Rebirth of the Director in Korea

rare beast movie is a type of movie that mainly describes or presents the confrontation between humans and monsters. There is no such classification in academics. Rare beast movies are usually classified in horror, fantasy or science fiction movies. Most of these movies have huge or weird fictional creatures, and some come from folklore or literary works.

From Early-Stage in the 1930s, films featuring rare beasts and monsters came out one after another. The movie “Vajra” released in 1933 was one of the earliest and most famous rare beast films, and was also Considered to be a milestone in the history of movies, it is called the “beauty and wild beast” of modern movies. In 1976 and 2005, a remake of the original film of the same name was released. Japan’s Toho Film Company also shot in 1962 and 1967. Over “Vajra vs. Godzilla” and “Vajra’s Counterattack”.

In 1954, Japan Toho followed the same concept and produced the company’s first successful rare beast movie “Godzilla”, and continued to shoot sequels. Up to 2004, a total of 28 series of works were made. “Godzilla”, like Vajra, has become one of the most widely known rare beasts in film history.

With the gradual improvement of film special effects technology, film shooting began to use optical special effects technology. Even the use of lighting, shadows, lenses, and even the chemical reflection of film to produce visual effects, and even optical special effects such as blue screen, image synthesis, double exposure, etc., make the rare beasts in the film more realistic The image brings stronger sensory stimulation to the audience. No matter how terrifying and hideous the monsters are, they are actually born out of human beings. People’s intense curiosity about the universe and the loneliness of getting rid of themselves have evolved a trembling fear of image monsters.

For example, the film “Great White Shark” directed by Steven Spielberg. After “Vajra” took over the land, “Great White Shark” finally began to do evil in the sea. As the most successful horror film of all time, “Great White Shark” is the first North American film with a box office of over 100 million, attracting 67 million visitors during the film’s screening.

The classic rare beast movie and “Jurassic Park”, this film adapted from the novel of the same name published by Michael Clayton in 1990, was also written by Steven Spielberg Directed. “Jurassic Park” created the box office Shinhwa in movie history, and Tyrannosaurus rex is indispensable. When director Spielberg gave a striking panoramic shot of the resurrected dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex’s deafening roar was like heaven-shaking, earth -Shattering’s Declaration of Independence, a warning to humanity. The dinosaurs that broke out of the cage declared with the bloody weak are prey to the strong rule: They have regained their long-lost natural supremacy. In front of the huge monster Tyrannosaurus Rex and the ferocious Raptor, humans can only cover head and sneaked away like a rat and run around. If they run slower, they will become food for dinosaurs.

Of course, besides these there are the “Alien” series, “Godzilla” and so on…

After all that, you may find a problem, that The rare beast movies mentioned above are almost all Hollywood movies or Japan movies without exception. What about other countries?

I have to mention the term’rare beast culture’ here, and a country that has to be mentioned when mentioning the’rare beast culture’-Japan. Not only are there many monsters and monsters circulating in the Japanese folk Legend has it that there are many’rare beasts’.’Godzilla’ is one of the most famous rare beast images and one of the iconic symbols of Japan’s post-war pop culture. It has a profound influence on many rare beast works in Japan, Europe and the United States. .

“rare beast culture” has not become popular in other countries. Therefore, outside of Japan and European and American film and television circles, it is rare to see or hear about the film and television works of “rare beast”.

South Korea is like this. Speaking of South Korea movies, romantic films and tragic movies are the first impressions of South Korea movies, so when Bong Joon-woo said this at the film production conference When it was a rare beast movie, everyone thought they had heard it wrong,’rare beast movie’? This is a brand new attempt in South Korea.

In fact, no matter what it is, as long as it is the first time, it is worth cherishing. Well, this sentence is not dirty!

In a word, “The Host” is on fire. It’s already on fire before shooting. Numerous media reporters want to get some valuable news from Bong Joon-woo. It’s a pity However, as a director, Bong Joon-woo does not seem to have the idea of ​​accepting interviews with reporters. He has been around JHJFilm film production company in the past few days. It seems to be here to talk about the plot and the preparations for Production crew. This group has not been eager for a while. The reporter caught the opportunity.

