2023-12-27 15:05:00
Hello, this is reporter Shin Jeong-seon of the Chosun Ilbo Culture Department. The 35th letter of ‘What do you think of that movie?’ is regarding the year-end theater performance of the movie ‘Noryang: Sea of Death’. Reporter Baek Soo-jin sent us a review of ‘Noryang’ right following its release. I will talk regarding the reaction following the release, especially the expectations for the movie, which will attract 10 million viewers. I didn’t see it during the preview, but I saw it last week, during the first weekend of its release. First impressions following seeing it? “Well, 10 million would be difficult.” I’ll tell you why below.
[서울=뉴시스] Reporter Kim Hye-jin = On the 26th, a poster for the movie ‘Noryang’ is displayed on the electronic screen of a movie theater in Seoul. 2023.12.26. [email protected]
Let’s look at the data first. ‘Noryang’ recorded 1.68 million viewers in its first week of release. Isn’t that a lot? No, the previous film ‘Hansan’, which was released last summer when the coronavirus atmosphere continued, had 2.27 million in its first week of release. As of the 26th, which movie has the highest seat sales rate? ‘Spring in Seoul’ has been released a month ago. ‘Noryang’ is in 4th place.
A friend who saw ‘Noryang’ before me said that. “Do you know that a Japanese general died in Noryang following being attacked by a sonic wave?” “huh? Noryang is not some kind of thunder hawk.” “look. “I know it when I see it.” My friend said he laughed at that scene. “The drums really sound there. “Baek Yoon-sik told me to stop, but what I meant was egg rolls.”
It was just as my friend said. Captain Yoshihiro Shimazu (Baek Yun-sik) screamed following being attacked by a sonic wave. This is the scene of Yi Sun-shin’s drum sound in question. I believe that too little or too little of ‘Noryang’, such as the drum sound scene, is one of the reasons for lowering expectations for a movie worth 10 million viewers. The naval battle scene came out well. But it’s too long. Does the feeling of pouring in unconditionally for a long, long time double? The audience’s only memory is not ‘The Battle of Noryang was so cool,’ but ‘The Battle of Noryang was too long.’
The ballerina’s 32-turn fouetté is always impressive. However, imagine that only Fouetté is shown throughout Act 4 of ‘Swan Lake’. Will fouette remain in our memories as admiration or boredom? The audience’s memory is word of mouth. If an acquaintance asks “How was Noryang?” and the answer is “The naval battle was too long,” it will be difficult to go to Cheonman. But Noryang was just like that.
The same goes for the drum sound. Not only was it long, but I thought Yi Sun-sin’s appearance in that scene was unbecoming of a leader. leader. When I watch war movies, I usually look at leadership rather than battle scenes. What kind of judgment do you make in desperate moments, and what values do you focus on?
Yi Sun-sin, who insists on fighting to end the war, is often haunted by visions of his son who was killed by Japanese pirates and those who died before him. The description of him being caught by illusions and staggering around, not while eating or washing his face, but even in the middle of a battle, seemed overly sentimental for a leader who is supposed to be colder and calmer than anyone else. When he was beating the drum hard, he seemed not like a commander of the three provinces’ naval forces leading the war, but like a person with a psychosomatic disease suffering from hallucinations. With Yi Sun-shin like this, ‘Spring in Seoul’ is a hit in the theater district where it is alive and well.
The characters exclaim exasperatedly at the end of every word, “Ri Soon-shin!” “Lee Soon-shin!” “Lee Soon-shin!” There are too many crying scenes. Even without repeatedly underlining it, there would be no one who would not know the weight of his existence. Speaking of repetition, General Star also comes to mind. Could it be that the reason I kept emphasizing it once more and once more was because of director Kim Han-min’s disappointment in finishing the trilogy?
In the movie ‘Noryang’, Japanese general Yoshihiro Shimazu (Baek Yun-sik) suffers from Yi Sun-sin’s sonic attack(?). It is said that many audiences sympathize with his cry to stop beating the drums.
In order for a movie to become a hit in today’s world, it is important to have a popular feel. It means that you need to be focused and say, ‘I have to see that movie.’ ‘Spring in Seoul’ succeeded in creating a sensation with its own dribble in the movie market in November, when the focus was on catching a breather before the release of big winter films, and is attracting audiences until the peak season in December. Even though ‘Noryang’ is great on its own, the audience is divided because of ‘Spring in Seoul.’
I remember the preview of ‘Spring in Seoul’. As soon as the ending credits rolled, I sent a KakaoTalk message to reporter Baek Soo-jin (who was watching from a distance over there). I checked once more now and it is this sentence. “This is so fun.” (Reporter Baek Soo-jin’s answer was, “Yes, haha.” It’s pretty, right?) I quickly postponed my plans for that evening and asked for a seat at the VIP preview that evening, so I saw it once more right away. Yes, 10 Million Movies is like this. It makes the reporter in charge think, ‘Oh my gosh, I have to watch this once more right away.’
Let’s think regarding leaders once more. Didn’t anyone around director Kim Han-min say that the drumbeat was too much and that the naval battle was too long? No, I think I would have done it. People think alike. But why did it come out the way it did now? It’s probably the director’s decision. The quality of a naval battle can be improved by a VFX company, but it is ultimately the director’s decision where and how much to include. So, it seems like being a director is a great, yet lonely and painful position. Like all leaders.
Of course, not all movies that are fun will be million-dollar movies, or not all movies that are fun will be fun. It largely depends on the market situation at the time. In order for ‘Noryang’ to calm the momentum of ‘Spring in Seoul’ and become a hit, it had to come out very, very well. Yi Sun-sin’s sonic attack brought Waejang to his knees, but it seems that Jeon Doo-gwang will have a hard time. What if I become 10 million like this? We should applaud together. The fact that Korean movies are doing well is good news for the reporters in charge. I’m willing to be wrong.
This is the last letter we will send this year. Thank you once more to all the readers who read the letter this year. It was an experiment to meet readers through platforms other than newspapers, but I unexpectedly received many gifts. Readers from as far away as New York and Tokyo sent me emails saying they enjoyed reading the letter, and I also received a KakaoTalk message from a high school classmate for the first time in many years. (“Who on earth is the reporter who writes this?” I checked the name and it turned out to be me.) I’ll come back with a more readable letter next year. happy new year
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