Tsunami at Haeundae

Yes, it is THAT Korean disaster movie that’s currently showing in most cinemas, be it TGV or GSC. For starters, to be honest, after watching Sinking in Japan few years back, I had serious skeptism about any disaster movies other than the western ones. So regarding the decision to watch Tsunami at Haeunday, it was only because I had free tickets to it.

And I didn’t regret watching it.

Okay to be fair, perhaps I said that because I didn’t have to pay for the ticket, haha. but regardless, it’s definitely not one of those movies that are a total waste of time! I would personally recommend the show, to those who are fans of disaster movies.

Probably the only critic I have for the movie is its CGIs. Some of it were rather too fake to begin with, but hey it was still fun to watch and something to laugh about!

I can tell from the movie, the director is a rather humourous man. Judging from the amount of humour he added into the movie, certain parts of the film were pure LOL! I never laughed continuously for that long in my life, it was one after another setting off a chain of laughter in the cinema. (Yes, the cinema was full! much to my surprise)

Aside from the humourous side, the film was after all about tsunami, and in catastrophic disasters like this, people die. Some die heroically, while some died against their will. In my opinion, the director knew which button to push in terms of sentimentalism. Certain scenes were really quite what you call, EMO. I wouldn’t spoil the parts for you, but I can assure you the sad parts are really… sad. =(

While the cast may not look appealing initially, but to be honest, I thought every single actor and actresses did really well. While the goofy looking stays goofy, and the macho ones stay macho, not to forget the hot chicks stay hot, it was really interesting to see how each and every individual portrayed their emotions to their very best!

It does reminds you of the tsunami incident back on the 26th of December, 2004. How so many lives were lost in the span of a few hours. The show takes off with a brief replay into 2004′s incident, though not all of it, and also from the Korean perspective, but it was understood the tsunami that hit Thailand, India, and also the shores of Penang Island was one that the world remembers.

Coupled with a few love stories in between, Tsunami at Haeundae is probably one of the better Asian disaster movies I have watched so far.

My conclusion? I think Korean disaster movies are better than Japanese disaster movies. The Japanese should just stick to horror. Lol!

You can read more about the movie here. [CONTAINS SPOILERS!]

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