Director Kim Byung-woo responded to polarized reactions to "The Great Flood."
On the 22nd, an interview with director Kim Byung-woo of the Netflix film "The Great Flood" was held at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Seoul.
"The Great Flood" is an SF disaster blockbuster that depicts the battle of those who stake humanity's last hope for survival on the earth's last day when a great flood has struck, fought inside an APT. as the buildings become submerged.
Director Kim Byung-woo, who has been praised for his distinctive delicate direction for dealing with the multilayered emotions of characters placed in extreme situations in works such as the films "The Terror Live" and "PMC: The Bunker," took the director's chair.
According to FlixPatrol, on the 21st "The Great Flood" ranked No. 1 globally on Netflix. It entered the top 10 in 92 countries and attracted attention by remaining in the upper ranks, but there were some polarized reactions to the unfamiliar attempt to combine SF and disaster genres.
In response to the question, "Have you seen the reactions?", director Kim Byung-woo laughed and said, "I stopped reading comments this summer," and added, "I can understand if (negative reactions) happen. The title is 'The Great Flood,' so some may say only half of the great flood appears. Ten thousand people means ten thousand opinions."
Director Kim said, "When asked why the title is 'The Great Flood,' in fact, the story of Noah from Genesis was big in my mind. I thought it might be immediately associated, and that means it is not simply a story of disaster but a term connected to a new world, species. Before the film came out, if you Google 'great flood,' Noah Genesis great flood came up first. The keyword itself immediately evokes that story. There was also an intention to elicit that associative effect."
He continued, "In the film someone says, 'People must create emotions,' but emotions require human relationships, and I thought one of the most intense emotions humans have is the emotion between parents and children. Previously in meetings I never brought up the word motherhood. It could be understood as a film about motherhood, but then the film would become flat," he said, expressing his conviction.
He added, "In the end this is a story about the human heart, and what can best reveal that seemed to be the relationship between mother and child. In fact, to some extent it was something I anticipated even before filming. I didn't make it thinking seven or eight out of ten people would like it. First of all, I think it's a positive reaction for many to watch it and talk a lot about it, whether it's good or bad. There are films that have nothing to say. I like all of them. I'm so grateful that people continue to talk about 'The Great Flood.'"
(Interview continued in part 2.)<
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