The film "The Traitor" is a 19-ban period costume film directed by Min Kuidong and starring Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Kang-woo, and Lim Ji-yeon.
In the 11th year of the Joseon Dynasty, the famous tyrant Yeonsangun was surrounded by treacherous officials, especially Im Shihong and Im Chongzai, who used beauty to indulge Yeonsan and delayed political affairs. Because they knew that Yeonsangun was greedy for women, they decided to All kinds of beauties were recruited from various places to present to him, and he personally selected the famous prostitute Zhenhua and trained her to be placed beside Lord Yanshan to carry out his treacherous plot. However, in the process, Ren Chongzai trained her with his own hands. At the same time, his own purpose was not the same. Indescribable feelings arose between the innocent Zhenhua.
Most of the motivation for watching this movie in the first place was because the actress Lin Jiyeon played the role of Nv Yi Zhenhua. Knowing that her performance in another movie "The Poison of the World" was really impressive. We will also make a special introduction to this movie in the future. Apart from the heroine, the film itself is pretty good. I would give it a 7.5 out of 10 points.
First of all, the overall tone of the film itself is dark red. Under this tone, the golden color of the accessories in the palace looks dull and dim while highlighting the luxury of the royal family. However, at the end of the film, when Zhongzai encounters Zhenhua again in the market, the screen is mainly gray and white. This is the end of the battle in the palace, and the two also meet in a new time and place. The background music highlights the feeling of helplessness towards fate. Visions of the future. The lines in the film are also impeccable. This also shows the excellence of Korean films. Film and television works always make people feel their professionalism and seriousness.
The second thing worth mentioning is the acting skills of the actors. If you are a viewer who always watches Korean dramas, you will see many familiar faces in this film. The one who impressed me the most was Kim Kang-woo, who played the role of Lord Yeonsang. The king in the film may be popularly called "pervert" by the audience after watching the film. This is because he was deeply affected by the insidious struggles within the royal family and the indulgence of power. Lord Yeonsang is a man with many things that are difficult for ordinary people. The behavior and state of understanding and tolerance. Compared with the cruel and cold-blooded Yanshanjun in the past, this time Jin Kangyu showed a sad, angry, and crazy monarch in the work. The character is more full-bodied, and he interprets this pervert who is not a pervert in a profound way.
An equally impressive character is Xuezhongmei. At the end of the film, Chongzai and Xuezhongmei are doing knife dancing business in the market. It is also her expression after the storm. But all I can see is peace, satisfaction and enjoyment of current life. When he saw Zhenhua in the crowd, he was slightly surprised and then smiled and pursed his lips at Chongzai who was still wielding the sword, meaning "Look, where is she?" and never stopped playing the drum in his hand. With just this one movement, you won't hesitate to be attracted to this former courtesan who is now engaged in the ordinary sword dance business. Good acting, good actor.
Finally, back to the theme of the film, it does not focus on what is loyalty and what is traitor, but more on exploring the reasons behind the traitor. For Yanshan Jun, what exactly is the cause? His ending? There is a saying that Chongzai said to the king: "Even if he is not a king, he must still be a person!" So where is the "treachery" of the traitorous minister? Whether you are traitorous or loyal is determined by the environment, but more lies in yourself.
The love line interspersed in the film is also about Zhenhua. How she chooses between family feud and Chongzai is also her own. He is a traitor to the monarch, but he is also your lover. The ending seems pretty good. The male protagonist is not dead and Xue Zhongmei starts the knife dance business that the female protagonist did in the market before. Then the female protagonist appears, giving the audience room for imagination. Although it's cliche, who made Zhenhua's final scene so beautiful?
There are also some touching plots in the film. The first of them is that Chongzai was caught between Zhenhua and the monarch. However, in order to save Zhenhua, he ran to the prison and drank the potion and fed it to Zhenhua, and then took a knife. It was heart-wrenching to stab her so that she could survive being sent out of the palace as a dead person.
In fact, in addition to the above, as a Korean R-movie, there are also a lot of pornographic scenes in the film. It may be explained by some people's comments that it was done by the director to make up for the shortcomings of the plot, but I have to mention one of them. The Lily scene where the heroine competes with Xue Zhongmei is really exciting, and I really admire the dedication and seriousness of the actors here.
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