How Hoyeon Manifested Her Way Into ‘Hope’ as Its Badass Sci-Fi Heroine
In spite of the hand-wringing the film garnered from critics after its premiere at Cannes, director Na Hong-Jin‘s sci-fi action movie, Hope, may go down in history as the quintessential word-of-mouth blockbuster movie of the year. Much of that is thanks to the Neon film’s breathtaking mise-en-scène, propulsive action sequences, and gut-busting moments of comedic relief. Hope might as well be an acronym for “hell on planet Earth” because police chief Bum-seok (Hwang Jung-min) and hunter Sung-ki (Zo In-sung) are woefully in over their heads the moment the gargantuan creatures from beyond our stars appear.
- ▪In spite of the hand-wringing the film garnered from critics after its premiere at Cannes, director Na Hong-Jin‘s sci-fi action movie, Hope, may go down in history as the quintessential word-of-mouth blockbuster movie of the year.
- ▪Much of that is thanks to the Neon film’s breathtaking mise-en-scène, propulsive action sequences, and gut-busting moments of comedic relief.
- ▪Hope might as well be an acronym for “hell on planet Earth” because police chief Bum-seok (Hwang Jung-min) and hunter Sung-ki (Zo In-sung) are woefully in over their heads the moment the gargantuan creatures from beyond our stars appear.
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In spite of the hand-wringing the film garnered from critics after its premiere at Cannes, director Na Hong-Jin‘s sci-fi action movie, Hope, may go down in history as the quintessential word-of-mouth blockbuster movie of the year. Much of that is thanks to the Neon film’s breathtaking mise-en-scène, propulsive action sequences, and gut-busting moments of comedic relief. But if you asked moviegoers what the clear standout was, they’d probably say it was actress…
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