In the next few days, “The Host” Production crew announced the list of main actors, Song Kang-ho, Bae Doona, Park Haeil, Gao Yaxing, etc., except for little who debuted last year Apart from the girl Gao Yaxing, the cast of the film is exceptionally strong. There are Grand Bell Award actor Song Kang-ho, the increasingly popular actress Bae Doona, and the “no pollution boy” Park Hae-il. These are all actors who have worked closely with Bong Joon-woo. Song Kang-ho, like Song Kang-ho, won the South Korea Film Grand Bell Award for Best Actor again in 2003 with the film “Memories of Murder”. The relationship with Bong Joon-woo is quite good.

Park Hae-il also starred in the 2003 suspenseful film “Memories of Murder” directed by Bong Joon-woo, and won the 26th Golden Filming Awards New Actor Award for this film.

The collaboration between Bae Doona and Bong Joon-woo was earlier. As early as 2000, Bae Doona won South Korea’s title for the first comedy film “Barking Dogs Never Bite” directed by Bong Joon-woo. Korea “Blue Dragon Award” Best New Actress Award.

People are paying attention to the front and backstage news of “The Host”. A little bit of news similar to the breaking news can attract endless discussions from the audience. From the cast of the movie to the shooting of the movie itself, waiting In the process, the audience became more and more curious about this movie, and they can’t wait for the movie to be released sooner, so that you can walk into the cinema to experience the charm of rare beast movies.

The reporters who possess great magical power can’t catch the director who appears and disappear unpredictably, and the several starring actors who have been exposed will always be able to catch it as long as they follow the itinerary exploded on the Internet. I had the opportunity to ask them some questions about the behind the scenes of the movie, so from the lead actor Song Kang-ho to Bae Doona to Park Haeil became the targets of the reporters. As long as you catch it, a few questions about “The Host” are definitely It is indispensable.

On April 22, Song Kang-ho, who attended a brand endorsement conference in Yeouido, was besieged by a group of reporters. After consulting the brand director, Song Kang-ho It took a few minutes to answer the questions of these reporters.

“I heard the director Bong Joon-woo said that the role you played this time is very special, and your hair is even dyed yellow. What kind of look do you want to present to the audience?” No A reporter who knew where he got the news opened his mouth and asked, but Song Kang-ho was taken aback by him.

“Where did you know it?” Song Kang-ho looked puzzled. You must know that he only learned some of the protagonist’s settings after receiving the script, such as identity background, family member, etc. Waiting for these, although these are not confidential, but the film has not yet started shooting, the reporters possessing great magical power already know these little details, no wonder Song Kang-ho looks worried.

Seeing a trace of astonished flashing across Song Kang-ho’s face, the reporter who asked the question just smiled and did not choose to answer this question. He saw that Song Kang-ho sorted out the language before he started to prepare. Answer it.

“I played a family eldest son in the play. He should be regarded as a kind of character neglected and abandoned by mainstream society. Although his hair is dyed yellow, he still treats himself Hair style management is not very concerned. The color and image of the hair also show that he is the “outcast” of the society from another aspect.”

For the introduction of the role, Song Kang-ho is just a simple introduction. Having said a few words, after all, even if the role is exaggerated, the audience can’t do it without buying tickets, so the most important thing is how to attract the audience to the cinema. This is what Bong Joon-woo and the protagonists are worried about.

“How did you decide to take over the filming of “The Host” in the first place?”

“As early as three years ago, when I learned from director Bong Jun-ho When I first thought about “The Host”, the first thought that came to my mind was “It’s ridiculous.” It was not long after the filming of “Memories of Murder”.” Song Kang-ho said here, his gaze looked towards the person in front of him. The reporters, then continued: “You should understand what I mean by’ridiculous’.”

