Movies worth remembering

Augustine 2022-04-20 08:01:04

I watched this movie yesterday, and what impressed me was not the horror of the monsters in it, but the darkness of a certain side of society and the helplessness and struggle of ordinary little people. The words of the strong fight were completely ignored, and he had only himself and his family to save his daughter who was kidnapped by the monster.
The whole movie should have a tragic tone, but there is no lack of Korean unique sense of humor. In front of Xuan Rui's vision, the originally very sad crying scene became humorous because their family exaggeratedly screamed and rolled on the spot to express their sorrow. Makes me feel that Koreans seem to have an optimistic temperament. Later, when the family went to rescue Xuan Rui, there was a scene where the family hid in a hut for the night. The grandfather watched the sleeping son Qiangdou and spoke earnestly to the other two children about the unfortunate childhood of Qiangdou. , and the reason why he's stupid now is that he didn't get enough protein as a kid. Persuade them to stop laughing at Qiangdou as before. This was supposed to be a very emotional clip, but the director arranged for the two people who listened to doze off while listening, and they both fell asleep at the end, and only the old man was there talking to himself. This arrangement really makes people do not know whether to cry or laugh. This may be the reason why the film feels so real. After all, these people are just small people in society. They certainly do not have the characteristics of lonely heroes, they are just ordinary people. Maybe the director just wants us to feel that all this is actually real, something that could happen to any of us. In the end, Qiangdou adopted the little boy who was rescued from the monster's mouth. He still lived a small life in an orderly manner, but he had no sense of security in his heart. He lost his daughter, so he had to protect this adopted son even more.
Qiangdou is the most heartfelt person in the film. He is very ordinary. Even his father thinks that his brain lacks protein and is stupid! But he is the most persistent, tenacious, and most resistant person in the film. Be respectful.
The monster in the film, I don't know why I think it is also a victim, it is a victim of human persecution of the water environment and blindly dumping waste gas chemicals, it may be one of the variants of fish. It has a terrifying appearance, but it may only go ashore and eat people when it is extremely hungry. I think the foreign experts in the film represent even more terrifying people. They know that the so-called virus does not exist at all, but due to political interests, they need to hide their eyes and ears. , forced to perform surgery on Qiangdou. Humans tend to be scarier than monsters. In fact, monsters are always weak in front of humans.

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  • Erich 2022-04-23 07:02:17

    In the first movie I watched with Brother Runhe, he said that monsters are also lonely. After thinking about it for many years, although I think Koreans are so stupid, 오빠 always has some weird ideas, but his special Korean side is very annoying.

  • Nakia 2022-04-20 09:01:43

    A very representative monster movie in Korea, very good.

The Host quotes

  • Park Gang-Du: [Strapped to an operating table, his head encased in a strange looking protractor-like contraption with a needle attached to it] You're talking about a virus that doesn't exist. Mister, they said there's no virus. So, you should let me go now.

    [He starts to sob]

    Park Gang-Du: My daughter Hyun-seo is under Wonhyo bridge.

    [Panicked]

    Park Gang-Du: I need to go quickly. Please let me go. Okay, mister, huh?

    [Suddenly, angrily]

    Park Gang-Du: You shitheads! You bastards!

    [Panicking desperately again]

    Park Gang-Du: Please, mister, I beg you, let me go. I'll give you my food stand, okay? I'll give the rights to you.

    [One of the doctors begins drawing a pencil mark on either side of Gang-du's forehead]

    Park Gang-Du: What are you doing? Please, mister! Wait!

    [We hear drilling, and Gang-du half-cries, half-quavers]

    Park Gang-Du: Fuck! This is driving me crazy! I really need to get to Hyun-seo!

    [He hyperventilates]

    Park Gang-Du: Mister! Please, save me! What is this? Please!

    [as the needles edge further to his head, Gang-du sobs hysterically]

    Park Gang-Du: Hyun-seo, I'm sorry. Daddy...

  • Park Hie-bong: I received a complaint from Mat Number 4. Their squid had only nine legs. Did you eat one?

    Park Gang-Du: No.

    Park Hie-bong: Don't deny it. Why touch other people's things? Think of it from the customer's perspective. A squid. The torso tastes delicious, but the legs, especially the longest one, has something special, right?

    [He pulls a half eaten squid leg out of the pocket of Gang-du's hoodie]

    Park Hie-bong: [Thrusting a tray into his son's arms] Take this to Mat Number 4. Tell them it's on the house.