Whenever I come across such survival movies, the first thing that comes to my mind is, "What would I do if I found myself in such a situation?" What actions would I take? The first answer that came to my mind was gonna sound weird when I said it out loud, but then I'm still gonna say, "I'm gonna kill myself first" because that would be the only way for me to rest perfectly in peace before turning into a "zombie."
After seeing such movies, the next words I'd utter are words of Thanksgiving that such things aren't real. Imagine an apocalypse attack happening in a world like this: "What would I do? And how will I survive?" I know the kind of person I am and how I'm gonna react to such a situation. So let such things keep happening in movies and not in the real world.
I was having a long conversation with my friend when one conversation led to another, and we ended up talking about movies when he recommended this particular one for me to watch. Not gonna lie "I love survival movies" I like seeing how people think and look for different means to survive. The first thing that attracted me to the movie was the title "Train to Busan".
The Plot
It tells the story of a selfish workaholic and a hedge fund manager who has a daughter. The daughter asked her father for a birthday present to take her to her mother, who stays in Busan. In the process of fulfilling the birthday present to his daughter, they encountered a zombie outbreak, thereby leading everyone on the train to fight for their lives without turning into a zombie.
My Review
When it comes to zombie movies, "Leave it for the South Koreans," they know how to do it best. I know the movie portrays more of the zombie's invention, but then, when you look closely, it also portrays an imaginatively rich emotional insight into fatherhood.
I know at some point, the daughter always misunderstood why her father has to work very hard to make ends meet; at certain stages in her life, she felt abandoned, but then that is what parents do: they are faced with the responsibility of taking care of the home despite when it's inconvenient for them. At those moments when the zombies invaded the train, I saw how "Seok-woo" protected his daughter; he held her hand every step of the way without letting go.
And then talking about the other passenger with his pregnant wife who boarded the same train, a husband trying hard to ensure he protects his wife and unborn child. This movie makes me understand how men are our protectors when it comes to times of trials. I remember when the "seok-woo" got beaten by a zombie, and he was running away from his daughter just so he could protect her from himself and the other zombies.
The sacrifice of fathers and husbands is something that can't be taken for granted, the extra miles they have to go to protect the people they love. I know it's a horror movie, but then these factors can't just be ignored.
I'm gonna recommend this movie to all horror movie lovers; this is a must-see for you. I'm gonna rate this movie a 10/10.
Images are screenshots from my phone.
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