(Text/Remy) (The first half is the spoiler-free version, read before watching the movie) (The translation of the interview with the director in the spoiler version is at the end of the article) Director Luo Hongzhen, following "The Chaser" and "Yellow Sea", will bring audiences around the world Here comes a "Cry" which is very different from the previous one, but has a distinct Roche style. As the third work of Director Luo in six years, "The Cry" was not only shortlisted at the Cannes Film Festival again, because of the good response from the preview, and the box office pre-sale rate was even more squeezed after it was raised in South Korea until it was released on May 11. The next "Mei Team 3" jumped to the first place, and the Korean box office has exceeded 2 million in the four days it was released, setting a new record. "Cry" tells the rumors of a series of unexplained deaths in a mountain village in Gokseong County, Jeollanam-do, and what happened to the policeman Jong Gu who was involved in the incident. The film is a mixture of zombies, religion, occultism and other elements, creating a black vortex of extreme tension and no exit for the audience. Luo's debut work "The Chaser" was previously nominated for the "Midnight Screening" section of the 61st Cannes Film Festival, and his second work "Yellow Sea" was nominated for the "A Concern" section. According to the Cannes screening schedule, "The Cry" will be tested by the audience at this festival on May 18. After Park Chan-wook's "Miss" was screened in Cannes on the 14th (local time), "Cry" has undoubtedly become the most anticipated Korean work on the festival schedule.
Three years after filming "Yellow Sea", he could not sleep well. Director Luo Hongzhen was a graduate of arts and crafts. After graduation, he first entered a comics studio, then shot commercials and short films, and finally embarked on the road of film director. His previous work "The Yellow Sea" was born in 2010, and it has been six years since now. Even in the Korean film industry, directors like Luo Hongzhen who have devoted six years to sharpen their swords are rare. After filming "Yellow Sea", Director Luo actually struggled for a long time about what he should film. Although this seems to be a major proposition that every creator will face after completing a work, for him, the troubles after the end of "Chaser" and "Yellow Sea" are completely different. Because the two previous works were both "19 bans" action crime films, there were many violent and bloody scenes, and many people around suggested that he try to shoot some brighter stories. The second film "Yellow Sea" had a shooting period of 11 months, but the post-production was out in about a month. Therefore, he felt very regretful, and his fire has not disappeared from the beginning of the movie until the next stage, and he is always upset. So it took about three months to redo the later stage after it was released, so there was another version of "Yellow Sea". Despite this, Luo Hongzhen couldn't even sleep well for the next three years. It wasn't until he started to conceive "The Cry" that he concentrated on the script with all his heart, and the anger before that was slightly extinguished. So this time, "Cry" did not set a schedule until the later stage was finished. I planned to do it until it was finished, and did not compromise on the timetable. Through the film "Yellow Sea", he won the affirmation of more viewers and critics, but he also left regrets in his heart. Based on this dual motivation, he still chose the thriller category for the third work. Luo Hongzhen once said in an interview, "There are many ways to make genre films. After the filming of "Yellow Sea", I am more convinced of my style and feel that I can play it boldly." As a young director who has all three feature films shortlisted in Cannes , With his unique harsh and realistic hardcore style, he not only set off a wave of action thrillers in Korean theaters, but also received surprising box office results and praise from the critics. One of the differences between "Cry" and the two previous works is probably the change in narrative perspective. Both "Chaser" and "Yellow Sea" tell the lives of the bottom or marginalized groups, showing many violent scenes in a realistic way, and also showing the fragile side of human beings. Director Luo said that "The Cry" is the first film in his work that tells a story from the perspective of the victim. The misfortune in "The Cry" came suddenly, and it seemed that there was no causal relationship on the surface. But in the film, Zhong Jiu's family is still struggling to find a chaotic exit. Difficult to use section
