Because of the trip to Busan, I went back and looked at the tunnel again. Both are disaster films, but the perspective and structure are different. Travel to Busan is a cool movie. Various zombie pursuits and fights are very exciting. It depicts all kinds of inferiority and selfishness driven by the survival instinct of human nature when terror strikes. Some people have grown and changed because of this, and corrected the weakness of human nature. The old and weak women and children were protected and finally survived. The men died one after another in the escape, and they were not powerful enough to be omnipotent because of the protagonist's halo. The Korean disaster film routine is very mature, and you can't really pick out major problems when watching the movie. Although there are bugs, the narrative is smooth, the editing is tight, and the thriller and warmth are everything. Unlike the heroism of American blockbusters, there is no superman who saves the world. to a group of real little people. Finally, when the male protagonist was about to lose consciousness and turn into a zombie, he jumped off the track, and I was successfully made to cry.
But the look and feel of the tunnel and Busan are very different. The trip to Busan is relatively cool, with a climax in three minutes, and when the emotional part is emotional, the fight should be fought, and each character's curtain call is stuck at just the right time. When I rewatched The Tunnel, I felt that it was a movie that needs to be watched in a quiet environment, not a cool movie.
The story happened when a tunnel collapsed unexpectedly, and it entered a state of disaster in the first five minutes, so it was straight to the point. After the tunnel collapsed, the protagonist Lee Jung-soo's series of survival was realistic, optimistic, and also brought a bit of humor. The tunnel is dark, quiet, lonely, and frightening. Outside the tunnel is very lively. All walks of life come on stage, and the beauty and ugliness of all living beings are fully displayed. Although the tunnel continues the usual characteristics of Han Ying, it satirizes the government, reporters, police... accusing all kinds of corruption, incompetence, hypocrisy. But it's not just that. For the survival in desperation, the warmth in rescue, including the hope conveyed at the end of the film, all give me warmth and positive energy. Some people complain that the tunnel should give up the rescue and restart the blasting of the second tunnel project to arrange for the male protagonist to be buried alive, in order to achieve the ultimate black and irony, as impressive as a horror live broadcast. But I don't think the director of the tunnel wanted to make such a noir film. Despair and depression. On the contrary, it is filled with sunshine and positive energy everywhere.
Lee Jung-soo's character should be the first productivity he survived. In a lonely, helpless and completely dark environment, the will to survive should be the biggest force supporting people's survival. He is optimistic, cheerful and never gives up. Even buried in gravel, it has been constantly surviving. He will still clean up the surrounding environment, play with the puppies, and will continue to pick up those stones to find a way out. Even after being told that the rescue is over, he still does not feel sorry for himself, but stimulates his survival instinct. opportunity. How many people can still be willing to help others and give precious water to their companions when they are desperate and helpless and may face death threats at any time. You can still maintain your humorous nature, and you can play tricks when you share dog food with your puppy. The detailed description of the character after being trapped is actually very vivid. Very innovative. In the depressing and tense plot, it played a buffering role. I especially liked the play against the dog, Tangtang.
The rhythm of the movie also belongs to the progressive narrative method. The rescue process, the difficulties encountered again and again than expected, and the more difficult choices and choices are all very real. After the male protagonist was trapped, the rescue team was actually very active. The implementation of various plans was carried out step by step, but every time it gave you hope, when it was about to succeed, it extinguished your hope and pushed you into a more dilemma. situation. I like this too. Push your emotions to a climax. In fact, I saw that in the end, the rescuers died because of the rescue process, the rescue time was dragged on for too long, and the rescue operation was suspended under the balance of various interests, human nature, and systems. It was both sad and helpless. Standing in the position of the family members of the rescuers, will I have no complaints in my heart? I can't either. For a person, how long can all sectors of society persist without wavering is indeed a proposition that is difficult to define right and wrong. Life is supreme, and it should never give up, but how helpless and cruel the reality is, it is impossible to be so idealistic. It was the first time I thought about this in a movie. It's brutal yet so realistic.
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