Recently, director Kim Byung-woo, who married Ham Eun-jung of T-ara, meets global viewers with the disaster film "The Great Flood"
The Netflix film "The Great Flood" is drawing attention as a new genreal pleasure presented by director Kim Byung-woo.
After screening in the 'Korean Cinema Today - Special Premiere' section at the 30th Busan International Film Festival, "a film that explores human hearts larger than the great disaster, an attractive maze" (Song Kyung-won, editor-in-chief of Cine21) and other favorable reviews have been drawing attention, and the Netflix film "The Great Flood," which promises Kim Byung-woo's vivid directing and new genreal enjoyment, is raising expectations even higher.
Kim Byung-woo, who won four rookie director awards with "The Terror Live" for its fresh setup and breathless immersion, and was recognized for his outstanding direction that finely captures the psychology of characters in extreme situations that opened a new horizon for action blockbusters. Through "The Great Flood," which adds SF imagination to a disaster story, he densely unravels the stories of characters facing the earth's final day and moments of choice, presenting a new genreal pleasure.
In particular, the image of water combined with the familiar space of an APT. evokes realistic fear while enabling a unique cinematic experience only possible in "The Great Flood." The sight of water rapidly filling the most familiar yet closed spaces creates a real sense of pressure and instantly places viewers in the midst of the disaster. The massive movement of water, completed through perfect VFX techniques and long hours of repeated work, offers an overwhelming spectacle as if the disaster is happening before your eyes. Director Kim Byung-woo said, "More important than cool technical implementation was 'how can we best express people's hearts,'" raising expectations for a vivid visual experience that even captures emotional waves.
In addition, director Kim Byung-woo divided the film into two parts to effectively capture the appeal of the hybrid genre, taking different shooting concepts for the first and second halves. The first half of "The Great Flood" uses techniques like long takes to give the feeling of experiencing the disaster together, allowing a look into the characters' inner worlds and increasing immersion in the drama. The film's second half applied a unique concept of trapping ANNA within the frame, portraying the character's change even more interestingly from a new perspective as if viewing a theater stage. Also, "water is called a su-ma (water demon) in disasters but is also the source of life.
Director Kim Byung-woo, who said, "If you visually express human emotions, wouldn't it be a surging great wave," sought to weave into the story humanity's dilemma of facing an irresistible disaster and needing to move to the next stage, and insights into human existence. As the story unfolds and the film takes on meanings beyond a simple disaster, "The Great Flood" will deliver another resonance and provide global viewers with a rich cinematic experience.
In the irresistible disaster of the great flood, SF disaster blockbuster "The Great Flood," which draws expectations with Kim Da-mi and Park Hae-soo's passionate performances that add immersion to the unpredictable stories of characters on the brink and director Kim Byung-woo's vivid direction, is an SF disaster blockbuster that depicts the struggle of those who wager humanity's last hope to survive on the earth's final day struck by the great flood as they fight inside an APT. submerged by water. It will be released on Netflix on Dec. 19.
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