(2005). His new action crime film reimagines the classic ‘framed for murder’ concept with its high tech spin on crime scene manipulation and digital data management.
dresses its dark story of manipulation and murder with a fresh and stylistic visual flare ripe for the times that sees its (mostly) youthful leads take their keen online gaming and teamplay skills to the next level where they face off with a dark and powerful industry fueled by scandal and corruption.
After returning a lost phone to a mysterious woman for a reward, the video game addicted Kwon (Ji Chang-wook) awakes in his apartment to police bursting through his door to arrest and charge him with the rape & murder of an underaged girl, said to be the very woman he delivered the lost phone to. With zero recollection of the events, Kwon pleads his innocence but overwhelming evidence sends him away to life imprisonment. Life in prison is cruel to Kwon as he finds himself at the mercy of the hardened gang leader Ma (Kim Sang-ho) and his goons that sees the former national Tae Kwon Do competitor endure beating after beating. Slowly, Kwon rebuilds his confidence in prison where the skills he acquired as a leader in the video game worlds he dominated begin to resurface as he plans an escape.
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Once out, a nationwide manhunt begins to track down the wanted fugitive as Kwon reunites with his former online gaming squad who use their various technical, gaming and computer hacking skills to clear the name of their beloved captain. The crew uncovers the dealings of a nefarious organization that fabricates crimes and scandals using state of the art set designers and artists to plant and remove evidence at crime scenes they manipulate in order to enrich themselves while offering power and influence to others. With Kwon’s case being just the tip of the iceberg in this elaborate corporate scandal, his team puts it all on the line to expose the truth.
(2018) that I wish was pursued a bit more. The players do not completely enter a virtual world using VR tech like in
But their their gameplay is presented as a full emersion experience with its onscreen portrayal. Complete with lifelike avatars and haptic feedback, this sequence shows us just how serious and immersive an online gaming experience can be, and provides ample justification for the tight bond they share. This filmmaking style also helps to add a fun
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Fabricated City is a feast for the senses. It comes packed with superb visuals and its sound design is top notch. There’s a dark ambiance to many of its scenes, especially during the prison sequence, and colors pop when tech is deployed or other artificial lighting is used. But there may be too many dark narrative devices including murder, rape, suicide, and physical abuse that are used to establish the world of
I, for one, appreciate Fabricated City the most when it doubles down on its hard R sci-fi actioner aesthetics. It features a wild, dark and deranged set up that takes nearly 40 minutes to establish. But once the main story kicks in,
Dials it back a bit and takes up a more playful tone at times. This comes across as a bit too silly during its mid and final sections where the gaming squad reunites in real life to expose the shady criminal enterprise. This causes
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Are also only loosely defined and introduced far too late into the movie to emotionally invest in. Only a few of their quirks are very memorable like the girl MR. HAIRY (Shim Eun-kyung) who leads the hacking efforts and is only comfortable talking through cell phones or other electronic devices. The film then becomes more of a cat and mouse type pursuit film when Kwon’s jailhouse rivals begin to join in on the manhunt for him. Both parties utilize their high powered surveillance and hacking tech to constantly one up the other that starts out fun but becomes somewhat tiresome rather quickly.
takes a stab at high profile corruption in regards to both corporate and personal scandals that tend to lead the news headlines here in South Korea. It portrays a kind of puppet master orchestrating the public narrative to determine winners and losers within society through its control over the interconnected technological and data infrastructure systems that have emerged over the years. This is the most interesting sci-fi concept that feels rather timely considering just how valuable personal information has proven to be after the rise of SNS platforms in the digital age. In this way,
Tyler is a passionate fan of East Asian cinema, especially South Korean films which he has followed closely for nearly two decades. He started one of the Pacific Northwest's first Korean Cinema Clubs out of the University of Idaho in 2004, where he also spent a year abroad studying Japanese at Nagasaki University of Foreign Languages. Since 2011, Tyler has been living and working in Seoul, South Korea as a freelance English teacher and writer. He also spent one year studying at Sogang University's well-known Korean Language program.
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If you enjoy this content and would like to support our ability to continue to update and increase the quality of our content.Lucid Dream (Loosideu Deurim) uses an Inception style technique to solve an abduction case. The Korean sci-fi thriller is out on Netflix now!
) doesn’t dwell too much on the science of it all. I’m not sure it would hold up anyway. Still, it is important that the audience understands the concept and buys into the premise.
It’s for a very noble cause; A man is trying to find his son, who was abducted years earlier. In order to better remember the circumstances, he uses lucid dreaming to discover new clues.
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There are none of the Hollywood flares. Instead, it’s a desperate man’s last attempt to find his son, so we focus on the end and not the means.
If there’s one thing Korean movies do well it’s twists and turns. Well, that and allowing time for character portraits and raw emotion. In the case of
The main protagonist, Dae-Ho, is an investigative journalist, whose son was abducted. It happened while they were at an amusement park and no ransom request ever came. However, being a journalist who exposes everyone’s secrets has created many enemies.
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That’s why Dae-Ho continues doing what he does best; Investigating. Only this time he’s focused on the enemies he’s made and going after them one by one.
When nothing comes of this, he hears about lucid dreaming as a method to find more clues from the day of the abduction.
has all the makings of being an international success. Of course, the real succes would come from a remake in English. Personally, I don’t mind reading subtitles, but in this case, I think the story could be improved on as well.
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Hopefully, a remake would focus on this as well. If nothing else, maybe Netflix could create this themselves since they’ve already bought the rights for the original. Just sayin’.
As always, our usual resumé source IMDb comes up short when it comes to Korean movies. According to the database, it looks like this is Kim Joon-Sung debut as both director and screenwriter. Whether this is actually the case, I don’t know.
is tighter than what you’ll usually find with many Korean movies, it’s not without fault. There are great twists, but also things that seem a bit too corny.
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And what I’m really lacking is actually the slower pace. Not in and of itself, but because it allows for us [the audience] to get to know the characters. I’m not that invested in these characters which would’ve made the story much more engaging.
premiered in its native South Korea on February 22, 2017. It’s now out for the rest of the world to see on Netflix.
Plot Investigative journalist, Dae-Ho, is searching for his son who was abducted three years ago. With the help of a detective and a psychiatrist friend, he retraces his memory of the incident through the use of lucid dreaming techniques.
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I write reviews and recaps on Heaven of Horror. And yes, it does happen that I find myself screaming, when watching a good horror movie. I love psychological horror, survival horror and kick-ass women. Also, I have a huge soft spot for a good horror-comedy. Oh yeah, and I absolutely HATE when animals are harmed in movies, so I will immediately think less of any movie, where animals are harmed for entertainment (even if the animals are just really good actors). Fortunately, horror doesn't use this nearly as much as comedy. And people assume horror lovers are the messed up ones. Go figure!
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