they forced an unnecessary climax smh

they forced an unnecessary climax smh

As a very competently made and stylish action film, this movie rips. But as an adaptation of not only Jin-Roh, but the world of the Kerberos Saga, I couldn't help but feel that it was lacking in large swaths. The choice to set the story in the near future rather than a period setting is honestly an interesting departure, and makes sense to transpose the story to the new Korean setting better. But just about every other departure does a disservice to the themes the story is setting out to explore, making the film feel practically incoherent as a result. The performances and direction is largely well done, but the decision to make large segments of this film bathed in high saturation purples, blues, greens, and everything in between as well as the abandonment of Fuse's original character arc feels like it works against the oppressive nature of the original works' depiction of fascist dystopia. Making some of the moments that are lifted almost identically from the original film feel more hollow, while also being some of the best moments in the film. And that's ultimately the biggest strength here, the way it's able to translate some of the original film to live action with such high quality direction and special effects. They even go to great lengths to replicate the setting of the final act almost identically, and creates some awesome sequences using the iconography and imagery on the Kerberos films, even if they don't inspire the same level of dread these films are known for. All in all, glad I watched it, and I'll likely revisit this from time to time to take in some of those killer action sequences.

As a very competently made and stylish action film, this movie rips. But as an adaptation of not only Jin-Roh, but the world of the Kerberos Saga, I couldn't help but feel that it was lacking in large swaths. The choice to set the story in the near future rather than a period setting is honestly an interesting departure, and makes sense to transpose the story to the new Korean setting better. But just about every other departure does a disservice to the themes the story is setting out to explore, making the film feel practically incoherent as a result. The performances and direction is largely well done, but the decision to make large segments of this film bathed in high saturation purples, blues, greens, and everything in between as well as the abandonment of Fuse's original character arc feels like it works against the oppressive nature of the original works' depiction of fascist dystopia. Making some of the moments that are lifted almost identically from the original film feel more hollow, while also being some of the best moments in the film. And that's ultimately the biggest strength here, the way it's able to translate some of the original film to live action with such high quality direction and special effects. They even go to great lengths to replicate the setting of the final act almost identically, and creates some awesome sequences using the iconography and imagery on the Kerberos films, even if they don't inspire the same level of dread these films are known for. All in all, glad I watched it, and I'll likely revisit this from time to time to take in some of those killer action sequences.

As a very competently made and stylish action film, this movie rips. But as an adaptation of not only Jin-Roh, but the world of the Kerberos Saga, I couldn't help but feel that it was lacking in large swaths. The choice to set the story in the near future rather than a period setting is honestly an interesting departure, and makes sense to transpose the story to the new Korean setting better. But just about every other departure does a disservice to the themes the story is setting out to explore, making the film feel practically incoherent as a result. The performances and direction is largely well done, but the decision to make large segments of this film bathed in high saturation purples, blues, greens, and everything in between as well as the abandonment of Fuse's original character arc feels like it works against the oppressive nature of the original works' depiction of fascist dystopia. Making some of the moments that are lifted almost identically from the original film feel more hollow, while also being some of the best moments in the film. And that's ultimately the biggest strength here, the way it's able to translate some of the original film to live action with such high quality direction and special effects. They even go to great lengths to replicate the setting of the final act almost identically, and creates some awesome sequences using the iconography and imagery on the Kerberos films, even if they don't inspire the same level of dread these films are known for. All in all, glad I watched it, and I'll likely revisit this from time to time to take in some of those killer action sequences.

As a very competently made and stylish action film, this movie rips. But as an adaptation of not only Jin-Roh, but the world of the Kerberos Saga, I couldn't help but feel that it was lacking in large swaths. The choice to set the story in the near future rather than a period setting is honestly an interesting departure, and makes sense to transpose the story to the new Korean setting better. But just about every other departure does a disservice to the themes the story is setting out to explore, making the film feel practically incoherent as a result. The performances and direction is largely well done, but the decision to make large segments of this film bathed in high saturation purples, blues, greens, and everything in between as well as the abandonment of Fuse's original character arc feels like it works against the oppressive nature of the original works' depiction of fascist dystopia. Making some of the moments that are lifted almost identically from the original film feel more hollow, while also being some of the best moments in the film. And that's ultimately the biggest strength here, the way it's able to translate some of the original film to live action with such high quality direction and special effects. They even go to great lengths to replicate the setting of the final act almost identically, and creates some awesome sequences using the iconography and imagery on the Kerberos films, even if they don't inspire the same level of dread these films are known for. All in all, glad I watched it, and I'll likely revisit this from time to time to take in some of those killer action sequences.

