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At first, I thought it was going to be a somewhat serious disaster movie like "The Day After Tomorrow," but unexpectedly, it took a sharp turn and became a team of misfits on a mission, a bit joyful, and a road movie filled with laughter and tears~
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It lightly touches on some North-South Korean issues and the U.S. military stationed in South Korea, but these topics are not explored in depth. The technical aspects of solving a volcanic eruption are also glossed over with some concepts, so if you are looking for hardcore political issues or tests of human nature, you might be a bit disappointed. Basically, Baekdu Mountain is filled with humor; when Ha Jung-woo and Lee Byung-hun are cool, they are really cool, and suddenly telling some cold jokes is just hilarious~
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Other characters are also quite distinctive, like Ma Dong-seok as the hapless scientist, Bae Suzy as the brave pregnant woman, and Jeon Hye-jin as the capable politician, along with Ha Jung-woo's team of misfits, all adding richness to the film. Although none of these elements are very deep, they prevent the movie from merely being a comedy, which is quite successful~ The ending is quite touching; I was initially hoping for a happy ending, but I felt a bit regretful. It still left a lingering taste.
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My favorite moment was when Ha Jung-woo bravely activated the detonator to rescue Lee Byung-hun, and under the tense circumstances, Ha Jung-woo yelled in English, "Stop!" It reflects that neither Chinese terrorists nor the American government really cares about whether South Korea would be destroyed by a volcanic eruption, creating an atmosphere of being in a lawless zone and a fate dictated by others. This aspect is quite similar to Taiwan's sovereign status~
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