The movie “PENINSULA” (directed by Yeon Sang Ho) is on a roll.
According to the Korean Film Council’s integrated ticketing network, “PENINSULA” accelerates its box office ranking by mobilizing an additional 516,588 people on July 18th.
“PENINSULA“, number 1 at the box office since its release on July 15th, exceeded one million viewers on July 18th in the morning, the fourth day of its release. The cumulative number of viewers reached 1,360,918 on this day.
In particular, the film is attracting more attention as it gives a big boost to the film industry, which was stagnant due to the global pandemic of the novel coronavirus infection.
“PENINSULA” is a successful action film released about four years after “Train to Busan” and the last fight of those who remain in the ruined land. Kang Dong Won, Lee Jung Hyun, and Ire gain attention as they star in the film.
The background of the movie “PENINSULA” is an anarchic Korea, which was blocked for four years after the appearance of the mysterious virus. Jung Seok (Kang Dong Won), who managed to board the leaking ship, has lost his family and is in Hong Kong with his brother-in-law (Kim Do Yoon). Koreans, who have been unable to seek refuge anywhere else, have suffered discrimination where the focus of the virus was. The heroes will be invited to return to their country after four years.
“When I arrived on the ruined peninsula, I felt a new sensation. There were still people living there. Those who went wild to adapt to the forgotten world are represented by Unit 631. Always while waiting for a rescue team that may one day come, those who have lost their humanity in helping civilians have a more threatening cruelty than zombies.
Those who catch and use wild dogs as mere hunting dogs survive without even knowing that they have already become beasts. There is no hope for them. I just live with no regrets, just as I have lived until today. The face of the peninsula, unpredictable for tomorrow. “
Minjung (Lee Jung Hyun), who managed to survive, raises Jun Yi (Ire) and Yu Jin (Lee Ye Won). The survival method the children learned here was knowing how to drive, not studying or playing. Kim Hae Hyo (Kwon Hae Hyo) is the old man who looks on sadly and has a sense of responsibility. The older generation, responsible for all of this, regrets for the younger generation. He is the only person who has a good influence on children as long as he keeps hope.
Korea is cool but sad after the disaster.
It’s hard to imagine how the Republic of Korea can be devastated for four years. Director Yeon Sang Ho created the post-apocalypse for the audience waiting for the sequel after the success of “Train to Busan”. It was hard to imagine the unthinkable visuals in our country, and the chaos that transformed anarchy one day after the zombie epidemic created hopeless debris and land.
In addition, if the previous film “Train to Busan” was a struggle of people faced with an unprecedented disaster on a moving train, “PENINSULA” spreads it out and circulates freely on the ground. It’s soon an expansion of the worldview, but it’s still a closed space blocked by North Korea.
The use of Kachasing and RC cars also seems to seek the pleasure of the action. Paying a classic tribute to the film “Mad Max” by George Miller and the father of the Zombies, George Romero. The mall, where lost troops encroach, can be seen as a symbol of the post-apocalypse where capitalism collapsed.
The struggle for survival on the battlefield of life continues today. This fight can symbolize the battle for jobs, fears of infectious diseases and fears of an economic crisis. This is a challenge for everyone who has to overcome a difficulty.
People are scarier than zombies.
So he wrote down the story of a normal human being in the ruins. There is a non-heroic sociopath. Jeong Seok is a trained soldier, but he is not a hero capable of reversing the situation. It is also impressive that the love of humanity is passed on to three women. This coincides with the context in which the socially disadvantaged citizen or the small citizen saves the world.
Naturally, the public witnesses the horrors of ordinary people moving according to their desires becoming more frightening than zombies. The only hope in this devil infested hell is that this is a family united by love, although they do not share blood.
“My dad went to heaven and asked me to save someone who was helpless”.
Director Yeon Sang Ho said in an interview that he heard a different ending to “Train to Busan”. And above all, he wanted to talk about the hope of surviving one way or another in a world where it is difficult to live. “Today we are surviving helplessly in the face of a global epidemic. As always, the solidarity of finding alternatives, supporting each other becomes a masterpiece again.”
The movie “PENINSULA” was released on July 15th in Korea and will be released in France, USA … August 12th, 2020.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: Box office coréen