When I heard Song Kang-ho’ridicule’Bong Joon-woo, the reporters all laughed. It’s not just at the beginning, even now when Bong Joon-woo and JHJFilm’s Boss Jung Hyuk-jae have released the news of making rare beast movies. Many senior filmmakers in the circle are ridicule this not knowing. The immensity of Heaven and Earth film. “Bong Joon-woo” has been swollen after “Kidnapping the Dog in Front” and “Memories of Murder”. I don’t know the immensity of heaven and earth. I want to participate in a “Hollywood” rare beast movie. I want to make a big movie. I want to make a movie crazy.

It’s the same group of people. Jung Hyuk-jae’s words don’t sound very nice, like what I have invested in “Welcome to Dongmakgol” and “The King and The Clown” and thought I was in the circle I’m a big boss, I want to put my hand in a big movie, grab a job with an established film production company, and have my brain broken, I was fooled by someone to defraud the investment, in short, there is no good thing to say about this movie. The rare beast movie, which is known to be produced by billions of dollars, is not optimistic.

“Director Bong explained to me that he was going to make a movie in which “monsters” appeared in Han River, and his expression was particularly serious at the time, which made me a little not knowing what to do, thinking I persuaded him to continue making some movies he was good at, but after all he still didn’t have the courage to open his mouth, just pretending to agree with his idea. There is more than that. Director Bong even said that he had witnessed it with his own eyes. Monster, I was really worried at the time if he was too hard to make a movie until he had hallucinations in his mind.” Song Kang-ho continued to say with a smile.

“So what gave you the confidence to make you take over the script of this movie?” From Song Kang-ho’s words just now, the reporters didn’t get anything valuable. , And then continued to inquire.

“To be honest, even when I have seen the finalized script, I am not sure about the success of the film. However, Jung Hyuk-jae -ssi of JHJFilm at the script discussion It gave me a lot of confidence.”

“At the script discussion, Jung Hyuk-jae -ssi may be the youngest among us, but he is also the future of this movie among us The most determined and confident person, when I saw his expression, I couldn’t help being infected, thinking about what must be done in the next movie!”

After listening to Song Kang -Ho, journalists should take the time to write and draw in their notebooks and record this remark seriously, but they are still a little unsatisfied. Just when they thought that what Song Kang-ho wanted to say is over, the next few words seduce their interest even more.

“In addition, there is actually another reason. Recently, everyone has been discussing whether Jung Hyuk-jae -ssi has a pair of golden eyes for investment? As long as he invests in things, the end is It’s not a loss.” After saying this, Song Kang-ho Haha smiled and turned and left. As for the reporters in front of him, he didn’t know how to write about it.

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About “The Host”, Many movies such as “The King and The Clown” and “Old Thousand” have been hotly discussed on the Internet. Netizens have a better understanding of JHJFilm, the company that produces these wonderful movies. Many of them still I really don’t know much about it. It turns out that Jung Hyuk-jae is the boss behind the creation of this company. I only know it after recent bombings on the Internet.

The news about “The Host” has not been fully digested by everyone. The next day JHJFilm broke another news, “written by Jung Hyuk-jae, creator of last year’s film “Welcome to Dongmakgol” The comedy film “Beauty’s Troubles” directed by Park Kwang-hyun will start shooting next week’.

Not only ordinary audiences are trapped, but even the so-called big guys in the movie circle who have been clamoring before are silent. This year’s movie market is here and there is a wolf. , This is clearly a “Godzilla”, okay?

From the comic book gambling movie “Lao Qian” to the rare beast movie “The Host”, plus the latest release of “Beauty’s Troubles”, the genre is different, the audience and the market are different, according to In the past filming cycles, almost all of them have to rush together. Even if they don’t rush together, it’s your party to sing. I’ll be on the stage. I can expect the’grand event’ at the time of the show. At a glance, it is all produced by JHJFilm.

‘Is this Jung Hyuk-jae going crazy? ‘, the production cost of the three movies alone will cost 20 billion, right? Isn’t this crazy? This is the opinion of many filmmakers themselves.

As for the protagonist Jung Hyuk-jae who caused this heated discussion, he took all the production crew members to the location to shoot…