Why I don't like "Horror Live"

Adolfo 2022-04-21 09:03:26

Why did it blow up the industrial film of a neighboring country... There are so many flaws and logical flaws in the script, which make the audience unconsciously (I am reluctantly) led by the fast-paced narrative method, if this is an industrial film , that still has to bear in mind Li Cangdong's warning: try not to study Korean movies, please believe that this is by no means humble.

Besides, in terms of acting skills, Ha Zhengyu is excellent, but he cannot represent the highest level of Korean actors in "Terrorist Live". At least I think that there are still a considerable number of domestic movie stars buried by traffic who can play the role of Yin Yinghua.

Let's talk about the movie itself. In order to satisfy people's attention, the director pursues exaggerated dramatic tension, which constitutes a story that is unconventional, anti-routine and anti-traditional. This is one of the reasons for the film's critical acclaim. I do not think so. If you want to create unexpected effects, you must not ignore the endogenous spiritual needs of the characters themselves, otherwise it will lead to the separation and inconsistency of contradictions and conflicts. What is shown in this film is the lack of contradiction. The director spends too little on the plight of the working class at the bottom, and the power of contradiction is not enough to make the conflict have no place to stand, and the conflict in the film is constantly intensifying, so the "unexpected" has evolved into a state of madness, which can't stand it. scrutinize.

On the other hand, the director loses the connotation and ideological depth of the film. For films with the theme of social reality, in terms of speculation, either a little in-depth analysis, or a little bit of water, but more flowering. "Horror Live" did not do it. He threw the problem to human nature and the government, but he did not consider the crux of the problem, and it could even be said that his fingers were not touched. While criticizing the government, we cannot completely deprive the government of its right to speak, and while criticizing human nature, we cannot turn a blind eye to the objects that shape human nature (such as the system and the environment). The other way around is to just unleash violence. This is the most common problem in anti-social business genre films. Although I don't like it, I have to admit that "Joker" is more ingenious than "Horror Live" at this point.

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Extended Reading
  • Elouise 2022-01-24 17:48:28

    There is an exciting storyline, there are media and political ills that the director wants to convey that are more serious than terrorist bombs, and Ha Jung Woo's superb performance (the trend is to become the actor). I really like the last scene. Ha Zhengyu presses the button, and the media building smashes into the National Assembly Hall!!

  • Tremaine 2022-01-24 17:48:29

    Politics, media, and a certain country were all slapped in the face, and Ha Zhengyu’s acting skills were simply ruthless

The Terror Live quotes

  • Park Shin-Woo: I'm sorry.

    Yeong-hwa Yoon: You were going to kill them anyway! Son of a... You're sorry? How can you say that?

    Park Shin-Woo: I started this just to hear those two words. I said to come quick because it'll collapse. I agreed to the rescue! But where is he? It's out of my hands now.

  • Yeong-hwa Yoon: Why me?

    Park Shin-Woo: Still, I thought you would be different. You're all the same. That's why you're dying. Then, I'll stand there and end things myself.

    Yeong-hwa Yoon: Please, Mr. Park... Please, please don't kill me. Please, sir! Please! I beg you! Please! Let me live! Let me out, please.

    Park Shin-Woo: Keep being like that. Groveling under damn bastards. Live like that, then die.