Along with the Gods (2017)
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- Synopsis:
- Korean fantasy adventure starring Jung-Woo Ha and Tae-hyun Cha. After dying honourably in the line of duty, firefighter Kim Ja-hong (Cha) must undertake seven trials in the afterlife, with the help of three guardians, to determine how he lived his life and whether he is worthy of reincarnation.
- Actors:
- Jung-woo Ha, Tae-hyun Cha, Ji-hun Ju, Hyang-gi Kim, Jung-Jae Lee, Dong-seok Ma, Kyung-soo Do, Dong-wook Kim, Gwang Jang, Hae-Kyun Jung, Dal-su Oh, Won-hie Lim, Joon-hyeok Lee, Su-an Kim, Ha-neul Kim, Hae-suk Kim
- Directors:
- Yong-hwa Kim
- Writers:
- Ho-min Ju, Yong-hwa Kim
- Aka:
- Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds / Singwa hamgge
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Countries:
- Korea
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Spectacular fantasy - Along with the Gods review by Alphaville
After a startling, giddily shot opening on a burning skyscraper, our hero fireman is killed but can be reincarnated if his life has passed seven moral tests. Unfortunately this results in an episodic, over-acted melodrama, with relevant episodes from his life shown in flashback. Despite this, the film’s well worth watching purely for its many and varied other-world action sequences. These are truly spectacular, having an immediacy and kinetic energy lacking in glossy Hollywood superhero films.
The sets are dazzling, the soundtrack is storming and the chase sequences, with a frenetic camera picking out protagonists as they fly in and out of reality, are a visual feast. A top-grossing film in South Korea, there’s a sequel in the can and more planned. If you get bored with the melodrama, fast-forward to the next action sequence and wallow in the gorgeous sights that only cinema can produce.