Korean Movie Review : Train to Busan Will Keep You Wanting for More
We enter the story through the eyes of a workaholic fund manager, Seok-woo (Gong Yoo), who puts his work as a priority before anything else, not even his daughter. It was Su-An’s (Kim Sun-An) birthday, and she wanted to spend it with her mother.
Seok-Woo reluctantly agreed to take the morning off from office to accompany his young daughter to the city of Busan to reunite with her mother, who was also Seok-Woo’s ex-wife. What Seok-Woo didn’t realize was that the last minute decision that he made to accompany Su-An to Busan was the only last train that was still working before a zombie outbreak raid the whole country.
A Sneak Peek Into The Story :
Train to Busan grossed $87.5 million worldwide and it became the highest-grossing Korean film in Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. It even recorded more that 11 million movie goers in South Korea. And this movie definitely lived up to the hype that it generated. This movie was intense. It got me sitting on the edge of my seat through the whole course of the entire movie. Two hours of this movie made me feel more emotions that I have ever felt in my entire life.
In most of the zombie movies that I have watched, the lead actor would always be the one who would be selfless and who would sacrifice himself to keep other people safe, or at least they would try their hardest. However, in this movie, we were presented Seok-woo. He was the very opposite of what people would call heroic or brave. He only care for himself and he would not hesitate leaving people behind nor would he hesitated to use other people to further his own means. And his daughter, Su-An. She was a curious little thing, she seemed to have the knack to pay attention to the little details and would realize things before most people do. However, she was a quiet little girl and would keep most things to herself.
The Review :
This movie was indeed scary, and some of the scenes just gave me all sorts of anxiety, but I did not for once regret watching this movie. If you haven’t watched Train to Busan, I would highly recommend you do because this was just that sort of movie that will stay with you for a long time.
What a fantastic review of the film! I think this would be right up my street to watch aswell!
Yikes. I have to say, you did a great job reviewing this. I am not much for horror and/or action films, though. I just could never get into the zombie craze! I bet lots of my friends would enjoy this, though! I just find that every time I watch something like this I get anxiety and I need to watch a Disney cartoon to get my mind off of it!
Great review!
Haha I still think you definitely should give it a try though, try watching it with a friend. The ending of this movie will definitely give you the chills!
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This is a definite must watch for me. Kind of regretted waiting this long to watch it haha
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I'm not sure this film would really be my cup of tea – but you've written a great review, very thorough and detailed x
I've never heard of this movie but it sounds like a good watch x
I love horror movies and Train To Busan looks intense! I will have to watch the trailer and see what I think!
I never heard of the movie, but the review is interesting. I might be interested to watch it.
I don't think I would have interest of this film but your review was very thorough. Great review!
Great, fantastic review of this movie. I never heard about it. I love to see horror movies about at the same time I'm too scared as well. Pray for me.
I'm not a fan of zombie movies, but I love that Seok-woo is a totally untypical character and his daughter is really cute as well 🙂
haha watch it with a friend! Let me know how it goes if you decided to watch it!
I know right? I absolutely hated his selfish ass at first but ended up loving him in the end. Talk about a good character development!
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Let me know how it goes if you did!
If you love horror movies, then this one is definitely the one for you! Let me know how it goes if you decided to watch it !
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It was! I enjoyed every second of it!
This looks like such an interesting watch, loved your review. I am not so much in Korean cinema but I have a seen a couple of their movies and really loved those.
Sometimes it's hard to get the relationships down right in zombie movies as they are always focused on people dying. That's cool that they worked on character development as well. I will have to check this movie out when I get the chance.
If I wasn't such a scaredy-cat when it comes to horror movies, I would defnitely watch this! thanks for sharing:)
I personally do not like zombie movies, but my nephew is obsessed with them so we always end up watching one.
What a great review of this movie. I'm not a huge fun of zombie movies. The bizarre of this movie is the love of a father to his daughter and their willingness to help each other even if they are all at risk.
Such a superb review and wonderful presentation . Keep it up.
I'm not into horror movies, but I watched this movie – by myself, at a cinema – because of Gong Yoo. Nice to know that you're into Korean dramas, too. 🙂
Woa! it's hard to find someone who is into Korean movies and dramas haha. how did you like the movie? Was it too scary for you?
We love Walking Dead so this film is right up our street
Wow, what a great review. I"m not certain I would be able to watch, but you did an amazing job talking about the film!
I am so pleased I read this. I didn't realise this was a zombie movie. I love zombie movies so I need to try and watch this with a giant pillow as it looks scary!!!
Haha I'm glad you enjoyed the review! Let me know how it goes if you decides you watch it, don't forget to grab popcorns as well xx
Wow this film sounds fab, I love fast paced movies – I want to watch it now!
I love this movie. Now that I have read this, I want to watch it all over again. I have once read that there are plans for to do an installment.
I know right? This is one of the best zombie movies that I have ever watched to date. And yes! they are making a 2nd installment to the movie 🙂
I'd never heard of this film. Sounds like something that my husband would enjoy. Tx
I saw this advertised some time ago. The trailer looked incredible and I so want to watch it. Even more now I've read this!!