Korean movies have achieved a real rise in just over a decade. Excellent Korean filmmakers have sprung up, and high-quality film works are born like a blowout. This is not accidental, because South Korea has truly dared to think and shoot. Many of the works that have been famous in the history of film are very large-scale, and the social chaos and the local government are satirized. Such works can still appear on the big screen. "Horror Live" is a genre masterpiece born under this situation.
The birth of the masterpiece "Horror Live" is nothing short of a miracle. The director of the film is unknown, and looking at the main creative team, it seems that only the male protagonist Ha Zhengyu is a familiar face (it turns out that he is really the top priority of the film). Not to mention the takeaway, "Terrorist Live" also uses the style of "Sniper Phone Booth". The whole film hardly leaves the studio, which saves costs and tests the quality of the film. Unexpectedly, the director handed over such a satisfactory answer sheet.
The film is technically impeccable. The editing is fast and neat, the lines are accurate, the characters are well portrayed, and the atmosphere is first-class. Such an excellent play is rare. But when we talk about "Horror Live", no one cares about it, everyone pays attention to the spiritual core of the film.
Tell me, Horror Live is not a story of a terrorist, but a story of how an ordinary person became a terrorist. As far as the film is concerned, becoming a terrorist is not blackening, but awakening. After witnessing the various evil deeds of the government in a terrorist attack, Yin Yinghua gradually pointed to the anti-social personality in her heart. "Terrorist Live" shows the whole process of an ordinary person becoming a terrorist.
Let's analyze the plot and list what happened to the news anchor Yin Yinghua, which shocked his heart so much.
The role of Yin Yinghua is not innocent either. He was a news anchor who was once a household name, but was forced to take a back seat to become a broadcaster, always wanting to turn over in his heart. One day he was doing a program and received a call from the masses. This person was called Park Lugui, a construction site worker. He complained about the injustice of the government and his extreme remarks. Yin Yinghua wanted to hang up the phone, but the call could not be cut off. At this time, Park Ru-kyu began to threaten to blow up the Mapo Bridge, but Yin Ying-hwa disapproved and let him blow up if he wanted to. As a result, the Mapo Bridge outside the window collapsed suddenly, and a dozen people were trapped in the middle and could not escape. There was an uproar across the country.
At this time, ordinary people would have wanted to call the police, but Yin Yinghua did not. He saw an opportunity, an opportunity to turn himself over. He held a phone call from a terrorist in his hand. If he could broadcast this talk show, he would Make yourself famous. This paragraph is a bit like "Nightcrawler", which satirizes the industry style of many media workers who put their interests first and are greedy for profit. Facts have proved that Yin Yinghua was wrong, and his failure to call the police caused disastrous consequences.
Yin Yinghua called for the leader, set up the camera, dialed the number of the terrorists, and started a nationwide live broadcast. Given that this was one of the few terrorist attacks in Korean history, and Yoon Young-hwa was on the phone with terrorists, the ratings were extremely high. Under the attention of the people of the whole country, Park Lugui stated his origins. He was a construction site worker in his fifties. He once participated in the construction of the Han River Bridge. Once a few workers unfortunately fell into the river and died, and the government did not even give an explanation. , and he did not receive any subsidies. The reason why he blew up the Mapo Bridge was to gain everyone's attention, and then asked the government to apologize to him, and the executor must be the President of South Korea. If he doesn't come, he will directly kill the hostages on the bridge.
Yin Yinghua originally wanted to make a career turnaround, but it turned out to be self-defeating, not only made Park Lugui publicize his foul language just now, but also witnessed the horror of a female host who was frightened by Park Lugui's bomb. At this time, Park Lugui told him his earphones. There was also a bomb at the place, and his head could bloom in front of the whole nation at any time, so Yin Yinghua didn't dare to leave the table for half a step. After all, Yin Yinghua is still a person with a conscience. He expressed his hope that the president would apologize in person, especially when he learned that his ex-girlfriend was also among the hostages. But after a long time of trouble, the president did not come. Instead, the chief of public security came. As a result, he was ruthless and completely rejected the apology. He also said that we will catch you soon, and you are not far from death. Yin Yinghua advised him to slow down, but the police chief didn't listen. Park Lugui on the other end of the phone couldn't bear it any longer and detonated the bomb on the director's head.
