He came he came.
South Korean high-quality male Liu Yaren...
The "Arabic version".
Handsome is not handsome, but the ambition in this dress is eye-catching:
Literary handsome guys are going to completely subvert the image.
The investment is as high as 21 billion won (about 110 million yuan).
Film positioning, gorgeous retro version of "Fast and Furious".
Comedy, hip-hop, political anti-corruption, Seoul Olympic elements, buff stacked.
Not to mention 1988, a number that comes with its own magic.
Knowing what you want to see, I specially invited Ko Hyun-woo and Kim Sung-kyun, Sunwoo and President Kim in "Please Answer 1988".
And the other supporting characters, it is not too much to say that they are scary:
Moon So-ri, Lee Cang-dong and Park Chan-wook's love generals, representative works of "Miss", "Oasis", "Mints";
Li Kuijiong, starred in "Witty Prison Life", "Lonely and Brilliant God: Ghosts", "Secret Forest";
Park Joo-hyun, the best newcomer actress at the Hundred Appreciations Art Awards, masterpiece "Snooping"...
So Sir made a bold statement early: as long as he didn't mention the iconic "logging tiredness" of "Quick", Sir would definitely be on the scene.
Just didn't expect that.
This scheduled annual racing drama has become the annual "rollover" drama?
Seoul Battle
Seoul National University Operation
01
A few days before the opening of the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Park Dong-wook (Liu Yaren), a racing driver who had made a lot of money in Saudi Arabia, was caught by prosecutors and forced to become undercover drivers of former senior government officials, driving stolen goods while investigating the bribery fund scandal.
Well, the classic "Quick Shock" is the end of the case, the classic "Suicide Squad" has to do the task.
It's not a spoiler either, it's nothing more than anti-black text drama and racing martial arts interspersed with the mission process.
Okay, open it first and look at it before you say.
The opening scene is set in the desert of Saudi Arabia, where yellow sand rolls and exotic children also have it.
Park Dong-wook, who was in charge of the delivery, made a sharp stop and dropped a box of heavy weapons: Wow, it's a gun.
Dong Xu was not surprised, the delivery of money, back to the country Hi Pi is important.
These six relatives' unrecognized smiles tell you that they are a cruel person.
Just arrived at the Seoul airport, he was targeted by the mysterious man in black, and had to flee into the wilderness;
Passing through familiar homes, they are devastated – the government ordered the forced relocation of homeless people, just to host the Olympics, which looks more face-saving.
This is not the end, halfway out of the way to kill the sworn enemy knifefish (Song Minhao), the engine roared, a posture of you and me.
What should I do if there are people who come before and chase soldiers in the back?
Of course, it is the drift in situ to roll up the yellow sand that covers the sky and the sun, and the year 88 is drawn by the way, and the clothes are whisked away, and the merit and name are hidden deeply.
The scene is strange, the characters are sassy, and the era is black.
The three elements set the tone of the film early.
As the plot progresses, the little bastard will shoulder the righteousness of the family and the country on his shoulders, and the darkness of the government will show its fangs.
There are conflicts and growth, there is room for all walks of life, and there is also a 1988 Seoul street drag racing to watch.
Sounds like there's a play head?
Stop.
If Sir wants to say, this is the end of this film' good looks.
With that, almost all sides of the crotch are pulled.
02
A racing car movie can be made no matter how it is, but it can't help but be exciting.
And the biggest problem with "Seoul Battle".
The car scene is filmed like a "bed scene".
Well, really want to sleep.
Racing theme, has always been keen on addition, eager to be more advanced more cattle X.
The film pays tribute to the 1982 classic American drama "Thunderbolt Ranger", which is an AI supercar that is decades ahead of the times;
And the national classic "Rapid Shock" series, each one is burning funds, smashing the global limited edition luxury car of the year;
As for 2002's "007: Die on a Chosen Day", it is even more on the glacier to create a stealthy Aston Martin that has not been realized so far, which is crazy and eye-catching.
But "Seoul Battle" is biased toward subtraction.
So that in the end, the protagonist group's modified cars came from three classic models from the 1988s: the Korean Hyundai brand's Pony Pickup, grandeur, and the Korean Kia brand's Concord.
Classic cars have classic cars running.
No problem.
After all, it can also be modified.
The film also first places parts, and then throws a string of terms: engine, suspension, intercooler, D-shaped steering wheel.
To put it mildly, any little brother in a repair shop can speak more professionally than they do.
The final car is also polished and shiny, and it looks like it.
What about the actual combat effect?
Chased by the police, driven open, drifted a little, finished;
Chased by the villain, driven open, drifted a little, and finished again.
But anyone who has seen the five-in-a-row hair card bend of "Head Text D" will not be so shallow and weak.
A rare big drift, the hot CG sense also flew off the screen.
This day round place modeling, I'm afraid Sir can't see that you are "learning animation for three years" series is it?
△ Station B: MAX-Little Fairy
Showmanship became a joke, and the chase scene didn't get much better.
Except for the protagonist's car, the car next to it is soullessly moving in a straight line at a uniform speed, without any reaction.
There are several of them, which can be clearly seen to be releasing water at turtle speed, highlighting the speed of the protagonist group.
Look at the environment of the chase scene: the straight and open road, simple and safe like a cosmic vacuum.
It is better to look at the top student "The Matrix": in the complex road conditions of danger, every car is a real person, they will hit the steering wheel because of the emergency, and avoid the crooked.
