Today we introduce a 2005 drama, comedy, war film: Welcome to Dongmo Village
Photographed by South Korea. Directed by Park Kwang-hyun
Starring Shin Ha-kyun Shin ..... Pyo Hyun-Chul
Jae-yeong Jeong ..... Lee Su-Hwa
Jae-yeong Jeong ..... Yeo-Il
Ha-ryong Lim..... Jang Young-hee
Deok-Hwan Ryu..... Seo Taek-ki
Jae-kyeong Seo..... Mun Sang-sang
Steve Taschler..... Smith
Movie Description: In November 1950, while South Korea was struggling with the chaos of war, there was a village located under the cliffs of Hanpak Mountain, Dongmo Village. A U.S. fighter jet P-47D fell, and inside the plane was United Forces soldier Smith. The people living in Dongmo Village saw this scene for more days, and on the way to deliver the news, they met Li Xiuhua of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and led them to Dongmo Village. At this time, the South Korean military watch Hyun-cheol, who had broken away from the army and lost his way, came to Dongmo Village. The South Korean Army, the People's Liberation Army, and the Coalition Army gathered together, and the tension that followed increased day by day.
I want my life to go to the place where I die - Dongmo Village...
In front of the villagers of Dongmo Village, who had never even seen a gun, all the advanced weapons seemed so weak. But war still came to Dongmo Village. The Nationalists mistakenly believed that the American plane that had crashed in the village of Dongmo had been shot down by the enemy, so they decided to concentrate on attacking the village. The Nationalists, the People's Army and the United Army decided to unite and fight together.
What kind of danger did they encounter, desperately trying to defend the village?
Average review score: 7.8
Behind the scenes
The actors used in this film, such as Jeong Jae-yong, Shin Ha-kyun, Kang Hye-jeong and others, are all Korean powerful actors. It is worth mentioning that they had collaborated on the movie "Four Rooms enemy" in 2002, and this time they actually cooperated in the same film again, which has a sense of intimacy. Director Park Kwang-hyun is an advertising director, but he has shown amazing sophistication and directing ability. And the soundtrack of this film is also expected. Hired Hisaishi, who has produced music for cartoons such as Totoro and Hal's Moving Castle, as well as Kitano Takeshi films, to take charge of the soundtrack, which is also a new attempt at Korean cinema. The film was released on August 4, which achieved the ideal box office and successfully repelled the blockbuster film "Kind Of Gold" starring Lee Young-ae. The film recorded 300,000 visitors in the first three days of the first weekend, breaking the box office records of "Tai Chi Flag Flying: Life and Death", "Shiwei Island"; it became the box office champion for five consecutive weeks, and the number of admissions in the country exceeded the eight million mark, becoming the fourth highest-grossing Korean film in the past years. Because the director is from the filming of advertisements, there is a unique point in the picture of the film. "Grenade bombing granary", "Joining Forces to Fight Wild Boar", and the explosion scene at the end of the film are all handled by the director with a unique aesthetic that feels like a sense of stillness. In the 2006 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the film "Empty House", "Kind Gold", "Criminal Police", "Out", "Marathon", "Crying Fist" and "Sweet Life" became the participating films. And the film was also nominated for 8 awards such as Best Film, Best Supporting Actor and Best Newcomer Director at the 26th Korean Film Blue Dragon Awards, known as the Korean Academy Awards, and finally arranged the best supporting actor and actress awards, and also won the Highest Grossing Film Award with more than 8 million total moviegoers.
◎ Movie highlights
The film "Welcome to Dongmo Village" has two magic powers. One is the magic of "time" and the other is the magic of "language". These two magics come together at some point in the film. That's the moment when you feel extremely sad after laughing. Because the village he describes is breathtakingly beautiful, but the war scenes he represents are both cruel and miserable, and unbearable.
The film is just right in terms of "timing". Sometimes it is stretched like a leather band, and sometimes it is suddenly frozen. Through such a performance method, it triggers a strong emotional explosion of the audience. In "Welcome to Dongmo Village", there are 3 momentary scenes where time stops. One is the scene of grenades exploding everywhere in the cornfield, and the sky rises "popcorn"; the second is the moment when the protagonists who are chased by wild boars work together to fight back; and the third is the scene where the bomb falls like petals next to the protagonist who is trying his best to save the village. The scenes are impressive. These scenes are not only key moments of opening their hearts to the hearts of the north and south (and the united) soldiers who hate each other, but also valuable magic-like moments when the violence of war is transformed into friendship. (These 3 scenes are enough to be named "the best scene of the year")
The film also gives full play to the advantages of "language". The Gangwon dialect in the film, which is both funny and sad, is not only the "common language" of dongmo village, a utopia, but also an engine that injects elasticity into the film, which is itself a kind of information. When Li Xiuhua, a captain in the People's Army, asked "what is the secret to obtaining great leadership skills," the elderly village chief of Dongmo Village said, "Eat a lot." ”
Jiang Huizhen has not found her place since filming "Old Boys". But this time she found a film that suited her perfectly. Jeong creates tension through the space between simple taiwanese words and expressions. He was a great actor.
Director Park Kwang-hoon, who came from an advertising background, showed surprising sophistication and mentoring skills in his first feature-length work, "Welcome to Dong Mo Village". Although he is a newcomer director, he is expected to enter the ranks of one of the few directors in China who are impeccable in terms of TV dramas and depiction techniques