♦️ "The Cry" grading dispute: "15 prohibitions"? "19 Prohibition"? "Cry" is the third film directed by Luo Hongzhen, and it is also his first work to be rated "15 Bans" in South Korea. Compared with the previous two "19 bans for minors to watch, the audience base of this film has expanded a lot. However, after the film was released, many viewers said that the film seemed too scary for minors and deserved "19 "Forbidden" classification. Before the author watched "Cry" in the theater, director Luo Hongzhen brought Qian Yuxi and other actors to the theater to convey greetings and gratitude to the audience. Qian Yuxi smiled and said to the audience at the scene, "The movie is really real Not scary. "However, when watching the movie, when a very hideous picture appeared on the screen, or when the protagonist’s walking music indicated that a terrible picture was about to appear, the female audience on the left and right covered their eyes. Without warning, they jumped to the terrifying faces of the zombies, and many people even screamed out suddenly. Some viewers thought that many scenes in the film might have too much impact on minors and called for "The Cry" to be assigned to it. Higher grade ("19" ban). On the second day of the movie's release, the Korean Film Rating Committee announced the reason why the film received the "15 ban" rating. Officially, the violent element in "Cry" is It is "unrealistic", not violence in daily life, so it is not possible for the audience to imitate. Although the director said in a previous interview that considering the classification system, the content of the movie has been adjusted. But it is. In terms of viewing experience, fighting and bloody scenes have been slightly reduced, but the psychological tension has increased unabated. "Cry" continues the tense rhythm of director Luo Hongzhen’s previous works, although The 156 minutes of the film did not make the audience feel tedious at all. In addition, the simple but interesting lines in the film are also one of the highlights, which seems to somewhat ease the psychological tension created by some sound and pictures. In the first half, Guo Duyuan plays the role. When the policeman Zhong Jiu and his daughter Xiaojin were resting by the river, the father who was troubled by the difficult incident seemed unwilling to give up, but the daughter used an adult-like tone to bring a touch of comfort to his father, which also aroused bursts of laughter from the theater audience. Sound. For many female audiences, watching the first half of the movie is about alternating between bursts of laughter and sudden screams covering their eyes.
♦️ The director who "unreservedly" challenged the limit, and the actor who accompanies him to suffer "The filming of this movie is really making every effort and devoted everything without reservation. I must go and watch it!" Director Luo Hongzhen is in an interview or This has been said many times in interviews. When the audience actually sees the movie, they can understand what it means for a movie to invest "unreservedly". Through the behind-the-scenes production video "180-day record" of "Cry", it should be possible to imagine how much the actors before and after the camera have suffered during these six months. Whether it is Guo Duyuan, who is the protagonist for the first time, there are not many roles. Cheon Woo Hee, Huang Zhengmin, and Guocun Falcon, who is over 60 years old, are child actors and actresses, Jin Huanxi. But when I saw the movie, I found that their performance was still surprising, and I had to applaud. Speaking of the Japanese actor Kunimura Hayabusa, he has 35 years of acting experience and has appeared in more than 80 movies. This time, his appearance in "The Cry" is his first Korean film. However, this old drama player said that the shooting was not easy. At first I read the script and thought it was very good, and then Director Luo went to Japan to meet him. He also felt that the role was very suitable, so he decided to act.
The foreigner played by Kunimura Hayabusa has many difficult scenes in the movie. There is a scene under a waterfall in the film. The 61-year-old he wants to take a real shot under the fierce water flow of the waterfall. He said that his left bone joints are not good, and it is often painful, so he feels very difficult. There is also a scene where he ate venison in his life. This scene that people can't even imagine is actually filmed many times. So in the end he told Director Luo that he really couldn't eat anymore...After the shooting, Hayabusa Kunimura said, now I finally understand why Korean movies have such a powerful force. There is also a scene of chasing to the cliff. The wide-angle lens makes the audience feel very dizzy and vividly shows the psychological state of the characters. Shooting on such a dangerous cliff is a challenge both psychologically and physically for Hayabusa and Guo Duyuan. In addition, close-ups of the face of a corner of a foreigner have appeared many times, and Kunimura Hayabusa's facial expression has left a very deep impression, and his presence in the movie is also extremely strong. The performance of Jin Huanxi, who plays the role of Guo Duyuan's daughter Xiaojin, is also very surprising. Because she was one of the victims of the incident in the movie, she burst out of a lot of swear words and brutal behaviors that were different from the previous ones.
Of course, Huang Zhengmin's great dancing god does not need to be said, and it is the first time that he played a god stick. Even Director Luo said that sometimes when he watched his actions, he felt that his eyes were not right. In the scene of dancing the great god, Lao Huang is dressed in colorful clothes and coarse cloth, white flags and red flames are fluttering, the sound of drums and his vigorous singing and expressions of righteousness and evil are indeed a wonderful and exquisite expression. Audiovisual gluttony. Although Qian Yuxi and Huang Zhengmin didn't have many roles, they didn't appear until more than 70 minutes after the movie was released. But the roles of the two play a vital role in the promotion of the plot and the overall understanding of the whole film, and they have also laid some foreshadowing in them.