What about the "whole car airdrop" at the end of the whole film, is not quite imaginative?
It is also a trick to trick the little cute new who watched the racing movie for the first time.
Taxi Express 2 played Paris Airdrop more than twenty years ago. Even now, we can still see the Eiffel Tower and see the lovely citizens of Paris.
And "Seoul Battle" once again landed in the vacuum of the universe in the wilderness. The so-called Seoul Olympic Games only appeared at the end of a flower team with the scale of a class art show.
That's it, you told me it was Seoul in 1988?
Then Sir might as well revisit "Please Answer 1988" instead.
03
The most basic car scenes and retro backgrounds are all done to pull the crotch, and the skills of the director and screenwriter can be seen.
What about the self-black drama that Korean movies are most capable of?
At first it seemed a bit of a look.
Basic setting: The protagonist group acts as a driver for the consortium behind the corrupt government.
And the background of the story also adds many real events at that time: high-level corruption during the Olympic Games, government dictatorship, and "bottom-end population cleanup".
Each one seems to point to the dark disease of the times in the whole country.
But that's exactly what the problem is.
Everyone wants to be black, but in the end, "black" also becomes a kind of inertia performance of completing tasks.
The villains are indeed viciously bad.
At the same time, it is also stupid to bubble.
When selling stolen goods, "the door of my house is often opened"; When escaping, the male protagonist single-handedly challenged the entire team of security agents, unharmed.
The big boss of the high-ranking official can only be angry at the incompetence of the unarmed male protagonist at the last moment.
With this psychological quality, how can you become a big corrupt official?
△ There was a moment of hope that there was a bullet in the gun
The villain becomes a decoration, and the protagonist no longer needs any growth.
Even doing things doesn't require much logic.
Sir's most confusing one:
The protagonist group is tied to the outskirts by the villain Li Muchang, who points a gun at his head and threatens to confess behind the scenes.
Syllable!
It turned out that it was just a test, and the villain had no idea about the protagonist's cooperation with the prosecutor.
But the sense of justice that comes from nowhere is awakened.
Previously, they were a Beat generation obsessed with McDonald's, Coke, limited edition AJ, and Full english. Faced with hundreds of millions of won in rewards from villains and bonuses on the first floor of downtown Seoul, they cheered and nodded their heads.
Now, after a false alarm, even if the money is given and the house is taken, and the doubts of the villain are dispelled, they are not happy:
No money, no room, no dreams...
I want to serve the motherland!
？？？
The only male protagonist who thinks like an ordinary person.
Seeing the villain's viciousness and decisive withdrawal from self-preservation, he was reprimanded by the prosecutor:
You only have the United States and cars in your head, right?
Just because there are guys like you who only think vainly and have no ideas
Those bastards will look down on the people
Live a life of luxury, bastard!
Sir inner OS: Shouldn't national corruption be the responsibility of society and the government, why should such a big pot be carried by the male owner?
The DJ in the protagonist group who has always been giggling is even more unusual, and the sense of mission is bursting:
Only we can do it, why not do it?
Are you going to quit now and live your whole life like a vulgar scoundrel?
△ You can do that task with a different Labrador
Are prosecutors and DJs wrong? Of course, this is a right and wrong that elementary school students can distinguish between right and wrong.
But for an adult, you can't ignore and bypass all his pros and cons, and ask him to take a deadly road before he can really touch his heart.
It is justice on paper, it is the plot requirement.
04
Outside of the plot, Sir felt that a topic extended by the film was a bit interesting.
Under the Douban page of "Seoul Battle", there is a voice:
Liu Yaren has become oily!
Are you sure?
In terms of business ability, Liu Yaren's acting skills, and his loyal attitude to the film, there is no doubt.
For example, a series of high-quality works over the years: "Mourning", "Burning", "Silent"...
But this is also the helplessness of the actor.
After all, he is an organic part of the film ecology, and it is difficult to cook without rice.
Liu Yaren's "greasy" actually points to the vanity and embarrassment of human design - his handsomeness, his self-confidence, and his evil charm are all wandering in the wandering of nowhere to stay, losing logic.
The audience who can't empathize with it can't feel funny or handsome. Only in the yawning and white eyes of the day, hastily press the X in the upper right corner.
And outside of Liu Yaren.
The bigger "bundle" comes from the Korean movie & Netflix platform.
After losing the Chinese market, Korean films have indeed grown explosively with the support of Netflix.
The first is the degree of freedom provided by Netflix - "regardless of creation, just give money";
The second is the overseas market behind the platform - "Kingdom" and "Squid Game", which are global hits, so that both are full of confidence in the existing model and increase cooperation.
Big waves.
The steps are bigger, and occasionally they will "rip the eggs".
"Lifesaving Carter", Douban 5.4; "Zombie College", Douban 6.0.
There is also this equally highly anticipated "Seoul Battle", which is also Dapu Street (Douban 5.2).
Is this gold sign cold?
Not necessarily.
At least Sir will not be too pessimistic about the future of Hanying - the more mature the market, the stronger its ability to adjust itself.
Liu Yaren, who has become "oil", will still be a high-quality candidate for many Korean directors and even international blockbusters in the future.
There is no "market" at all in those.
Or, a place where market order can be disrupted at any time.
Sorry.
Those "oil kings" who dominate the screen.
Only the audience pays for it.
The picture in this article comes from the network
Editorial Assistant: Janus