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This Korean movie from 2016 is very cool, it has subtitles that some can find annoying but I would say stick with it as I found it to be really thought provoking and original. Others seem to agree as it has very good scores on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic and was nominated for and won a ton of awards. There is also a remake being spoken of already too.
In a small Korean mountain side village people are starting to die. First they are getting sick and then turning into murderers, killing their families and often themselves also. Those who don't end it themselves die soon anyway from a brutal and agonising convulsive death. Local cop Jong-goo (Kwak Do-won) is investigating what is causing the disease and deaths and superstition and distrust causes suspicion to be cast on an outsider, a Japanese man who is living in a shack in the woods.
Is it just superstition or is there any truth in it? Who is spreading the rumours? There is a mysterious woman named Moo-myeong who appears to know something but she is elusive. Jong-goo himself is getting desperate as his own daughter starts to show symptoms of the killer disease. A shaman is called upon to try and rescue her from whatever demons or evil spirits are plaguing her and paranoia is threatening to lead to the Japanese stranger getting killed. Is he responsible for or just another potential victim of whatever strange phenomenon is threatening the village.
It isn't an action packed slugfest at all there are lots of quieter moments for talking, story unfolding and getting to know the characters. When there are horror scenes though they are impactful and have a small modicum of humour in parts.
I really enjoyed this film and was left thinking over it's conclusion for quite some time after the credits had finished rolling. It's got some gore, tons of atmosphere, plenty of chills and trepidation and some great performances by all the cast especially the young girl (Kim Hwan-hee) playing Jong-goo's daughter, Hyo-jin.
I really enjoyed this film and was left thinking over it's conclusion for quite some time after the credits had finished rolling. It's got some gore, tons of atmosphere, plenty of chills and trepidation and some great performances by all the cast especially the young girl (Kim Hwan-hee) playing Jong-goo's daughter, Hyo-jin.
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2 comments:
This is a great film with an interesting storyline. Great at making you think and feeling the emotions that this movie brings out.
Yeah Christina it's a cool film, a bit different to the normal horrors we see so often here
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