Yuntai's Little Movie Review
In late 2019, a disaster movie ignited the Korean film market. "Baekdu Mountain", which gathered volcanoes, earthquakes, and uncle "CP", became a flashpoint in 2019. However, leaving aside the visual effects and storyline, what really provokes the surging national pride of the Korean people under the confrontation between Japan and South Korea.
The magma eruption of Mount Baekdu (Changbai Mountain) swept the Korean peninsula. The first of the four earthquakes had devastated the whole country of South Korea. In order to avoid the worst final wave, retired South Korean soldiers and North Korean agents joined forces to save the country with the help of North Korean nuclear materials. the peninsula.
The plot is a typical disaster movie plot, but there are many flaws in the details. The sudden rise of the male protagonist, the inexplicable reconciliation between the male protagonist and the male second, and the forcible sensationalism are not small failures. The male protagonist's acting skills are not outstanding online, just make people not play. But the "God-like man" Ma Dongxi's delicate acting skills of abandoning literature and martial arts still give people a bright feeling.
The plot is not enough, and the visual effects are made up. The film with an investment of 20 billion won reflects the growing maturity of the Korean film industry. The collapsed buildings and the magma falling from the sky are not inferior to the visual feast of Hollywood. In contrast, the Chinese market in recent years seems to be Only "The Wandering Earth" is enough confrontation, and thinking about the previous news about Pitt and Song Kanghao, I can't help worrying about the status quo that Chinese movies have no successor and no success.
In fact, aside from these, what really makes this movie a hit is the reflection on the current situation of Korea under the surface of the film and the national plot of Koreans today. Paektu Mountain is the source of disaster for this film, and the existence of China and the United States in the context of the times is the invisible Paektu Mountain in the hearts of Koreans. The helpless psychology of surviving in the cracks is fully demonstrated in the film, and it echoes the anti-American mentality of the Korean people all along. From another perspective, the stability of the current national sentiments of the capitalist society is under attack, especially South Korea is now a capitalist country. Under the long-standing oriental education, individualism and egoism are also consuming people's loyalty to the country and the nation. The encounter of the male protagonist is not clearly unfolded. The screenwriter's clever design binds the interests of the family and the country. The main character, this problem has been passed by, but this is not only a problem that Koreans think about, but also a problem that the Chinese people who have encountered pneumonia under the rapid development of the market economy need to think about it.
In general, "Baekdu Mountain" is a commercial blockbuster enough to cause thought, and it is worth watching compared to some of the current brainless productions.
May China never have Paektu Mountain.
First review, thanks for reading.
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