'Nuclear fist action' Ma Dong-seok vs 'gun and knife action' Kim Seon-ho, a very different 'extreme extreme' action character

With action movies being chosen by many audiences for the hot summer, the style of action characters in the movie is drawing attention.

First, the movie 'Criminal City 3' (director Lee Sang-yong) is running with the best results this year with the bare-fisted action of Ma Seok-do, played by actor Ma Dong-seok. 'Criminal City 3', which was released on the 31st of last month, succeeded in surpassing 6 million viewers in 7 days of release, turning on the green light for 10 million films.

Taking over the baton of 'Criminal City 3', the movie 'The Scion' (director Park Hoon-jung) is also an action movie, and the audience's expectations are high. 'The Scion', directed by Park Hoon-jeong of the 'New World' and 'Witch' series, is about to be released on the 21st and is attracting attention as actor Kim Seon-ho's screen debut.

Ma Seok-do in the movie 'Crime City 3' and the Scion in Kim Seon-ho's movie 'The Scion' use completely different styles of action.

Maseokdo beats the villains with his bare fists, so-called 'nuclear fists'. Even if you wield a gun or a knife, the magic sword does not respond with a weapon in the same way. Maseokdo is humane in that he does not use guns or knives, but sweeps away evil forces with his bare fists, and that is why he is more attractive. The excitement of the audience is doubled when the flying and long villains lose their spirit in front of Maseokdo's fist and collapse without fail.

On the other hand, the nobleman in 'The Scion' uses his fists, but also wields a sword and shoots. A scion who does not give up a clean and sophisticated appearance prefers a gun that can serve a purpose neatly. However, it does not mean that his physical fighting skills or sword handling skills are inferior. The scion, who emphasizes that he is a 'professional who has never missed a target', is a character with an astonishing level of comprehensive combat power to fight dozens of enemies in an enclosed space and walk out.

Even in terms of appearance, Maseokdo and Scion are polar opposites. Detective Maseok-do wears a semi-suit only when he has work at the police station, and usually wears a comfortable style with a leather jacket and a windbreaker. Short sporting hair here is pretty much the default. In the case of a scion, even if the style is different, he always sticks to a three-piece suit and shoes. Even if she had to use her body, she immediately checked her style while paying attention to her appearance in the mirror.

What the two characters have in common is that they seem pointless, but they are jokes with bones. The words of Maseokdo, which he spits out coolly while beating the villains, are an indispensable point of observation in the 'Crime City' series. Scion is also a character that makes people laugh with extraordinary and erratic comments.

'Criminal City 3' is being screened in theaters, and 'Scion' will be released on the 21st.

Jiye Choi, staff reporter at TenAsia wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr