Codec: HEVC / H.265 (94.0 Mb/s)
Resolution: 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
#Korean: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
#Korean: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Commentary by director Jang Joon-hwan and actor Shin Ha-kyun (2003))
#English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Commentary by critic and disc producer Pierce Conran and special effects artist Dan Martin (2026))
As with Jun-ho Boon's ‘The Dinosaur Invasion’, a sharp social drama is hidden behind the fantastical facade. After watching these films, I understood why North Koreans are in no hurry to tear down their ‘Berlin Wall’ at the 38th parallel with their southern counterparts.
But first, about the film itself. The predominance of rich green and blue tones is intended to lend harshness and uncompromising realism to the narrative. The main character's performance is truly stunning; it is impossible not to be moved by it and feel genuine compassion.
Throughout the film, explicit horror is intertwined with elements of thriller and black humor. In short, you won't have time to yawn for two hours...
P.S. Although Korean corporate giants such as LG, Samsung, etc. have achieved global significance, when you see as clearly as in this film the means by which this is achieved, you begin to realize the importance of socialist ideas...
However, why look so far away (to the Far East) when soulless corporate monsters are encroaching on our freedoms, individuality, and other human values all over the planet?
And although the authors pass an unequivocal verdict on modern civilization, I believe that ‘beauty will save the world’ and we will return to it, rejecting the mad technological race to erode the soul...