❝You humans will just follow the same path again... you will destroy yourselves! This time, there's no second chance. Your core has already been infected. This beautiful planet is dying because of you.❞
𐄁─────⋆⁺‧₊☽ ◯ ☾₊‧⁺⋆─────𐄁
I've had this film in my watchlist for a while, but decided to watch it after finding out Bugonia (which I'm seeing next week) is a remake of it. And I have to say it was absolutely insane, and so, so good. I will say, though, that if your not a fan of blood, don't watch this, because although it's not as graphic as, say, The Substance, it still gave me goosebumps. The plot can be a little hard to follow after the explosive opening, but I found it pretty manageable. Shin Ha-kyun gave an outstanding performance; while I'm not the most familiar with his work, I've seen one or two of his films before, and after this I definitely need to see more. Byeong-gu was a very complex character, and while his actions were deplorable I can understand why he did what he did (and it turned out he was right, although it doesn't excuse him in any way). Baek Yun-shik was also extremely good as Kang Man-shik, and that plot twist right at the end got me good. The one character who didn't deserve any of it was Su-ni; she was, quite frankly, manipulated and suffered as a consequence of everyone else's actions. I truly do recommend giving this a watch, because it's too excellently made to be this underrated.
❝You humans will just follow the same path again... you will destroy yourselves! This time, there's no second chance. Your core has already been infected. This beautiful planet is dying because of you.❞
𐄁─────⋆⁺‧₊☽ ◯ ☾₊‧⁺⋆─────𐄁
I've had this film in my watchlist for a while, but decided to watch it after finding out Bugonia (which I'm seeing next week) is a remake of it. And I have to say it was absolutely insane, and so, so good. I will say, though, that if your not a fan of blood, don't watch this, because although it's not as graphic as, say, The Substance, it still gave me goosebumps. The plot can be a little hard to follow after the explosive opening, but I found it pretty manageable. Shin Ha-kyun gave an outstanding performance; while I'm not the most familiar with his work, I've seen one or two of his films before, and after this I definitely need to see more. Byeong-gu was a very complex character, and while his actions were deplorable I can understand why he did what he did (and it turned out he was right, although it doesn't excuse him in any way). Baek Yun-shik was also extremely good as Kang Man-shik, and that plot twist right at the end got me good. The one character who didn't deserve any of it was Su-ni; she was, quite frankly, manipulated and suffered as a consequence of everyone else's actions. I truly do recommend giving this a watch, because it's too excellently made to be this underrated.
