Standing outside Seoul’s central subway station, two young men are having a nice liberal chat. “I think there should be universal welfare,” one says to the other. As if on cue, an old homeless man who is covered in blood comes staggering by. Concerned, one of the two men run to check on him but is quickly recoils from the smell. “I thought he was bleeding but he was just homeless,” he tells his friend.
So begins Seoul station, the first Korean animated zombie movie that I’ve ever seen. Though I was unsure of what to expect at first, it became immediately clear that this hilarious yet disturbing picture would have a lot more to say than the average episode of The Walking Dead. Because acclaimed director Sang-ho Yeon’s version of the zombie apocalypse seems to start with those who rely on the Seoul Station subway tunnels as a place to sleep, no one really seems to care at first and the infection is allowed to spread quickly. Unlike most zombie movies I’ve seen, we see the fall of civilization entirely through the eyes of pimps, prostitutes, and the homeless.
There aren’t many Zombie Kills of the Week in Seoul Station but the animation alone- surreal enough to be unique but realistic enough to keep it grounded when it counts- makes it stand out. As much as it has to say about the struggles of Seoul’s marginalized, this is not a movie without it’s guilty pleasures. There are enough close calls, creatively claustrophobic suspense, and hilariously over-the-top voice acting to work as a fun popcorn movie. It’s only unsettling once you let it sink in.
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Nice post, Matt. This looks quite interesting and the animation is very reminiscent to Waltz With Bashir, though it’s probably not as grounded in reality considering it has zombies. Will definitely check this out if I get a chance.
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I really recommend it. That’s a really good point about Waltz with Bashir.
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Sounds interesting!
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It is, way different than I was expecting.
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Glad to hear it was good. But zombies… Yeah, I just don’t do zombies.
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I think they’re almost on their way out. There’s not much left to be done with them. You probably won’t like this then.
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That’s what we always think, but they never die.
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Now I’m curious. Hadn’t heard of it before.
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I hadn’t either and was a little concerned what I was getting myself into. I was pleasantly surprised.
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This sounds really interesting and fun take on zombies.
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I was worried at first when I picked up on the social context that it wouldn’t be much fun but I couldn’t have been more wrong.
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Hadn’t heard of this, but actually really interested…
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I hope it gets wide release and is easy for people to track down.
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I’ve never been a fan of animated movie , but Matt you my have changed my mind .. Lol well at least for this movie . Thanks for the review
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Ha you’re welcome, was not expecting this to be the movie to change your mind about animated movies.
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Yeah… I’m weird that way 😂😘
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HI Matt,
Do you think the twist at the end does not make sense?
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Well, it’s been awhile since I’ve seen it. Do you mean the true identity of her “father”? I actually suspected that he wasn’t who he said he was through a lot of it.
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