Notes: Allusions to film history; implicit protest against government. Not as good as expected, but worth watching.

Quincy 2022-04-22 07:01:31

Not as good as expected, but worth four stars.
The monster effects aren't realistic enough to make you think it's not a special effect, but it's fine and looks expensive. Dolby sound, worthy of the audience ticket money. The CGI special effects of The Orphanage are used, and the special effects of "The Day After Tomorrow" also have some CGI.
All in all, a very mixed type of film. Tears and hilarious scenes are always worn together. The emotional scenes use too much force (there is still a lot of urine), but it is by no means the story of a family who can't speak clearly and don't know where to file their grievances and save their children like a death squad. The director's complaints are sometimes sharp.

Bae Doona is so pretty.

-The
laboratory at the beginning, shot like a morgue:
Young Korean Doctor:
But, you know, this is not just any toxic chemicals -
US Doctor in Morgue:
The Han River is very broad, Mr. Kim. Let's try to be broad-minded about this. Anyway, that's an order. So, start pouring.
Dr. Yang's unreasonable criticism and irresponsible orders. Even if Dr. Korea expressed opposition, he still had to agree.

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A well-dressed man is about to jump into the river. The first to spot the monster. The two people who came to persuade him could not see the monster.
Mr. Yin jumping into the river:
You are dimwits, right to the end. I'll see you in hell.

-The
monster comes out of the water.
A room full of children and monsters were locked in the carriage, and only two people opened the door: Gang-du, who others thought he had a bad mind, and an American officer. The American officer was dragged by his South Korean girlfriend.

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The attitude of the government:
From the first appearance of the man in yellow in the hall of survivors, to the treatment of family members in the hospital, if it were not for the better facilities, I would have thought it was in North Korea. The Park family asked the government to track down the little girl's phone, but the official only said that it could not be done for anyone. She's on the deceased list, forget it. When the military found the traces of Park's house by the river, they said that they found someone, one deceased, one caught. The people in yellow were all sent by the United States (CDC, - -). The American military officer died, and the cause of death cannot be announced until the U.S. government approves the South Korean official. Although the sarcasm here is overdone, it is very obvious. At the end, the monster appeared on the riverside, and no matter whether there were protesters or not, they directly sprayed poison gas. The protesters later spit out black liquid.

The younger son was ridiculed by his family, an unemployed college student. The younger son complained that I dedicated my youth to the democratization of this country, and now the government can't even give me a job. In two seconds, he came up with a paper clip to short-circuit the whole floor, and beer bottles made earth bombs like an expert. He should be quite an angry youth with high IQ. Dad's response was bitter and bitter: the government has said this, what can we do. The attitude of the older generation who have not received higher education is submissive. Father died in the monster's claw because there was no bullet in the gun, which means something.

The way to hide the truth is to lock up Gang-du who knows the truth and make him stupid. That part is really like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and a Clockwork Orange.

At least their people still have the freedom and awareness to protest by the river.

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The whole story according to Wiki, from Americans throwing formalin into the Han River to Agent Orange, the prototype of the man in yellow, is from 2000.

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The Host quotes

  • [Nam-il has been watching Gang-du jogging in the disinfectant truck's fumes behind them as they steadily drive along]

    Park Nam-il: [to Hie-bong] Why does he have to do that? He's not a little kid.

    Park Hie-bong: Let him be. He wants to disinfect himself. He's worried he'll pass the virus onto Hyun-seo.

  • [the Park siblings are watching a report about them on a TV. One nurse being interviewed has had her voice sped up and her face concealed to protect her identity]

    Korean nurse on TV: The blond one, who made direct contact with it. He's the stupidest of all.

    Park Nam-il: That bitch. Listen to the mouth on her.

    Korean nurse on TV: He pounced on me and slammed me to the floor. I think he gave me arthritis. That's what he's like.

    Park Nam-il: I know who she is. Like we can't recognize her through that voice-disguiser?