Shiri is a perfect depiction of a Korean action film. It is one of the top korean movies in box office history. The action thriller genre with a side of spies like 007. I really enjoyed this film but because I had the preconception of it having so much success in the box office I was expecting it to be a happy ending. Growing up here in Canada I am used to all the well known movies that do the best at the box office are always based on the misconception notion and theme of the American dream. Most movies here always end in a happy ending where the two star crossed lovers put their beliefs or orders aside and get together at the end. I find this type of ending much more effective as it is a great twist. I always find that foreign films are much more realistic and depressing in the fact that they are under the illusion of the American dream like Hollywood is over here. The fact that the male character is the one who ends up killing the female is also a classic binary of male oriented action films. The man always has to come out on top. The men's strength had to reign above all, the woman always has to be seen as the inferior race. Even though she was sent on a special mission to kill targets in Seoul, she even had plastic surgery to hide her true identity. She made so many sacrifices for her job and yet her inferior strength is shown at the end. The tragic air of this film and the fact that they don't end up together at the end allowed me to understand the directors stance in continuing within the limits of the action thriller genre.
Monday, October 28, 2013
Action Thriller Genre
Shiri is a perfect depiction of a Korean action film. It is one of the top korean movies in box office history. The action thriller genre with a side of spies like 007. I really enjoyed this film but because I had the preconception of it having so much success in the box office I was expecting it to be a happy ending. Growing up here in Canada I am used to all the well known movies that do the best at the box office are always based on the misconception notion and theme of the American dream. Most movies here always end in a happy ending where the two star crossed lovers put their beliefs or orders aside and get together at the end. I find this type of ending much more effective as it is a great twist. I always find that foreign films are much more realistic and depressing in the fact that they are under the illusion of the American dream like Hollywood is over here. The fact that the male character is the one who ends up killing the female is also a classic binary of male oriented action films. The man always has to come out on top. The men's strength had to reign above all, the woman always has to be seen as the inferior race. Even though she was sent on a special mission to kill targets in Seoul, she even had plastic surgery to hide her true identity. She made so many sacrifices for her job and yet her inferior strength is shown at the end. The tragic air of this film and the fact that they don't end up together at the end allowed me to understand the directors stance in continuing within the limits of the action thriller genre.
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