【Netflix】Korean Zombie Monster Movie Sweet Cruel Home

Probably nothing is more timely than watching zombie disaster movies today when everyone is talking about the epidemic, with infection and isolation as the key words. The plot that used to be exaggerated and absurd is now a metaphor, but it is so down to earth.

Netflix's original Korean drama "Sweet Home", the title and story of the drama brings a strong contrast. It tells that the Korean people have been "infected" for unknown reasons one after another, becoming monsters, walking dead, irrational, feeding on people, trapped in the low-rent apartment "Green House" "The residents of the '" united to fight monsters. They seem ordinary and ordinary, and they are as alienated and indifferent as the modern neighbor relationship, but because of the common disaster, from mutual distrust to united resistance against the enemy, it inspires bravery and feelings, and vows to protect. home.

In recent years, Korean film and television workers have dealt with zombie and beast disaster works very well, and it is easy to cause topics. In 2016, "Dead Train" (also the first zombie-themed movie in Korean film history) won the word-of-mouth, and the subsequent animated film "Dead Prequel: Seoul Station", as well as the sequel "Dead Peninsula" launched last year. Audiences are feeling a lot during the pandemic.

As for "Sweet Home", another Netflix original Korean drama "Zombie Wars Korea" (old translation "Lee Zombie Joseon"), which is also adapted from a web comic and has temporarily launched two seasons, has also set off a craze for zombies in Korean costumes, attracting the attention of Jun Zhixian Participating in the third season of "Zombie Battle in Korea: The Legend of Yaxin", which is planned to be launched this year, is even more exciting for drama fans.

no hero fell from the sky

At first glance at the outline of the story, "Sweet Home" is not an out-of-the-ordinary work, with various settings and familiar faces, it is more reminiscent of many previous works. It seems that they have changed from human beings to cannibalizing/killing monsters, and even some special infected people can still maintain self-awareness, transform into half-human and half-beast or even surpass both, hold the key to the survival of human beings, etc., and even shout the evolution of natural selection. It makes sense, that is, the routine of "Parasitic Beast". Humans use special infected people with immortality as experimental subjects, and conduct various inhumane and cruel experiments. Mutants thus swear by human beings, which reminds people of "Demihumans". Some monsters in "Sweet Home" have become arrogant beasts, and human beings have suddenly become ants that can be broken with a finger.

However, the bridge is not afraid of old. First of all, "Sweet Home" has a trapped beast fighting pattern that I like. The shooting scene is roughly focused on a dilapidated apartment "Green House", going up to the roof and down to the air raid shelter. Humans and monsters are fighting each other in the corridor, the elevator is singled out, and the stairs are dodging. , Play hide-and-seek like you chase me to hide, etc., fighting wits and strength, quite exciting. Although it will not be played from the lower level to the higher level, can the audience think of "Assault Death Tower"?

Some residents of the "Green House" have different skills, some are good at dancing knives, some are strong enough with fists, some are proficient in mechanically-made weapons, and some are smart and commanding. Of course, there are still the cowardly, fearful, skeptical and skeptical people in the majority, and the development of the story and the turn of the story are also from here. In fact, they represent the general public and are the most ordinary people. Even if they are more important roles, they are only ordinary people. Once again, it proves that there are no heroes who fall from the sky. In times of disaster, we are all mortals, and it is inevitable that our human weakness is exposed and we make frequent mistakes. , We must always be vigilant and give full play to our strengths, otherwise we will only live in fear and be unable to control ourselves.

"Sweet Home" has a major feature of anime adaptations - young people/students as the protagonists. Cha Hyun Soo (played by Song Jiang), who suffered from school bullying and lost his family in a car accident, was originally a nerd man who planned to seek his own shortsightedness. Later, he became a special infected person with an immortal body that healed his wounds instantly. House" is the strongest weapon for the survivors to fight against monsters. Another young protagonist, Lee Eun Hyuk (played by Lee Daohui), has intelligence and the commanding ability to lead others. He is the anti-enemy commander of the "Green House". The Korean drama Oppa may have watched too much. "Sweet Home" is very refreshing with young actors in charge. In addition, Li Shizhen, a muscular beauty, and Li Zhenyu, a rotten guy with a mysterious identity, sit in the town. The actors The lineup is eye-catching, and all the main characters have enough space to shape and develop in the play, and the characters are still three-dimensional and profound.

Desire is haunting

The first season of "Sweet Home" is full of doubts, and the story is of course unfinished. For example, the reason for the sudden change, I owe the audience an explanation, and the human-to-monster seems to have a lot to do with desire. Those who are persecuted and those who have strong obsessions , seems to be more likely to become a demon (Cha Hyun-soo was severely bullied for no reason and then had a tendency to self-destruct; a mad woman suffered the pain of losing her daughter; the grocery store owner was irritable, and his wife had been abused for a long time, etc.), the so-called "infection" may be Just for the trigger point, in the final analysis, or is it still lustful? The connection between mutation and desire also adds depth to the portrayal of human nature in the play.

Also, did Lee Eun Hyuk become a special infected person and escaped from the collapsed rubble at the end of the play? The most important thing is, can South Korea, which is full of monsters in the play, finally settle the chaos? All mysteries can only be left to the next season (if any) to be resolved next time.