With the news of Crankin, excited expectations were raised in the movie market. <파묘>A press preview was held ahead of its release on February 22nd. <파묘>As if meeting the audience’s expectations for , people’s exclamations and laughter were repeated throughout the running time. Are heightened expectations poisonous or beneficial? After the tense preview, there was relaxed applause everywhere. <시간위의 집> <사바하>Director Jang Jae-hyeon, who went through <파묘>It deals with the truth and events that shamans Hwa-rim (Kim Go-eun) and Bong-gil (Lee Do-hyeon), who set out to solve the mysterious case of the Park family, encounter with the help of feng shui master Sang-deok (Choi Min-sik) and undertaker Yeong-geun (Yu Hae-jin). It vividly conveys the first reactions of reporters who have not yet escaped the exciting atmosphere of the theater.
Reporter Soo-yeon Lim
Religion and superstition are illogical because they are based on inevitable uncertainty, but they are inseparable from our daily lives. In particular, Korea, which internalized a deformed class structure during the Japanese colonial period and military regime, is a strange place where the Yin-Yang and Five Elements, Shinjeom, Christianity, and Feng Shui are mixed to determine human beliefs and choices. Director Jang Jae-hyun has deconstructed and reconstructed the occult genre, which has evolved based on Western culture, in a Korean way. Although the clunky directing gets stepped on at times, the perseverance that pushed this brave idea forward is trustworthy.
Reporter Lee Ja-yeon
Making full use of traditional Korean culture such as coarse salt, glutinous rice, and malpi. <파묘>flexibly transforms everyday concerns of the public, such as four fortunes and the yin-yang and five elements, into thrilling topics. It was also faithful to the basic function of movies, which is to feel the same emotions at the same moment by placing the sources of fear that have been shared for a long time in the same culture here and there. In particular, director Jang Jae-hyeon’s affection for not making every character’s first appearance is clearly felt. The four main characters, who received the director’s love, move forward like a sailboat, fully demonstrating their abilities. The greed of cramming two topics into one track feels excessive, but the large-scale story does not feel burdensome.
Reporter Lee Yu-chae
Director Jang Jae-hyeon, who has been making movies where you can tell who the director is even if you cover up his name, has made a movie that is just like Jang Jae-hyun this time. <파묘>is a frantic film that throws all kinds of occult materials, such as Feng Shui, Yin-Yang and the Five Elements, spirits, and superstitions, into the ground and unfolds them as if they were a story. Some people may say that it’s absurd, that it’s old-fashioned, and that they’re talking about old times like this now, but the director shows what he wants to show regardless, and I want to support this kind of ‘my way’ from a young director who doesn’t care about others. <고스트버스터즈>It’s also fun to watch the performances of the four actors who move in the same way. Juniors Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyeon are running with determination on the sunny ground that their seniors Choi Min-sik and Yoo Hae-jin have solidly created. In particular, the techno-like exorcism of young shaman mates who work up a sweat at the gym and then go to work is a highlight.
Reporter Lee Woo-bin
It tastes different from movies that only smell of the occult. We have the utmost respect for people involved in the occult. <설리: 허드슨강의 기적>As such, it is a type of professional film in which the characters fulfill their professional responsibilities. It brings about a strange sense of hope and fun that members of this society are properly protecting their respective positions. Respecting feng shui masters, shamans, and undertakers <파묘>does not wander around with wasteful questions such as whether the identity of what they do is real or fake, or in other words, whether Yin-Yang and the Five Elements or ghosts exist in reality. There are no ambiguous jokes. <악마의 씨>Woden <고스트버스터즈>It’s an attitude close to . Experts who are best at their jobs correct the difficulties and resolve the situation. It is natural that there is ‘something’ in the process for experts to confront, movies show ‘something’, and the audience believes ‘something’ by seeing it. On that natural trust, actors and audiences can play out and enjoy themselves to their heart’s content. Director Jang Jae-hyeon’s expertise shined very brightly.
