Revelations
Though best known for hiszombie masterpieceTrain to Busan , Korean movie maker Yeon Sang - ho is depict a more realistic little terror in his fresh Netflix movieRevelations . The psychological thriller kick off when ex - convict Kwon Yang - rae ( Shin Min - jae ) enter Pastor Sung Min - chan ’s ( Reply 1988 ’s Ryu Jun - yeol ) fledgeling church building shortly before becoming the prime suspect in the disappearing of a church extremity ’s child . Detective Lee Yeon - hui ( Shin Hyun - been , Hospital Playlist ) is sure of Yang - rae ’s guilt due to his kidnapping of her sister years earlier , but she begin to suspect the parson is veil something black as well .
In fact , Min - chan believe himself to be the recipient of divine messages from the Lord , the latest of which convinced him that not only did Yang - rae nobble the untried A - yeong – but that she was already stagnant , and the killer must pay with his life . This puts Yeon - hui in the unmanageable position of hold to protect her sister ’s tormenter , who in turn suffers his own delusions make by childhood injury . Revelationsrevolves around the conception of each role being driven to work – oftentimes irrationally – by random events that their mind insists are connected ( known aspareidolia ) .
ScreenRantinterviewed Ryu , Shin , and Yeon about the complex characters thatmake up Netflix’sRevelations . The actors shared how they interpretation their onscreen behavior , as well as how easily they got along offscreen , while the director explained how he draw close his more ground projection after several supernatural - focusedworks likeTrain to BusanandHellbound .
Whether You Believe It Or Not, Ryu Jung-Yeol Says The Pastor’s Revelations Are Real
The Actor Chooses Not To Interpret His Character As Being Delusional
Though director Yeon previously tell Netflix ’s TUDUM that he “ wanted to depict psychological elements that can be found in reality , such as illusions , psychotic belief , and trauma , " Sung Min - chan ’s story is not that reduce and dry for worker Ryu . In an interview withScreenRant , he pushed back on the notion that Pastor Sung was delusional , explaining , “ Instead of thought process of him as being delusional , I in person consider that he really buzz off those divine revelations . And , of class , he believed that too . ”
While his answer can be attribute to actors often aligning with their characters ’ views as part of their submersion , it also plays into the surreal aura of the moving picture itself . Perhaps thatwasa divine message , and Min - chan simply misinterpreted it , just as perhaps Yeon - hui really is being obsess by her sister ’s ghost . But what really matters is that his feeling drive all his actions , just as her guilt drives hers .
Netflix release the first house trailer for the young thriller flick from Yeon Sang - ho , who antecedently calculate the acclaimed zombie spirit film Train to Busan .
Yeon - hui ’s sister was snatch while she was in the constabulary academy , so naturally , she blames herself for not foreclose the catastrophe . “ Her obligation was to save people , but she failed to redeem her own kinsperson , ” Shin said thoughtfully . “ That gives her an immense sense of guiltiness , and I suppose it also gives her a bigger sentience of duty . She feels she has a calling . ”
It is precisely said ring that leads her to be suspicious of Pastor Sung before anyone else on the force , though Shin was humble when praising her character ’s instinct . “ When Yeon - hui first saw Min - chan , she could feel that he was anxious and aflutter but trying not to show it , ” she explicate . “ She knew right aside that something was up with this cat … She naturally narrowed it down to him as an choice , and that ’s why he attend into him . ”
Yeon Sang-ho Approached Revelations Very Differently From His Previous Work
“This Is The First Time That I’ve Done A Film Without Fantastical Elements”
Fervent religious belief ( and fervent delusions ) can often coincide with supernatural case , and Yeon come up with the idea for the comicRevelationsis based on while writing the story forHellboundseason 2 . Therefore , it pass water sense that some of the events in the tale add up across as paranormal – but the intent was nevertheless to express human frailty in everyday aliveness . Yeon went so far as to claim that “ since delving into the world of live - action film , I think this is the first time that I ’ve done a film without fantastical elements to it . ”
It was my homework to make it look grounded and realistic .
Since that vista was so important to his vision , “ it was my homework to make it look grounded and naturalistic without those grotesque element . ” so as to achieve this more realistic look , the filmmaker shot on location “ as much as potential , and I used a lot of lifelike lighting . ” He highlight the performance of the three lead , who promote the climactic confrontation scene in the third act , which was frivol away as if it were all one take . Yeon was particularly proud of that one , where “ we could feel the raw and realistic emotion of the three fiber . ”
However raw the actors ’ emotions were in the movie , the ambiance on set was full of life – something Ryu attributed to the cast ’s ages . “ Hyun - been is of the same geezerhood as myself , ” he said . “ In Asiatic culture , being of the same age mean a draw . you could be champion outright , and so we could easily rely on each other . ” Not to be leave alone out , Shin also get to partake in the on - typeset friendly relationship . “ Min - jae , who is a senior actor of mine , is also almost the same age as us . In the end , we had a circumstances of merriment together on set . ”
Yeon Sang-Ho’s Zombie Universe Continues To Expand
DespiteRevelations ’ more naturalistic leanings , Yeon is far from done with the supernatural world . In fact , he is currently in production for his next zombie cinema , titledGunche . The Korean Book render to colony ( in a biological good sense ) in English , though it ’s not yet clear if that will be the outside championship . The cast is full of A - listing Hallyu talent , including Jun Ji - hyun ( My Love from the Star ) , Ji Chang - wook ( The Worst of Evil ) and Koo Kyo - hwan ( D.P. ) .
When asked about howGunchewould evolve the universe he create inTrain toBusan , Yeon answered , “ In my past zombie spirit undertaking , what was really important was the space where everything happened , where the zombie virus embark on and spread . ” This was genuine even of the title of respect , as the animate prequel film was titledSeoul Station , and the resilient - action prequel was calledPeninsula . “ But in Gunche , the zombi is of our utmost focal point . They have their own characteristics , so I think it ’s go to truly be a new form of zombie movie , for sure . ”
Revelationsis now swarm on Netflix .
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