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For some good reasons, I have found myself loving any movie centered on zombies. It gives me massive satisfaction to see the living fighting for survival among the living dead. That actually drew me to watch the movie Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead.
However, unfortunately, the beginning was not about zombies but rather ghosts and vampires, which under normal circumstances would have put me off from watching. But the fact that it had a supernatural element—ghosts—made me settle in to watch, as I am always curious to see different perspectives on how people understand ghosts. Shallow as it may seem, the knowledge I have about ghosts, which is greatly influenced by the kind of movies we have in my continent, makes it hard for me to believe other people's views on ghosts.
The movie a Korean movie released in 2018 with Kim Myung-min as the notable actor
The Plot
Detective Kim and his friend, Soe are known for their ability to detect the presence of ghosts and vampires and fight them using their special equipment. In their community, trouble arose when a certain vampire, as he was called, started killing the king's men in the kingdom. Detective K was then called upon to handle the situation.
Along the way, they came across a woman who had no idea about her identity and was seeking to find out who she was. This was because the woman was actually a vampire—a living dead being operating fully as a human because she had not tasted blood. She was told that once she tasted blood, her senses and real nature would fully awaken, turning her into a complete monster/vampire.
Most interestingly, the woman had died many years ago and returned as a ghost/vampire/monster to take revenge.
Opinions, Criticisms, and Ratings
As someone who loves fight scenes in movies, this movie gave me that satisfaction. The fight scenes were very entertaining, except for the concept of humans using physical weapons to fight supernatural beings. I do not know where the idea comes from, but I find it unappealing when normal soldiers line up with their weapons to fight a ghost with supernatural powers—someone they cannot kill, someone whose skin would heal instantly if wounded. That aside, the way the ghost slaughtered soldiers with just a single strike was very entertaining.
Lest I forget, the movie had comic displays, which made it more lively and entertaining. Personally, I love to laugh while watching a movie, so this aspect added to my enjoyment.
Again, the portray of humans flying like airplanes in movies should have some limitations. In this movie, the excessive flying of both humans and ghosts was too much. Some of the scenes had me shaking my head, even though the way they were executed was still entertaining.
The concept of ghosts was portrayed in a different dimension here—far from what I was used to. But it is very okay if this is how ghosts are perceived in Korean culture. In the movie, ghosts were visibly seen by everyone and could fight. Well, my understanding of ghosts is the opposite of this.
As I conclude, the movie did not focus much on zombies, which I had expected to see. In the end, it was revealed that there would be sequels, which I think will include the zombie aspect.
I would rate it 7/10.
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