Interview with Chun Woo-hee for the Netflix movie ‘I Just Dropped My Smartphone’
*There may be spoilers including major content of the movie.
Actor Chun Woo-hee (36) shared his thoughts on the movie's ending where he shoots a gun.
On the 22nd, an interview with Chun Woo-hee for the Netflix movie 'I Just Dropped My Smartphone' (director Kim Tae-jun) was conducted at a cafe in Sogyeok-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.
'I Just Dropped My Smartphone' is a thriller that tells the story of an ordinary office worker who loses his smartphone containing all his personal information and his entire daily life begins to be threatened. Chun Woo-hee played the role of Na-mi, an ordinary office worker who lost her smartphone, and Im Si-wan played the role of Jun-yeong, the serial killer who picked up Na-mi's smartphone. Kim Hee-won played the role of Ji-man, a detective pursuing this case.
Regarding the character Nami, Woohee Cheon said, "I liked the way she didn't know that someone was harming her, but then took the initiative to solve the problem after finding out. From an acting perspective, she was able to show life acting in the beginning, and later she was able to show an emotional role. “It was diverse. I thought it would be fun,” he said.
Cheon Woo-hee, who wanted to depict women in their 20s and 30s living in the modern era, liked the way Nami in the play took initiative in punishing Jun-yeong, who had shaken her life.
"I liked the fact that Nami tried to act independently and was independent. I also felt a sense of kinship with the character Nami. I had a lot of trouble controlling her weak but strong strength. The key was to draw the audience in and guide them through Nami's emotional changes. “I thought it was my responsibility. Still, I think I portrayed it in a not bad way.”
In the final scene of the movie, Nami judges Junyoung herself by shooting two guns at him. However, we were worried because the setting of shooting a gun was not Korean, but after discussion, we decided on this ending.
"'You're shooting?' I think you can think about it, but I thought I had to keep this ending in a situation where I ruined my own life and even watched my father die. In fact, when we watch a work, if we see a character who is too passive, There are times when you think, ‘If it were me, I wouldn’t do that.’ From Nami’s perspective, I thought she could shoot when it came to how to punish this person.”
"What struck me during the line was the line he said to the police, 'Can you protect me for the rest of my life?' There is something to do. I thought this was a very important point. I thought it was important to convey the message that self-salvation is something you must do yourself. Of course, you can get help, but I think it is important to have the power to protect yourself. That part. I liked it because it was a different ending. Even if Nami hadn't shot Junyoung, I think there would be some people who would have thought that the ending was 'done in vain.' The difference would have been in Nami's choice."
‘I Just Dropped My Smartphone’ was released on Netflix on February 17th.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr