Train to Busan (2016)
Nobody in my circle actually finds pleasure in watching zombie movies. Neither do I. I sneaked this one just for the heck of it. And the verdict is - splendid. Just like any disaster movie, instead of having natural disasters, animal attacks or alien invasion to scare the wits out of the audience, here, the offending agents are the fast spreading zombies induced by other infected brain-dead zombies whose purpose in their zombie life is to bite healthy people!
Putting all that senseless screaming and gore aside, which was tastefully done, by the way, there is a semblance of storytelling, development of character and purpose in narration.
A busy executive modern dad, Seok-Woo, a fund manager is having a crisis to handle in office. Despite his tight schedule, he has no choice but to send his daughter, Su-Ann, to his estranged wife in Busan to spend her birthday. The emotional scene of a child yearning for her father's love is nicely expressed. Then there is the paternal grandfather hoping that the younger generation would give marriage the reverence the previous generation did!
Trouble starts when they board the KTX bullet train from Seoul to Busan. An infected girl gets into the train at the last minute to create mayhem. The focus ends up with Seok-Wu, his daughter, a tough guy doting husband with his pregnant wife, a pair of high school kids, a pair of elderly sisters, a self-centered businessman and the train driver.
The suspense is held until the very end with a twister to finish.
The interesting dialogue in the film is when the tough guy with the pregnant wife character tells Seok-Wu, "You as a father work all your life for your daughter to give her everything but you still be the villain!" or something to that effect! It kind of resonated with me.
Nobody in my circle actually finds pleasure in watching zombie movies. Neither do I. I sneaked this one just for the heck of it. And the verdict is - splendid. Just like any disaster movie, instead of having natural disasters, animal attacks or alien invasion to scare the wits out of the audience, here, the offending agents are the fast spreading zombies induced by other infected brain-dead zombies whose purpose in their zombie life is to bite healthy people!Putting all that senseless screaming and gore aside, which was tastefully done, by the way, there is a semblance of storytelling, development of character and purpose in narration.
A busy executive modern dad, Seok-Woo, a fund manager is having a crisis to handle in office. Despite his tight schedule, he has no choice but to send his daughter, Su-Ann, to his estranged wife in Busan to spend her birthday. The emotional scene of a child yearning for her father's love is nicely expressed. Then there is the paternal grandfather hoping that the younger generation would give marriage the reverence the previous generation did!
Trouble starts when they board the KTX bullet train from Seoul to Busan. An infected girl gets into the train at the last minute to create mayhem. The focus ends up with Seok-Wu, his daughter, a tough guy doting husband with his pregnant wife, a pair of high school kids, a pair of elderly sisters, a self-centered businessman and the train driver.
The suspense is held until the very end with a twister to finish.
The interesting dialogue in the film is when the tough guy with the pregnant wife character tells Seok-Wu, "You as a father work all your life for your daughter to give her everything but you still be the villain!" or something to that effect! It kind of resonated with me.
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