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| ▲This photo, provided by NEW shows, a scene from the movie 'The Owl.' (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲This photo, provided by NEW shows, a scene from the movie 'The Owl.' (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
SEOUL November 11 (Yonhap) -- Crowned Prince So Hyeon who has been dragged to the Qing dynasty after Qing’s invasion of Joseon dynasty, passed away after getting ill soon after he returned back home in eight years.
“Injo Wangjo Silok,” Annals of the Injo which describes the state of Crowned Prince So Hyeon an overdosed person who was bleeding from his face. Due to the short but questionable statement located within the “Injo Wangjo Silok” fuels assumptions by scholars, until these days.
South Korean block buster movie “The Owl” uses the historical fact of the death of Crowned Prince So Hyeon and adds imagination on top to create a faction genre of movie. The movie kicks off by showing blind acupuncture Kyeong Soo, played by Ryu Jun-yeol who can see faded during the night enters into the palace under the recommendation of King’s doctor Lee Hyung-ik played by Choi Moo-sung on his ability to acupuncture.
However, Kyeong Soo witnesses dying crowned prince So Hyeon by accident therefore he tries to raise the awareness of the situation crowned prince is under, unfortunately it leads Kyeong Soo into greater danger. After the death of Crowned Prince So Hyeon, king Injo played by Yoo Hae-jin goes wild, and throughout the madness the movie shows the true nature of people who work at the palace.
Point to look for throughout the South Korean movie “The Owl” is the actor Yoo Hae-jin’s return and change Ryu Jun-yeol will show. Both of the actors appeared and collaborated in movies “Taxi Driver,” and “Battle of Fengwudong.”
Despite of Yoo Hae-jing extensive flexography, he will act out the king for the first time, and Ryu Jun-yeol’s interpretation of blind acupuncture who he has never acted out before is one of the points to look for throughout the movie.
“I tried my best to show the true nature of human ambition and greed” addressed actor Yoo Hae-jin
Throughout the interview Ryu Jun-yeol stated that during the production, he visited people with hemeralopia in order to help out with his understanding of the character he plays throughout the movie.
“I have met up with people who are suffering from the hemeralopia in order to understand the hardship they live through everyday. Throughout extensive conversation I was left with great amount of thoughts once I found out there is not that many significant differences. Most impressing impression I have received from the conversation is that they look like they are day dreaming.” addressed Ryu Jun-yeol during the interview conducted for the movie “The Owl.”
Both actors Yoo Hae-jin and Ryu Jun-yeol talked about the impression they had on one another.
“Throughout the movie one can feel how well Ryu Jun-yeol is developing his career, it feels like as if the stump of the tree has thickened.” stated actor Yoo Hae-jin.
“I was touched and had greater understanding on why Yoo Hae-jin is loved for so long and by so many people.” said actor Ryu Jun-yeol during the interview.
“The Owl” will be director Ahn Tae-jin’s debut commercial film. Ahn Tae-jin is known to have participated in the production of South Korean movie “The King and the Clown” as the assistant director.
Director Ahn Tae-jin started off the production of “The Owl” under the curiosity which developed from a line within the Injo Wangjo Silok.
“The idea of ‘seeing something’ and ‘witnessing something’ was one of the things we focused to emphasize. I hope the audience who watches the movie will think about what choices they will make once they face the situation where they are faced with the truth.” addressed director Ahn Tae-jin.
“The Owl” will premiere on November 23, and the duration of the film is 118.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)
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