The Man From Nowhere
01 Feb 2011 1 Comment
in 2010 Korean Movies Tags: Ahjushi, Korean Movies 2010, Quarter 3 2011, The Man From Nowhere, Won Bin
The Man From Nowhere, also known as “Mister” or “Ahjushi” to Koreans, became one of my favorite movies as soon as I finished watching its preview. The short clip of the movie grabbed my attention and for the first time, I bought movie-tickets online. I can’t deny the fact that one of my main desires to watch this movie was because of the actor, who played the main character in the movie: Won Bin. He is the hottest, the most charming Korean actor. Yet, his thoughtful eyes, his beautiful face, and perfect body line were not the sole reasons why I loved this movie. The theme of the movie and the content put this movie as my favorite.
The movie highlights the protagonists’ adventure of saving his only pal, five-year-old girl who lives in his neighborhood. Ahjushi is an ex-government agent, who lost his wife during an enemy’s attack. As a result of this tragedy, he becomes a loner and sustains his life by owning a small Pawn shop in an impoverished neighborhood. Although he lives a life where no one really knows him, his only friend considers him as important.
Semi lives in poverty. Her mother is a prostitute and is not the best caretaker for her daughter. In addition, to being a bad mother, she is a drug addict and felon, almost resulting in her daughter’s death. She steals a high-priced drug and with her boyfriend, she attempts to sell it. The owner of the drug finds out and kidnaps both her and her daughter; he kills Semi’s mom and removes her intestines to sell her organs. He then forces Semi in to child labor and later tried to take out her eyes.The movie ends with Ahjushi, saving the girl, which really makes me to think that good guys wins.
After I finished watching the movie, I was relieved that $7 was more than worth it. One of the main reasons is that it make me think about our society. In the movie, it vividly shows how drug cartels deal with drugs and human trafficking. They kill people who betray or offends and even sell their intestines! Not only that, they kidnap and force young children to work in laboratories, where they make drugs. The incidents in the movie mimic the dark side of our world. For example, the drug trafficking in Mexico shows that the incidents in the movie actually happen in real life, all over the world. The media also reports that Mexico’s drug cartels do actually kidnap, harass, and brutally kill people. This triggered my ideas and thoughts about the dark side of our society and about how evil and inhuman certain people can truly be. I hope there is a way to effectively remove the monstrosities that this film brought to life for me.
Photo Citation
3mlr. “The Man From Nowhere”. 22 December 2010. Flickr. Web. 1 February 2011. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/42350721@N02/5284209987/>