♦️ "I only want to make classics" Perseverance Director Luo Hongzhen's stubborn simplicity has made the crew and the actors speechless. Since his debut, various rumors have been circulating about his shooting scene. Director Luo said that although it is tiring to shoot his own books, he also understands that the actors may be in a bad state. In his own words, if he feels that his condition on the day of shooting is not good, he will directly say to the director of photography, "I am not in good condition today, so don't believe me when shooting. You have to take care of me." But the main actors are the characters. There is no substitute, so it must be more difficult. Luo said that one of the most heartbreaking things when shooting commercials before is that no matter how good the commercials are, they will always be forgotten over time. Therefore, if he wants to make a movie, he will not follow the trend, but only want to make a classic that has been circulated for a long time.
For this "Cry", the script took about two years, seven revisions, six months for selection, six months for shooting, and more than one year for post-production. In short, the time invested in the later stage was much longer than expected, and to a certain extent it also made up for some regrets about the post-production of "Yellow Sea", but Luo Dao still felt that there was not enough time. When writing the script, Luo Hongzhen felt very difficult in the part related to "God". He even made a special trip to visit many clergymen to seek answers from them. In order to get more diverse answers, he also traveled to Nepal, Japan and other places. In order to shoot for natural light and for the best time for shooting, many times you have to wait for the opportunity to shoot, and the prime time may only be two or three hours. In particular, there are many rainy scenes in the movie, and framing on rainy days will undoubtedly lengthen the shooting cycle and increase a lot of difficulty. But after watching the movie, I have to admit that this kind of effort is indeed worthwhile. The whole film of "Cry" is 156 minutes, from the snapdragon hanging at the door, to the gauze wrapped around Guo Du-won's hand and the Jeolla-do dialect in his mouth, nothing is scribbled. The final presentation of "The Cry" starts with "Bible" quotations. After the release, there are divergent opinions on the interpretation of the characters and events in the film. On the Korean Internet, "Cry Commentary" has become one of the most searched words, and there have been more than 1,700 reviews of the film on the Naver movie website.
Finally, there is good news that is worth paying attention to. "Cry" has achieved pre-sale of copyrights in North America and Europe in the Cannes film market, including China. In overseas markets, North America is expected to be the first to be released on May 27th. Taking this as a starting point also means that the meeting of "Cry" with Chinese fans should be just around the corner. －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ －－－－－－－－－－If you haven't watched the film yet, please don’t look down.－－－－－－－－－－ Answer in the director's interview: Let me put these two key questions first. 1. How do people become zombies? "They are not zombies. In order to make the movie, they selected the symptoms of possessed people, strange movements, skin rashes, and aggressive behavior. In extreme cases, because they don't know what to do, their symptoms They are all exaggerated and combined together, so they become like zombies. Are zombies like this? So I thought, let’s have a try. The rumor in the movie said that the Japanese (national) Village Falcon) has something to do with the murders in the village. This Japanese confessed Park Chun Pei's photos and performed some strange rituals. It is hard to guess whether he wanted to save this person or harm this person. . That morning, the camera showed this man’s daily life for the first time for no reason: he went to the market, bought chickens for sacrificial ceremonies, and even bargained with people. Here I gave the audience a set. Show it during the day This is the daily scene like a normal person, but at night it is this ceremony. Through this design, the audience can guess "It is also possible that this person wants to save this village?" " 2. Who is the scene of Yiguang's jumping of the Great God aimed at? The final reversal of this movie is what surprised the audience the most, and everyone is also full of doubts about the role of Ichiko. "When Ikko dances the Great God, it can be considered to be aimed at the Japanese, or it can be considered to be aimed at Kojin. It is edited for this purpose. Similarly, when this Japanese performs the ceremony, it can be considered to be aimed at Ikko. Yes, it can also be considered that this ceremony is related to Park Chunpei. In order to make both interpretations work, a cross-editing technique was used. The word'master' means the imaginary master. Vulgars are people who can see gods, and they pray for gods to enter their bodies every day. But the wild ghosts came in, and they felt that their power was stronger than their own body, so they thought that a god had entered their body. If the evil spirits enter one by one, combine with each other and expand their power, although in fact it is not a god who enters the body, this person can exert unimaginable power. And what Yiguang relies on is exactly this kind of power. It turns out that in the script, there is a final scene explaining the relationship between Ichiko and the Japanese.
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