Subversion is a South Korean 2018 action-mystery film starring Kim Da-mi and written and directed by Park Hoon-jung. The Witch Part 1 – The Subversion had its international premiere on July 22nd at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal.The Witch: Part 1. It’s highly unlikely though, Korean filmmakers are bit more original than that. Maybe if I had stayed in the theater long enough, I might have caught a post-credit scene that would clue me into the sequel. As the title suggests, this is only part one of the franchise, though I can’t imagine what more they can do with it, since everything seemed to wrap up in the end. The mass killing of the children at the top of the film reminds me of government targeting mutant children in the X-Men series. Speaking as a viewer who consumes way too much North American entertainment, The Witch Part 1 – The Subversion has similar tropes of a Hollywood superhero movie. A special shout-out is also in order for Ko Min-shi as the loudmouth best friend Myung-hee, who had the audience in stitches with her quirky antics. She’s living proof that we need more action films fronted by women. ![]() At such a young age, she was able to a range of emotions, from confused and scared at the beginning, to determined and cunning when Ja-yoon discovers the full potential of her powers. After seeing her in action, I’d have to agree. “.When the fight scenes begin, it’s all out massacre.”īefore the screening, the Fantasia jury announced that Kim Da-mi, who played Ja-yoon, had won the award for best actress. Director Park Hoon-jung, credited as the writer of bloody revenge film I Saw The Devil, has crafted an adrenaline-inducing saga that is no less violent. But when the fight scenes begin, it’s all out massacre. But after such a shocker of an opening, The Witch Part 1- The Subversion takes a while to return to the action. Ja-yoon is brought to a facility, where she comes face to face to Professor Baek.Īny film that starts with the killing of children is not afraid to test the limits. He tells Ja-yoon that if he comes with her, no harm will come to her parents and all will be explained. Like her, Gong-ja has powers of super strength, speed and telekinesis. He says there’s a reason why Ja-yoon aced all of her school exams without studying, why she was able to manipulate boys so easily and why she has an amazing singing ability. Something wakes up inside Ja-yoon and within seconds, all of the intruders are dead. They hold a knife to Myung-hee’s throat and demand that Ja-yoon reveal her powers. The situation quickly escalates when a paramilitary squad storms Ja-yoon’s home. ![]() ![]() There seems to be two factions pursuing Ja-yoon the older men with scars and a group of teenagers led by Gong-ja, the boy from the train, who have been busy killing gene researchers and their families. They try to get her into their car, but Myung-hee once again swoops in to save her friend. At the quarter-finals, Ja-yoon is approached by a group of men in black suits, all with scars across their faces. Myung-hee jumps to her friend’s defense and scares off the boy. When she tells him he must be mistaken, he only laughs and calls her a witch. While on the train to Seoul, Ja-yoon meets a boy sitting across from her who claims he knows her. However, her television appearance also catches the attention of Professor Baek, surprised to see she survived all those years ago. Her magic trick rockets her into the quarter-finals to be held in Seoul. She is able to wow the judges with her voice, but gets extra points when she levitates the microphone. At the suggestion of her overly enthusiastic friend Myung-hee, Ja-yoon enters a televised singing contest called Birth of a Star to win money for her parents. Additionally, her mother is showing early signs of Alzheimer’s. The price of cattle has dropped and her father can’t afford to pay for feed. Her parents, however, are having difficulties. She’s top of her class and boys fall head over heels for her. Ten years later, Ja-yoon is all grown up. The farmer and his wife decide to adopt the girl and call her Koo Ja-yoon. ![]() He brings her into his house and calls the doctor, who says that she’ll live, though she’ll probably have no memory of the incident. The next morning, a cattle farmer discovers the young girl, collapsed and covered in blood. Professor Baek, the woman overseeing the mass extermination, tells her death squad to let her go as she’ll most likely die in the woods. A team of mercenaries have slaughtered an entire hospital ward of children, except for an eight-year old girl who manages to escape into the dark woods. The Witch Part 1 – The Subversion opens with a bloodbath.
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