My senses hinged closely on the afterlife guardians’ explanations at every turn as I got ready for the next trial.
But the intrigue and suspense build-up through character motivations constantly draws one deeper into the proceedings. The story is so strong here that the CGI disappears into the background.Įxposition is always a tricky business in storytelling and Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds is practically all exposition. In my humble opinion, CGI is just a means to an end and the end must always be to serve the story.
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The CGI work here is top-notch, considering 90% of the movie is probably done to a green screen. There is some amazing world building here, every level of hell is well-rendered and nothing for this reviewer feels repetitive. The casting of the three grim reapers is also spot-on with differing dynamics that lend propulsion to the story. Cha Tae Hyun is perfectly cast as the good-natured Paragon with a well of secrets that threaten to derail his chances at reincarnation at every trial.
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I don’t get the Korean names very well, but I watch a lot of Korean cinema and TV dramas and instantly recognise all the familiar faces. Nothing is truly what it seems.Īlong with the Gods: The Two Worlds is a film that is solidly cast. There is superb verve in its storytelling. This is high-concept done well, every far-fetched notion perfectly digestible. My eyes blinked in disbelief and my mind boggled in awe as the twists and turns became wilder and twistier, but never losing its grasp on the audience. Yet the story is also fashioned as a fast-paced pulsating adventure ride and it scores top marks in this aspect too. The movie doesn’t even try to be subtle in this aspect and I must say every rivulet of my tears was earned. All through the screening, I could hear people around me sniffling and wiping their tears away unabashedly, me included.
I didn’t figure the Korean blockbuster to be a tearjerker, but it most certainly was.
Only when he passes 7 trials over 49 days and proves he was innocent in human life, will he be able to reincarnate, and his 3 afterlife guardians are by his side to defend him in trial. Having died unexpectedly, firefighter Ja-hong (Cha Tae Hyun) is taken to the afterlife by 3 afterlife guardians Gang Rim (Ha Jung Woo), Haewonmak (Ju Ji Hoon) and Dukchun (Kim Hyang Gi). Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds slips in there ever so surreptitiously. Then there is that one category that doesn’t have many movies – “movies that can make you reflect upon your life”. I like putting movies into Venn diagrams and I have special categories always swimming in my head like “movies with a great final shot” and “movies that showcase traits I would like to see in my future partner”.
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