(continued from interview②) Actress Kim Da-mi responded to mixed reactions toward "The Great Flood."
On the 22nd at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Seoul, an interview was held with Kim Da-mi, an actress in the Netflix film "The Great Flood."
"The Great Flood" is an SF disaster blockbuster depicting the battle fought by those who place humanity's last hope on the line inside an APT. submerged apartment as the last day of a world hit by a great flood approaches. Director Kim Byung-woo, who was praised for his delicate direction that handled the multilayered emotions of characters in extreme situations in works such as The Terror Live and PMC: The Bunker, directed the film.
Kim Da-mi plays Anna, an artificial intelligence researcher and humanity's last hope, transforming into a mother trying to protect her 6-year-old son, vividly portraying Anna's constantly growing and changing aspects as an artificial intelligence researcher who must fulfill her responsibilities.
According to FlixPatrol, on the 21st "The Great Flood" ranked No. 1 globally on Netflix. It entered the top 10 in 92 countries and drew attention by remaining in the upper ranks, but there were some mixed reactions to the unfamiliar attempt to combine SF and disaster genres.
When asked about the sharply divided responses, Kim Da-mi opened by saying, "When I read the script, I didn't really feel that the film's flow would change so dramatically. After it was made into moving images, there were points where 'I can see how it might look that way.' At first, the work had a large focus on a mother's love and the meaning of love that humans have, so (when reading it) I didn't feel any confusion about that."
She continued, "Honestly, we didn't expect our film to provoke such strong like-or-dislike reactions. Of course there will be differences in perspective. I thought it would land somewhere in the middle, but seeing it divide so sharply made me realize that there are many different things to talk about and various perspectives," adding, "At first, I also found this script very difficult, so as soon as I arrived in the morning I would debate with the director for about an hour. We did that every day."
She explained, "What stuck in my memory was that it was a difficult script like a math formula. I had to do many things in detail and put in a lot of meaning. In truth, those meanings were things known only to us, and I thought how they are conveyed to the audience is a different realm. Still, from the performer's perspective, I did try to make it as understandable as possible."
When asked about memorable reactions, she said, "What remained in my memory was that this film provokes many questions. It is a film with parts that are hard to understand, and it seems to be a film that different viewers interpret differently, but I felt good just that it became a film that prompts questions," adding with a laugh, "(In the gun action scenes) I saw reactions saying it was like Ja-yoon from Witch. It was fun to hold a gun again after a long time. If there's another chance, doing a work like that again would be nice."
Kim Da-mi urged prospective viewers, "At first I think many people will watch it thinking it's a disaster film. Since various genres are mixed, you may find it a little unique and difficult. I hope you think of it as a work that attempted something new. I wanted to express love as something human in it, and I think it's a film that contains a humanistic work. It's unique but I hope you'll watch it with the mindset that it's worth seeing."
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