Country of origin: South Korea
Director : Kim Sang-su
Year of release :2013
Film category : Disaster, epidemic.
The Flu is a south- korean disaster movie which is directed by Kim Saug -su. The movie portrays the horrors of an epidemic outbreak and how people survive it. The movie also gives a glimpse of the political hypocrisy and selfish survival instincts of people during an epidemic.
The movie is casted perfectly with three characters playing the lead roles.
1.Kang Ji koo- a resue officer at the Bundang Emergency Response Team
2.Kim In - hae - a doctor who identified the presence of a virus outbreak
3.Kim Mireu - daughter of Kim In- hae
The plot of the movie is to be noted to have high premonition with the present scenario of Corona virus outbreak. The movie is thus a must-seen movie for ones who are not yet aware about the horrors of an epidemic outbreak. The film portrays an outbreak of a deathly strain of H5N1, which kills victims within 36 hours of infection. The background of the plot takes place in district of Bundang in Seongnam, South Korea.
The movie gives a clear idea of how a virus is spread in a society and how fast it affects the people and their lives. There are underlines of how illegal human trafficking, political foulplays and igorance would lead to a great catastrophe.The film also shows how people as well as leaders react to this situvation where all human morals and values are in question.
The Flu shows how a true leader should react to the people's problems. Cha-In-Pyo's character in the film which is the South Korean President is an example of how a leader should consider and help the people during a crisis.
The actors should receive an applause especially Park Min- ha who played the role of a 5 year old daughter of Kim In-hae. She was able to shook the audience to an emotional state during the end of the film, which also displays the humanity cries of millions of helpless people who are affected with this pandemic.
The Flu starts with a cautionary remark than it 'is not based on any real events ', but today, in this start of a new decade people see this film as real portrayal of what is happening to them
This is a must seen movie which everyone in the world should watch. This movie is also a waring for many decades to come and a reference on how one should react towards an epidemic outbreak.
My rating: 4.5/5
