On March 16, in Hong Kong, the 18th time shall be awarded “Asian Oscars”-Asian Movie Awards. The chief within the variety of nominations (11) was the movie of the Korean director Chan Jay Hyun “Exhuma”, who was within the Russian rental of the unsubscribed. Maybe the explanation for that is on the identical time a template and heavy title chosen by the distributors: “Curse” Name of the Grave “.” Anton Dolin, nevertheless, believes that this excellent image deserves shut consideration.
Not solely an unsuccessfully chosen rolling title, but in addition dubbing can kill the pleasure of watching this beautiful horror. On the very starting of the stewardess, one of many major characters, the skilled shaman, Rim (the star of the cinema and the collection Kim Go Yong), for the Japanese girl, and she or he solutions the impeccable Japanese; Information of the language will subsequently be helpful to it when speaking with a strong spirit. When the plane lands, Grand Rome and her junior assistant within the rituals of Pon Gil (Lee Earlier than Hyun are higher identified for tv movies) in Los Angeles. Their clients, the descendants of the wealthy and highly effective Korean household, are used to speaking in English: already their second technology lives within the States.
Many -language work are an unobtrusive reminder of the rising energy of Korean cinema, continually increasing the viewers and style areas. Its director Chan Jay Hyun is the rising star of the Asian horror, whose debut “Clergymen” (2015) made a variety of noise. The brand new image grew to become a document holder for charges in South Korea in 2024. It’s devoted to particular, purely nationwide accidents of the previous and impacts essentially the most delicate scars – that’s, that is the movie primarily for the Koreans. On the identical time, formalistic ability, the flexibility to construct a bewitching story and fill it with plausible, multifaceted, complicated characters will respect the viewer of any tradition. It is a film of guide dressing, wherein the grasp’s sound design, earthy shades of the visible row and man-made particular results make it clear: in entrance of us is certainly not a trivial train within the style.
When American medication seems to be powerless earlier than the mysterious sickness of the new child inheritor – he cries for no purpose and with out stopping, the thicknesses recall the artwork of Korean shamans. Grand Rome is recognized immediately: a household curse. The therapy can be prescribed – the fast exhumation of the infant’s nice -grandfather, buried in Korea. Therefore, in actual fact, the unique title “Exhuma”. 4 are taken for the process: skilled specialists be part of a pair of younger shamans-an skilled on the grave fengh kim San Doc and his colleague Yong Gyon, promoting very best areas for the burial. The primary is performed by the legendary ChVE Min Sik (“Oldboy”), the second – some of the well-known attribute artists of the nation Yu Hai Jin.
Earlier than us is a movie in regards to the obsession and exile of the demon – a venerable, revered style. Within the strategy of gradual publicity of intrigue underneath the attractive carved coffin of the good -grandfather, buried within the anonymous grave on the slope of the distant mountain, new sinister secrets and techniques are discovered. In the identical approach, the same old procedures of exorcism, for the western look extraordinarily unique, are involuntarily changed by feverish improvisation. It abruptly seems that at stake a relaxed dream of not solely an harmless baby, however his whole huge household. Furthermore, underneath the specter of the lifetime of the 4 heroes, recklessly taking over the overwhelming activity, and their virtually invincible opponent holds all of Korea underneath the invisible oppression.
“Exhuma” is split into a number of chapters: Chan Jay Hyun – not solely the director, but in addition the screenwriter of the movie – demonstrates the artwork of progressive disclosure of issues, which initially appear insignificant, scheduled by dotted line. The principle one is nationwide id, which can’t be based mostly on blind observance of historical rituals, however is obliged to be guided by reflection and a continuing evaluation of the previous. You’ll be able to evaluate this course of with excavations of an historical burial, throughout which it’s essential to flip from a shaman into an archaeologist. In any case, it’s crucial not solely to extract the coffin from the grave, however the stays from the coffin, but in addition to grasp who’s buried right here and why, how the historical past of half -forgotten generations impacts us right here and now. Involuntarily remembers the “repentance” of Tengiz Abuladze – the ruthless exhumation of Stalinism, which launched the moral revolution of perestroika.
The curse of the great-grandfather, not by chance buried in a secluded place hidden from the eyes, which is guarded by foxes (mystical animals for each Korean and Japanese mythology), is carefully associated to his lifetime mission: he was a outstanding loser official in the course of the years of the Japanese occupation of Korea. However this isn’t the bottom layer of excavations, which is hinting at a horrible snake with a human face, crawling out of the grave instantly after the exhumation. The neighborhood of the grave with the Buddhist monastery, the place the monk as soon as lived, whose Korean title resembles the Japanese phrase “kitsune” (that’s, the werewolf fox), can be not unintentional.
A daunting story is instructed with parts of infectious on a regular basis humor. The viewer shouldn’t be allowed to neglect for a second that chamans-characters exist within the fashionable world, utilizing cell phones, going to the gymnasium, continually fixing family points. For instance, the daughter of Kim San Doca is pregnant, however she has not but performed the marriage – and this at first occupies him far more than the exhumation and exile of evil spirits. Nonetheless, the shortly delivery of a kid serves as one other reminder of the continual connection of generations: if grandfather doesn’t enter into harmful martial arts with an evil spirit, the grandson won’t be greeted.
The mysticism of the previous is rooted within the current, digging it out of the mud of on a regular basis life is a fancy detective work and on the identical time an vital social mission. It’s tough to not really feel envious of Korean filmmakers, who so convincingly analyzing the political accidents of the previous, however don’t forget in regards to the fast activity – to captivate and entertain, scare and console the viewers.
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