At this time, the live broadcast became more and more out of control, and the government decided to let Park Ru-kyu kill the hostage quickly, so as to find a reason to kill him. The TV station next door reported Yin Yinghua's bribery scandal, and the leader asked him to read words threatening terrorists. Yin Yinghua was deeply tormented. Just when Park Rokyu promised the government to rescue several hostages, the bridge completely collapsed and all the hostages fell into the water. Yin Yinghua was even more grief-stricken. At this time, the government troops had arrived at the scene, but Park Rugui detonated the bomb at his residence, and the building collapsed directly, hitting the TV station building where Yin Yinghua was located. The two buildings were on top of each other, and Yin Yinghua was struck by falling debris and fainted.
When he woke up, he hurriedly called Park Rugui and asked him to come to the scene. Park Rugui told him by the way that the bomb in his earphone was fake, which made him furious. Soon he really went. At this time, Yin Yinghua discovered that Park Rugui was a young man, the son of the so-called worker, and took this opportunity to avenge the government's injustice. When Yin Yinghua was touched by Park Lugui's tragic encounter, Park Lugui was suddenly shot and killed by the police on the opposite side, and the special forces rushed to the dilapidated live broadcast room. button, the TV building fell directly to the Congress Hall.
The end.
Without the last scene, the whole movie loses its soul. In the end, Yin Yinghua blows up the building, which has great symbolic meaning and is the finishing touch of the whole film. This scene symbolizes that Yoon Young-hwa has inherited Park Ro-gyu's legacy and has become another anti-government terrorist.
It is not uncommon for ordinary people like this to experience all kinds of unfair and anti-social plots, and the recent "Joker" is an example. Unlike "Joker", Yin Yinghua's "blackening" is only within ten seconds, but it is extremely powerful. It's not so much about a terrorist attack as it is about the birth of a terrorist.
The birth of terrorists is accompanied by the collapse of the three views. In this live broadcast, Yin Yinghua thoroughly saw the ugly face of the government. In order to kill one person, they dragged more than a dozen people on their backs, and they waste their lives. In their eyes, the lives of citizens are worthless. In order to win politically, it is not a pity for the government to mutilate all innocents. Yin Yinghua was originally an intermediary in this incident, but as a result, his personal safety was not only threatened, but also smeared by the outside world. The government wanted him to be a scapegoat for this case, and the bribery of Yin Yinghua was used to prevaricate the taint of the terrorist attack.
Behind a sentence of "apology" reflects the distortion of human nature. Just like "Parasite," there are no real villains or pure innocents in this film. There are unknown reasons behind the government's refusal to apologize, and Park Ru-kyu is not an inhuman reactionary, even allowing the police to rescue women and children. But the stubbornness of both sides caused the ultimate tragedy. But can the dignity of government trump the lives of innocent people? Does arresting one person require the sacrifice of more than ten people? Life is more important than Mount Tai, but the government's barbaric decision is ruined.
In the end, Yin Yinghua's decision to blow up the building was not an irrational decision. On the one hand, he could not survive and wanted to die with the government; on the other hand, he witnessed the darkness and corruption displayed by the government, coupled with the death and fame of his wife caused by them. Corruption and other phenomena have completely embarked on an anti-social road, directly destroying the National Assembly Hall. This is a shining moment as a terrorist.
The collapse of conscience is not a coincidence. The horror live broadcast truly shows the horror and darkness of human nature. The conflict between the people and the government is one after another, which is shocking.
I hope that we can also make such a film, not necessarily to blacken the government completely (and impossible), but to deeply, transparently, and sharply satirize society and human nature.
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