The best anticipated movie Lion in the first half of this year finally meets the audience. Will Kim Joo-hwan and Actor Park Seo-joon, who once again joined hands following the movie Youth Police, catch the victory of Daejeon this summer again?
Lion is a film about the story of the martial arts champion Yonghu meeting the priest Anshinbu of Kuma and confronting the powerful evil (), which confused the world. It is the first new film by director Kim Joo-hwan, who captured 5.65 million viewers in 2017. The story of a fighting champion and a Kuma priest meeting and confronting evil that confuses the world was created with original imagination and colorful sights.
The Lion, which combines various genres such as occult, Action, mystery, and drama, focused on capturing realistic images in order to naturally dissolve the basically fantasy setting. In fact, the film was based on wide lenses instead of artificial breathing tempo and camera walking, maximizing the dramatic reality. "It is a story about a huge battle between good and evil. I wanted to include a new world where I could feel pleasure and thrill at the same time, and I wanted to convey the hot drama of Yonghu and Anshinbu. "
Park Seo-joon, who was loved by bright and healthy energy as a police student full of anger in 'Youth Police', was divided into a completely different character. Yonghu, the 17-time undefeated martial arts champion, lost his father in an accident of injustice when he was a child and closed his mind with distrust of the world and God. One day after a nightmare, he meets with the priest Ansinbu (An Sung-ki) to treat the deep wounds on his hands and fights against evil.
Park Seo-joon leads the color of 'lion' with a striking Action and deep drama. Especially, the Action gods who cleverly utilize the setting of martial arts champions have catharsis that does not envy Hollywood's authentic Action. All of this was possible because of the close breathing between Park Seo-joon and Kim. Park Seo-joon recently revealed his faith in Kim and his confidence in his work through interviews with him.
Park Seo-joon said, "In fact, I am grateful that you are in charge of me from the perspective of Actor. Coach Kim makes a lot of situations that will help him to act, so that he can freely think about my thoughts in the field. In the movie, he filmed everything except the club altar in the actual place. Especially in the early stage of the martial arts competition, he borrowed the United States of America Stadium of 11,000 seats. He also served as a UFC announcer, referee and active player. There were disagreements inside whether to go to United States of America for only a few scenes, but the director pushed hard and the local shooting could be done. He helps me so much in a situation and fully believes in Actor's ability. That is the strength of the coach. "
"I used to talk a lot about characters and characters mainly with the bishop. In the 'Youth Police', the pleasant youthful Feelings were highlighted, and next time I said I wanted to act a little stronger and rough Feelings. It seems that he made a character by referring to that part in 'lion' to some extent. “I’m looking forward to seeing what scenarios you’ll be preparing for in the future, as you have so many items and ideas,” he added.
Especially about 'lion', "the new Feelings. Compared to foreign currencies that make up a huge amount of capital, I packed it with a small copy, but I think it is enough to be applauded just by making such a novel attempt. I feel proud of myself as an Actor, and I think you can enjoy it.”
I feel good from the start. According to the Yeongjin-do Integrated Network tally on the 1st, "Lion" cut off a pleasant start with 381,666 people (a cumulative 406,387) during the day on July 31, the first day of its release. This is also a record that surpassed the opening score of "Youth Police" (Accumulating 5.65 million), which is the record of 300,000,298 people. Expectations are focused on the myth of the box office that "Lion" will make in the hot summer war.