Director Im Sun-rye's 'Negotiation' and director Lee Hae-young's 'Ghost' to be released simultaneously on the 18th.
Will the theater district be revitalized?
Will the theater district be revitalized?
The movies 'Negotiation' (directed by Lim Soon-rye) and 'Ghost' (directed by Lee Hae-young) will be screened side by side on the 18th.
‘Negotiation’ and ‘Ghost’ await the audience’s choice with their own unique strengths. Expectations are high as to whether the two works will be released simultaneously on the same day and will revitalize the theaters.
First, ‘Negotiation’ is director Lim Soon-rye’s new work after ‘Little Forest’ (2014). A film depicting the negotiation operation between diplomats and local National Intelligence Service agents that took place in Afghanistan. Hwang Jung-min plays Jeong Jae-ho, a diplomat specializing in negotiations, and Hyun Bin plays Park Dae-sik, an NIS agent specializing in the Middle East. Kang Ki-young played the role of Kasim, a local interpreter.
The highlight of 'Negotiation' is expected to be the location filming in Jordan and the acting chemistry between Hwang Jung-min and Hyun Bin, who are known as 'real-life best friends.' The image transformation of Hwang Jung-min, who plays a diplomat who wears a suit and is good at speaking English, and Hyun Bin, a National Intelligence Service agent with a beard and bronze face who jumps with his body, also attracts the audience's attention.
However, the motif of the 'Saemmul Church missionary kidnapping incident' is a risk factor. It is pointed out that it is not popular because of its somewhat uncomfortable material.
'Ghost' is a new work by director Lee Hae-young, who established her own style with 'Solo Battle'. It depicts the story of an anti-Japanese organization set in Gyeongseong in 1933. The 'ghost' suspects, anti-Japanese spies trapped in a hotel, struggle to escape suspicion and escape, and the action scenes to complete their missions are a highlight. A group of actors with strong personalities came together, including Seol Kyeong-gu as Junji Murayama of the Communications Department of the Government General of the Police Bureau, Lee Ha-nui as Cha Kyeong of the Communications Department, Park So-dam as Yuriko, the secretary directly under the Chief of Political Affairs, and Park Hae-soo as Kaito, the security captain who plans to hunt down ghosts.
'Ghost', which promotes 'spy action', is recommended to be watched by focusing on the spectacular action rather than trying to guess 'who is the ghost?' The presence of a ghost that appears after the middle part and the explosive action scenes are spectacular. Director Lee Hae-young's unique mise-en-scène and sophisticated directing are also points of note.
If you watch 'Ghost' expecting a 'closed mystery drama', you may be disappointed. Rather, I recommend paying attention to the powerful twists and action scenes.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr