[Written on the front] The recent new crown pneumonia covid-19 forced me to stay at home, so I sorted out some past notes. This article was written in 2009 and passed it on. After reading it again, I found that I was very angry at that time, and the tolerance was very poor, and I would waste time writing this...
10 reasons not to watch Haeundae
After watching the movies for so many years, all the so-called "blockbusters" that I have seen that have done a lot of publicity, there are indeed many uncharacteristic and creative, too vulgar, too stereotyped, too showy, etc. For the film, at most, the movie ticket is torn up and a few words are scolded. But after watching Haeundae, I couldn't help writing this small article to mourn the time I spent watching this film and to vent my strong dissatisfaction after watching the film, as well as my ticket money... In addition, It took me a lot of time to write this post...
My friend told me not to watch it before I saw it, it was boring. I have always insisted on this point of view: that is, you can't copy what others say. People say good or bad, but as long as you don't have personal experience, you can't easily agree and agree. Didn't Grandpa Mao say that without investigation and research, you have no right to speak. So I decided to go to the tiger's den in person.
Damn, I regret this after watching the movie! ! If my buddy said the right thing and did the right thing once in his life, it must have been this time.
If I were to make a one-sentence review of "Haeundae", it would be: a disaster movie within a disaster movie! It was a failure! It is simply the biggest failure in the history of Korean films, especially in the history of Korean export films. Compared with 1996's "Heaven and Earth", 1997's "Tornado", and 2004's "The Day After Tomorrow", it is simply garbage, and it is already praised to describe it as garbage. I said how to introduce this film from South Korea, maybe the "Super Typhoon" will sell better than before, and the evaluation will also be improved.
why? Haha, if you ask why, it means that you are inexperienced in film review or you haven’t read it carefully, or if you haven’t seen it, then look at the following, please don’t watch the top ten reasons for “Haeundae”:
First of all, the typhoon came more than an hour after the start of the movie. The first half of the movie was a Korean market comedy, and it had nothing to do with the tsunami. If it is said that this is to pave the way for the later "sensation", then the paving is too long, and the effect of paving is too poor. Many movie fans should watch the first half of the movie and want to refund the ticket like me. In contrast, 1997's "Tornado" had its first tornado at about the 25th minute of the film, you see that foreshadowing.
It is this arrangement that causes Haeundae to be completely chaotic in structure. If you didn't know the title of the movie for the first hour or so, you would definitely not know that you were watching a disaster movie about the tsunami. Not a disaster movie but a collection of romance, comedy, drama.
Second, anticlimactic, there are still more than half an hour before the first disaster scenario, and it will be over in two hours. I think it is not too much to say that it is anticlimactic, the disaster scenario and the plot are too short. I don’t think there is any need to explain this point. Those who have seen this movie, especially those who have gone to the cinema, must have the same feeling as me.
Third, when the typhoon came for the second time, the husband and wife hugged each other calmly after sending their children off on the high platform of the building. During the part waiting for the typhoon to come, you could see the background actors and laughs. Where did you find the actors? , if you don't believe what I said, slow down and watch the scene carefully. After watching this scene, I drank half a bottle of beer in one go. Who can sign up for the movie tickets?
Fourth, in the game of letting go and not letting go, the funniest thing is that the man desperately grabs the woman's hand, and then shouts, "You let go!" Repeatedly, I burst into laughter at the time Yes, my stomach hurts. There was a little girl beside me who looked at me with extreme contempt and told me that you can still fucking laugh. I said, you are being hurriedly scolded, I said you see the man's hand is on the woman's wrist at the beginning, and you start shouting: "Let go!" Damn, the man will let go himself and tell the woman you Let go, it's too fake, this is equivalent to the shouting of the one who is holding on to the railing and not jumping off the building: You let me jump, and I will be stopped! Ha ha! After listening to it, the little girl next to me thought for a while and said, "Damn, yes, tell me earlier, it's a waste of sisters and me a tissue."
In the next shot, with the strong water flow, the man's hand was swept by the water and slid toward the girl's palm. The man's hand and the girl's hand were then pulled together, but the man's hand was outside, pay attention! It's outside! ! He also grabbed the girl's hand and shouted, "Let go of me!" Damn, I couldn't believe it. Later, when I got home, I downloaded the original movie and watched it three times in slow motion, to be sure. Who doesn't believe it, download it and watch it by yourself, watch it several times, and post it again after reading it!
Fifth, there is too little information on disaster relief. Okay, the disaster was too sudden, so I basically didn’t show it to the disaster. When the disaster happened, I should show it to the disaster relief, right? ! There was no result. After reading "Haeundae", I felt that this should be the upper part, and the disaster relief part that should show the fearlessness and solidarity of human beings can be so simple...
Sixth, I agree that this movie is a literary film, but it cannot be called a disaster film or a science fiction film.
That first half was just half-baked kimchi chips. In the last half hour or so, the much-anticipated tsunami special effects did not achieve the expected effect, right? Did the pure special effects add up to more than 5 minutes? C, forget it, don't scold people... so
If you say this movie is a literary film, I agree with it, but it cannot be called a disaster film or a science fiction film.
Why does this effect occur?
Damn, it turns out that Yoon Ji-kyun, who directed "My Savage Girlfriend" and "Color Is Empty", is the director of this film. No wonder the heroine is Ha Ji-won, and all the rest of the actors are so sudden. No matter how you look at it, it's like watching " Movies like My Sassy Girl. "Haeundae" filmed by Yoon Ji-kyun is simply different. I advise Yin Jijun to make more films like "Color Is Empty". Go back to filming now, and you have to hurry up. If you hurry up and release it as soon as possible, you may be able to save the evening.
Seventh, when the tsunami first came, the building collapsed, and then why did it stand there again? After the tsunami, why haven't the trees on the mountain changed? ! In about 20 minutes, the two tsunamis passed, the ocean was full, the people standing on the roof disappeared, and the people holding the telephone poles on the street were still alive, okay?
Eighth, too few buildings fell, and too many people lived. It's not that I'm cruel, the big tsunami didn't kill many people, and the buildings fell too few, it's unreal. At the end of the memorial service, officials announced that the number of firefighters was more than 2,000, and the masses did not report it, but the number of corpses was too small, which was inconsistent with such a catastrophic disaster.
Ninth, sensationalizing for the sake of sensationalism, reluctance to sacrifice the protagonist, resulting in a little bit of sensationalism in the whole film. Many people say that this film is sensational. I admit that the director wants to sensationalize, but the means and effect of sensationalism are too unsatisfactory. I don't think anyone who sees this movie and cried, doesn't understand it. If you don't believe me, look at what I said a few points ago. After watching this movie, you can still cry. Do you still think this movie is very emotional? !
Tenth, the lens switching is too frequent, the large scenes have too few shots, and there are too few long shots, so the visual and auditory shock effects are very poor, and it also affects the effects in all aspects. This is also an important reason why this film is not like a disaster film in terms of photography.
The last thing not included in the top 10 reasons is the Chinese dubbing of the above translation, hey~~~~~
Then some friends may say, how can the box office of "Haeundae" be so good in South Korea?
If you watch this movie and watch my top ten reasons, the answer I give is: either the publicity is too good, and they are all fooled, or everyone thinks with a scrutiny like me. Go and check the quality of the movie for yourself, or it is because the Korean people feel that there is no movie to watch this year, or because of the patriotism of the Koreans, they have to close their eyes and buy a ticket to watch it even if they know it is not good-looking~~~
Then everything has two sides, and dialectics still needs to be obtained. Does Haeundae have no advantages at all? So in the spirit of being responsible for criticism, I dug deeper and found 4 points:
First, the film shows the uncontrollable and sudden nature of disasters. This direction and idea are correct.
Second, it criticized the bureaucratic administrative style, whether it was criticizing the Korean government authorities, the local government of Busan, or all governments. In short, speaking on behalf of the people, that is, the people's spirit of criticizing the government's mistakes is commendable. Then the Korean government's cultural review does not require adaptation of the script or ban on distribution because of "uglifying the image of the government". Criticism is meaningless without its own.
Third, some people say that this film does not achieve good results, and some even say that it subverts karma and so on. This I think the film is innovative in handling this issue and is in line with reality. Who says good people don't die? ! This is more creative, and is conducive to achieving a sensational effect. As for the subversion of karma, I don’t think it’s right at all, because anyone who understands Buddhism knows that there are karma in previous lives, karma in this world, and retribution in the next life. For example, the old man who rescued the young man who called "let go, let me go" was killed by the falling plaque. From a Buddhist point of view, he may have been a good person with good causes, but The causal relationship between retribution in the past life and retribution in the next life cannot be ruled out. Therefore, it cannot be said that karma has been subverted, nor can karma be subverted. This must be known to Buddhists...
Fourth, South Korea is a small country, but the Korean people's vision and courage are worth learning from the Chinese. In recent years, China has been relatively limited in terms of subject matter, and blockbusters have been blindly clustered in historical costumes. Other sci-fi and disaster films only have one or two directors who dare to care. I think the problem is not the input, but the lack of good screenwriters and the government's review standards and review procedures.
Finally finished writing. 58 minutes
2009.09.12 22:55
At home with excitement
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