In 1998, the South Korean government abolished the "film reading system" and replaced it with the film hierarchy. The film hierarchy system legally stipulates that movies are divided into 5 levels: the whole people can watch; the people over the age of 12 can watch; the people over the age of 15 can watch; the people over the age of 18 can watch; the screening is restricted. The rating of each movie is rated by a "image rating committee" composed of people, and there is no longer any restriction on topics such as pornography, terrorism, and politics. At this point, Korean movies are like wild horses running freely on the grassland of creative themes! From early political films, to porn films, to recent internationally renowned crime films, Korean filmmakers use their own stories to tell the ups and downs of South Korea's development! Among many types, films adapted from real events in Korean crime films have undoubtedly become works that hit people's hearts among many subjects. In this issue, let’s talk about ten Korean movies adapted from real events, and let’s experience the real power of the movie together!
10. " Sea Fog "
Korean economic crisis broke out, and all industries were withered! The once honored Forward is already worn out. In order to retain the Forward, the captain was ready to transport the smuggling personnel without discussing with the crew. During the inspection by the maritime patrol police, 60 smugglers hid in the fish compartment, but all died due to gas leakage! In order to save the Forward, the captain had no choice but to kill people and throw away the body. The real incident in the film is on October 8, 2001. The South Korean Coast Guard seized a major case of the Korean fishing boat "Tai Cang No. 7" suspected of transporting 60 Chinese citizens to South Korea at 10 nautical miles south of the island of the 3rd island of Lishui City, South Korea. It was found that among the 60 people, 25 Fujian smugglers died of asphyxiation due to lack of oxygen in the cabin seal, and their bodies were thrown into the sea by Korean ships. The whole world was shocked when this case came out! There is a breath of despair in the movie, the fog of the sea, the unseen distance, and the uncertain future have become rare highlights of this movie, and it is very worth watching.
- The voice of that guy
The film's incident prototype occurred in a South Korean kidnapping and extortion incident in 1991. The kidnapped Lee Hyung-ho is a 9-year-old Korean boy. He was abducted in a park near his home on January 29, 1991. His parents handed over a ransom of 200 million won to the criminals after being intimidated by phone for 44 days. However, Li Henghao's body was found in a sewer in the Han River. The police's investigation results showed that Li Henghao had died on the second day of his abduct. The whole movie reveals a kind of despair and expectation. The voice of the real kidnappers played at the end of the film hits people's hearts!
- Kids
video was adapted from Daegu, South Korea on March 26, 1991. Five boys studying in Chengxi Primary School went up the mountain together and never returned. The incident caused an uproar. Although the police dispatched tens of thousands of search personnel, they found nothing. The whereabouts of the children became an unsolvable mystery. The case is called the "Frog Juvenile Missing Incident". It is one of the three major unsolved puzzle cases in South Korea. The body of the missing teenager was discovered in 2002. The other two cases have been filmed as the films "Memories of Murder" and "The Voice of That Guy". Time is like layers of fallen leaves on the soil, covering up an unreliable pain!
- "The Way to Home"
On October 30, 2004, a Korean housewife went abroad for the first time. She was entrusted by an acquaintance and took the bag containing legal limited diamonds to Europe for 4 million won. During the check-in process, the things were dropped. The police seized ten kilograms of heroin from it and were sentenced to prison. The incident also caused a stir in South Korea. The story of the husband of his beloved wife who overcomes all difficulties and finally rescues his wife from the other side of the ocean. Jun Duyan A man's acting skills alone support the whole film. After watching it, I recall the entire real event. Those who are in a foreign country were chilling
- "Furrow "
The film is based on the sexual violence incident in a school for deaf and mute people in Gwangju between 2000 and 2004. It describes the tragedy caused by this time and the story of the school's teachers and human rights activists working together to uncover the dark side of the story. Released in South Korea on September 22, 2011.Because the social problems reflected in the film have received high attention from the South Korean countries, the film is also called "a film that changes the South Korean countries." The South Korean government is forced to amend the law under public pressure, so there is a furnace law in South Korea to protect minors! The despair and shocking revealed in the movie seem to be about to emerge through the screen! We fight all the way, not to change the world, but to prevent the world from changing us!
- "Itaewon Murder Incident"
The video is adapted from a real case and tells the story of two Korean-American young men who killed an innocent college student simply for the purpose of fun, but in court, they accused each other of the murderer and launched a fierce offensive and defensive battle with the prosecutor. After being prosecuted for the suspect of the "Itaewon Hamburger Shop" in 1997, Edward Lee, a Korean overseas Chinese in the United States, appeared in court as a witness and was about to conduct a formal trial of Arthur John Patterson on suspicion of murder. The trial has been more than 14 years since the prosecution began to re-invest, and it has been more than 14 years since the main culprit sued Patterson. The plot is confused and the truth that is difficult to reveal.
- "Korean Princess"
The film is adapted and filmed based on a campus mass violence incident that actually occurred in Miyang, South Korea. The incident occurred in 2004. Three girls were gang-raped and violently beaten by dozens of high school students, and one of them committed suicide due to medication. The high school girl portrayed in the film is one of the victims of this incident and transferred to school after the violence. When you know the truth of the matter, the truth that comes out through countless efforts is often chilling!
- " Defense Attorney "
The film is set in the 1980s Busan , and is based on the story of the late former president Roh Moo-hyun who was in charge of defending the Bulin incident when he was a lawyer. It tells the five public trials that changed his life by Song Youshu, a tax lawyer who had no money, no education and no background. After the release of the film, the "Bulin Incident" that directly affected Korean social topics, was reviewed and sentenced on September 25, 2014. The five defendants who were convicted 33 years ago were found not guilty by the court decades later, and washed away years of injustice. The truth may be late, but it will not be absent!
- "Su Yuan"
This film is adapted from a real Korean case. It mainly tells the story of how a minor girl gets out of the shadow of her soul and how her family faces life after being sexually assaulted. The film does not focus on the crime process, but focuses on spiritual restoration! In order to protect her daughter from going to school, the father Xue Jingqiu is sweating hot and sweating profusely in a cartoon suit. Every time he watches, he feels sad and moved!
- "Memories of Murder"
The video was adapted from three unsolved strange cases in South Korea. The incident occurred from September 15, 1986 to April 3, 1991. In a village near Hwaseong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, a total of 10 young women were killed, and only 1 survived. In 1996, the incident was first filmed as a stage play by director Jin Guanglin. The film was adapted based on actual investigation materials and interview records! The extremely vicious criminals, the persevering police, and the cruel and cold murder scene constitute the movie's aura of powerlessness and despair! Recently, Korean media reports have found the culprit, which is a bit gratifying. At the end of the film, Song Kanghao stared at the camera and became a classic game in this movie!
Korean films have been developed to this day, and have benefited from unlimited theme creation in real events, and have achieved many classic works. Looking back on these ten movies, the social progress brought by experience besides real events is tantamount to demonstrating the strength of the ideology of the movie as a propaganda tool! Due to the limitations of the domestic censorship system, the creation of Chinese films in this regard is absent, but if you study the excellent film genres of South Korea and other countries seriously and combine the specific situation of the country, the future of Chinese films is just around the corner!
