Episode 190: Seoul Station

The Undead Symphony

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SEOUL STATION – 2016 written and directed by Yeon Sang-ho. who wrote and directed all three Busan movies. It is the second released installment in the Train to Busan film series, and a prequel of its eponymous film, the aeni (South Korean animation) explores how the zombie epidemic began in South Korea before the latter's events,and revolves around the three main characters; Hye-sun, a young woman and prostitute who is attempting to survive in the world who sees her as disposable, Suk-gyu, her father who searches for his runaway daughter with help from her boyfriend, Ki-woong.

I started this once, a long time ago but this time around, for you dear people, I shall stick with it.

RT said it was thrilling and relentless from start to finish, Yeon Sang-ho's Seoul Station is a layered and vicious entry into the zombie genre

The Hollywood Reporter called the film "a simple, thrilling ride through a fiend-infested world."

Some asshole in China echoing the thoughts of the government there went on about it being more about south Korea's homelessness and prostitution problem, and gave it 3/5 but that’s the Chinese for you. They hate their neighbours.

The guardian (a wanky arty newspaper) described it as "desperate souls trapped in life's margin"

And it made over 2 million for a ½ million budget pretty good

What did I think?

A lot of shouting, screaming and loud wailing that annoyed, both hye and asshole BF did not grow at all, they couldn’t stand up for themselves and fight back, or even close doors

I recommended it to Steph and Michael

6/10