As a very competently made and stylish action film, this movie rips. But as an adaptation of not only Jin-Roh, but the world of the Kerberos Saga, I couldn't help but feel that it was lacking in large swaths. The choice to set the story in the near future rather than a period setting is honestly an interesting departure, and makes sense to transpose the story to the new Korean setting better. But just about every other departure does a disservice to the themes the story is setting out to explore, making the film feel practically incoherent as a result. The performances and direction is largely well done, but the decision to make large segments of this film bathed in high saturation purples, blues, greens, and everything in between as well as the abandonment of Fuse's original character arc feels like it works against the oppressive nature of the original works' depiction of fascist dystopia. Making some of the moments that are lifted almost identically from the original film feel more hollow, while also being some of the best moments in the film. And that's ultimately the biggest strength here, the way it's able to translate some of the original film to live action with such high quality direction and special effects. They even go to great lengths to replicate the setting of the final act almost identically, and creates some awesome sequences using the iconography and imagery on the Kerberos films, even if they don't inspire the same level of dread these films are known for. All in all, glad I watched it, and I'll likely revisit this from time to time to take in some of those killer action sequences.

As a very competently made and stylish action film, this movie rips. But as an adaptation of not only Jin-Roh, but the world of the Kerberos Saga, I couldn't help but feel that it was lacking in large swaths. The choice to set the story in the near future rather than a period setting is honestly an interesting departure, and makes sense to transpose the story to the new Korean setting better. But just about every other departure does a disservice to the themes the story is setting out to explore, making the film feel practically incoherent as a result. The performances and direction is largely well done, but the decision to make large segments of this film bathed in high saturation purples, blues, greens, and everything in between as well as the abandonment of Fuse's original character arc feels like it works against the oppressive nature of the original works' depiction of fascist dystopia. Making some of the moments that are lifted almost identically from the original film feel more hollow, while also being some of the best moments in the film. And that's ultimately the biggest strength here, the way it's able to translate some of the original film to live action with such high quality direction and special effects. They even go to great lengths to replicate the setting of the final act almost identically, and creates some awesome sequences using the iconography and imagery on the Kerberos films, even if they don't inspire the same level of dread these films are known for. All in all, glad I watched it, and I'll likely revisit this from time to time to take in some of those killer action sequences.

As a very competently made and stylish action film, this movie rips. But as an adaptation of not only Jin-Roh, but the world of the Kerberos Saga, I couldn't help but feel that it was lacking in large swaths. The choice to set the story in the near future rather than a period setting is honestly an interesting departure, and makes sense to transpose the story to the new Korean setting better. But just about every other departure does a disservice to the themes the story is setting out to explore, making the film feel practically incoherent as a result. The performances and direction is largely well done, but the decision to make large segments of this film bathed in high saturation purples, blues, greens, and everything in between as well as the abandonment of Fuse's original character arc feels like it works against the oppressive nature of the original works' depiction of fascist dystopia. Making some of the moments that are lifted almost identically from the original film feel more hollow, while also being some of the best moments in the film. And that's ultimately the biggest strength here, the way it's able to translate some of the original film to live action with such high quality direction and special effects. They even go to great lengths to replicate the setting of the final act almost identically, and creates some awesome sequences using the iconography and imagery on the Kerberos films, even if they don't inspire the same level of dread these films are known for. All in all, glad I watched it, and I'll likely revisit this from time to time to take in some of those killer action sequences.

As a very competently made and stylish action film, this movie rips. But as an adaptation of not only Jin-Roh, but the world of the Kerberos Saga, I couldn't help but feel that it was lacking in large swaths. The choice to set the story in the near future rather than a period setting is honestly an interesting departure, and makes sense to transpose the story to the new Korean setting better. But just about every other departure does a disservice to the themes the story is setting out to explore, making the film feel practically incoherent as a result. The performances and direction is largely well done, but the decision to make large segments of this film bathed in high saturation purples, blues, greens, and everything in between as well as the abandonment of Fuse's original character arc feels like it works against the oppressive nature of the original works' depiction of fascist dystopia. Making some of the moments that are lifted almost identically from the original film feel more hollow, while also being some of the best moments in the film. And that's ultimately the biggest strength here, the way it's able to translate some of the original film to live action with such high quality direction and special effects. They even go to great lengths to replicate the setting of the final act almost identically, and creates some awesome sequences using the iconography and imagery on the Kerberos films, even if they don't inspire the same level of dread these films are known for. All in all, glad I watched it, and I'll likely revisit this from time to time to take in some of those killer action sequences.