bit empty when it burns, and the rest are well done.
Science fiction is actually just its skin. The answer has been revealed at the very beginning of the film. Its purpose is to satirize and insinuate. There are several plots that make people laugh and cry. I was worried that I would not agree with the plot of Korean society. But it is clear at a glance, because the same ugly, rotten and deformed monsters also exist in our country and national mentality.

If "Memories of Murder" is 5 points, I can give this "Monster" a 4.5, then 0.5 is actually very hesitant. If technically speaking, monsters are undoubtedly more difficult, but perhaps with the help of surreal themes To allude to reality, it always makes people feel like their fists are hitting cotton, a little trance and a little escape. Although I like this kind of crossgenre very much, if it is punched to the flesh, it will be more powerful.

Finally, I recommend everyone to watch it. Bong is indeed a good director. Although he has only three works, he is a rising star in the Korean film industry. The next one is also a sci-fi film, adapted from the French comic "The Last Train". expect.


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A digression that can be completely ignored...by comparison...Chinese directors ... (pointing! Shaking his head and sighing)

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  • Nigel 2022-04-20 08:01:04

    B+ / The metaphorical level of the overall play wants to rely on the memory of murder, but the political and class satire of the helpless and exposed and the excellent depiction of the bottom group portraits comparable to mothers are not as good as Yuzi. Combined with a very stereotypical Korean performance and sensational mode, the first hour or so was a disaster. However, the super five-star control of the third act saved the whole film. The rhythm of several darkest moments and the smooth editing of the camera made me faint... / Second brush: The first time was too metaphorical and straightforward, and all kinds of criticism were trivial ; It's much more interesting to watch Bong Joon-ho manipulate these "straight" tones and make them muddled for the second time. There seems to be the same exploration of language and character state interaction as in Parasite, as well as the leaping assembly of multiple implicit time and space levels (not yet mature). The hesitant arrow on the TV screen finally hit the monster with precision, but who did the Molotov cocktail hit?

  • Carmella 2022-04-20 09:01:43

    A kind of violent aesthetics. The chasing, running and jumping in the previous paragraph is just a licensed Korean movie. The last human-beast war filled with yellow smoke was a fatal move, which hit the national character and national pain. Korean movies have said that people are monsters and the system is a monster for so many years. In "Monster of the Han River", in the face of real monsters, you can see the helplessness under the blood and the fear behind the courage.

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