"Sunflower" is a crime drama film directed by South Korean director Kang Seok Bum in 2006. The film has been sought after by many Chinese fans in recent years. The
movie tells the story of the gang boss Tae-sik who has been rehabilitated after being released from prison, but is forced to go to the rivers and lakes step by step. After the protagonist Tae-sik wanted to live a dull life with his mother after being released from prison, his mother became a nail-biter in order not to succumb to the evil developer. In the end, facing the tragic death of his mother, Tae-sik had to return to the rivers and lakes to make a break with the developer.
From an objective point of view, the biggest selling point of the movie "Sunflower" is its wonderful crime plot and the protagonist's superb acting skills. Perhaps many people feel that this film has no value other than sensationalism and crime. But I think there must be a reason why the movie "Sunflower" is so popular among movie fans.
has seen a lot of people who have watched this movie, but everyone has basically forgotten the content of the whole movie after watching it hastily, let alone discussing the essence behind the movie.
So why does "Sunflower" attract fans? Next, I will start from the two perspectives of the movie's title and the story setting, and talk about the real reason why this movie is sought after by fans. In the third part of the article, I will also talk about Korean directors' research on the aesthetics of violence based on my years of movie watching experience. Z2z
01. The meaning of the title: The two flower words of sunflower represent the emotions between the protagonist and the mother. The title that seems to be opposed to the plot actually implies a lot of meaning.
The title "Sunflower" seems completely inconsistent with the plot, giving people a strange feeling, but in fact "Sunflower" has a lot of meaning in this movie. For example, ’s flower language is the emotion between mother and child, and the name of the mother’s restaurant is also sunflower.
Then I will interpret the meaning of "sunflower" from these two aspects.
faced his deceased mother Tae Chik and got angry. In order to avenge her mother, he went to the built nightclub alone and killed the developer Zhao Pengshu.
According to my analysis, the reason why my mother gave up fighting against developers was not because of fear in everyone’s mouth, but because she didn’t want Tae-sik to be troubled again. This was mother’s silent love; and her mother’s death brought Tae-sik back to the arena. It reflects Tae-sik's loyalty to his mother. A series of plot content actually represents the two flower language of sunflower-silent love and loyalty.
In my opinion, the demolition of the Sunflower Restaurant is actually a transitional medium. The director transferred his mother’s "work" to Tae-sik, allowing Tae-sik to see the evil of the developer and then re-emerge, and also do it for the fighting scenes that follow. Foreshadowing, thereby promoting the long-awaited moment of passion for the audience.
02. Story setting: The director uses the villain's step-by-step persecution to make the protagonist violate his vow, bringing the audience a feeling of compassion and passion.
In the movie "Sunflower", Tae-sik has always wanted to reform and live a lifeless life since he was released from prison. So he used the notebook his mother gave him a lot of rules, and even went to the hospital to remove all his tattoos. But the group of gangsters don't think so. They always think that Tae-sik wants to find a chance to usurp the throne again, so they always stare at Tae-sik.
Faced with such a predicament, Tae-sik was not at all angry. Ten years of jail time had already smoothed his unruly temperament. He began to become approachable and even found a job in a garage. My sister said he hated the smell of cigarettes, so he gave up; his mother said not to cry, so he stopped crying. Before 's mother was killed, Tae-sik did not violate any vows he promised to his family. Unfortunately, the persecution of the dark forces continues.
First, the mother’s shop was smashed by Tae-sik’s younger brother, and then someone broke into the shop and said that Tae-sik had killed the adoptive mother’s biological son, his sister was hit on the head by a sudden brick on the way from school, and his mother died in the house. Faced with these persecutions, Tae-sik restarted his life ten years ago. He smoked to get rid of troubles. After his mother died, she started drinking and crying again, and finally fought. The tragic death of
's mother ignited Tae-sik. At the moment he cried bitterly while hugging his mother, he vowed to avenge his mother and let the bad guys be punished.
When watching the scene where Tae-sik was holding his mother and crying bitterly, I believe that many people have silently shed tears, and there must be a question in their hearts: , a prodigal who wants to live like a normal person, why should he be treated everywhere? force? This is actually what Tae-sik wants to ask the evil forces.
At the end of the film, Tae-sik ignited the nightclub, defeated everyone with one enemy and one hundred, and eliminated Zhao Pengshu. He was also buried in the fire, because he knew that waiting for him outside the door was another prison disaster. The director
borrowed time and time to force Tae-sik to go against his will step by step, and inspired the audience to show mercy to Tae-sik. The ultimate persecution of the film is the death of his mother. While angering Tae-sik, it also takes over the fighting scenes that follow. While pitying the audience, they also feel the passion of the bad guys being sanctioned. They want to rush into the film to help Tae-sik eliminate the underworld forces.
03, combined with years of experience in watching crime movies, talk about Korean directors’ in-depth research on "violent aesthetics".
I think when watching a movie, we can not only gain insight into the emotions and thoughts implied in it, but also discover the director's in-depth research on a certain style through a movie. Z2z, who has been deeply knowledgeable about movies for many years, has seen South Korean directors’ in-depth research on "violence aesthetics" through the film "Sunflower".
①As the righteous party, the perpetrator has been wronged. The design of the relationship between characters eliminates the terrible violent behavior.
In the movie "Sunflower", Tae-sik is the righteous party. Although he finally broke his oath and bloodbathed the entire gang, but We did not feel any discomfort when we watched the fight. Why?
Because Tae-sik wants to live like ordinary people, but the harassment of the black forces continues. They form an alliance with the police and try to send Tae-sik to prison again, so when the Thais are attacking, they will not go even if the police are nearby. Intervene. In the movie, those who bullied Tae-sik were two of Tae-sik's best men. The inaction of the police during the bullying of Tae-sik made the audience deeply angry, and at the same time, they felt pity for Tae-sik.
From the movie, we can see that the director's research on "violent aesthetics" is very profound. Tae ShikJing's good friend is designed to be a mother-killer enemy. On the surface, Tae-sik is the perpetrator at the end of the movie, but it is actually a manifestation of justice. So our audience did not have any discomfort when watching the fighting scene.
②Weaken the violence, only show the perpetrator but not the person who has been abused, so that the audience will not feel the bloody picture.
At the end of the movie, Tae Chik beats Zhao Pengshu with an iron rod. We can't see the process of beating it enough. Zhao Pengshu himself could only see Tae-zhi there waving the stick again and again. Many people may not pay attention to this picture of
. In fact, the director is weakening the violent behavior so that the audience cannot see the bloody picture. The purpose of is not only to avoid the negative influence of the "violent aesthetics" on young people, but also to let the audience experience the passion of fist and fist.
Although this shot is only an inconspicuous place in the movie, we can still see from here the in-depth study of "violence aesthetics" by Kang Seok-beom as a Korean director.
is written at the end:
must have a reason why a movie is so popular, but most people have not studied similar knowledge specifically, so they don't know why the movie "Sunflower" is so unpleasant.
Because I am a senior fan of Korean crime movies, in order to allow more people to understand this movie carefully, I explained the charm of this movie through the "implication of the title and the setting of the story". In the three parts, I also described the director's profound research on the aesthetics of violence.
