As the
title suggests, its a bullet train journey starting from a local station in
Seoul to Busan. Among the people who board the train, the ones occupying
pivotal roles with dominating presence are; a fund manager who is a divorcee
and his little daughter, a pregnant lady and her husband, a high school
baseball team and a homeless man.How their journey to Busan turns out to be a
painful and frightening one is what that forms the basic crux of the story.The
harrowing experience that the travellers pass through is captured very well.
The thrills, the horror and fear factor are all present and intact for a zombie
film. But where the film score apart from the thrills is the sentimental
presence in the story. The characters have so much depth and have blended so
well making us really feel for the plight of the people on board.The little
girl and her relationship with her workaholic father who finds very little of
his time to care for his daughter though he loves her, the love for the man
towards his pregnant wife and his excitement of awaiting his baby are all well
placed and connected in the plot even if the thrill and horror factor holds the
upper hand in such plots which is something commendable. We should not be
selfish just looking on our own things but rathershould reach out to any extent
to help others when they are in distress.
Verdict:
The
colour pattern they have used , cinematography,cuts, sound design and high
quality background score have all helped in making the ride to Busan an over
whelming experience as far as the making and technical side goes. Moving at a
breathtaking speed just like a speeding train, Train to Busan is one movie that
in the end has a penetrating feel as the curtains finally comes down through
the final scene.
Rating:
4 out of 5
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