The Witch Part 1 – The Subversion – ABC Film Challenge – World Cinema – W – The Witch Part 1 – Movie Review
Director: Park Hoon-jung
Writer: Park Hoon-jung (Screenplay)
Cast
- Kim Da-mi (Soulmate)
- Min-soo Jo (The Cursed)
- Choi Woo-sik (Parasite)
- Go Min-Si (Jirisan)
- Hee-soon Park (Jak-jeon)
Plot: A high school student with amnesia tries to uncover what has happened to her. All leading her into deeper troubles ultimately revealing a darkness she could not have imagined.
Runtime: 2 Hours 5 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Witch Part 1 – The Subversion starts when a young girl is taken in by a family that finds her on their land. She was injured and had escaped from a dangerous facility, but has no memory of the events. Teenage Ja Yoon (Da-Mi) now finds her life simple and enjoyable.
However, Ja Yoon’s quiet life suddenly gets busy with her success in a talent show. The new attention she has gained sees people searching for her and her past starts to come back to haunt her.
Verdict on The Witch Part 1 – The Subversion
The Witch Part 1 – The Subversion is an action sci-fi mystery following a young woman that learns about her past. It follows her as she thinks she has a normal life, but the secrets about her mysterious past will return to show her how deadly she truly is.
This is a big action movie that gets to play into the concept of scientists experimenting on children. It gets to show how one could have repressed memories about their life but once they get released, they become deadly. The movie simmers along to start with, but once everything is unleashed we are thrown into a much more chaotic world. It does become a little bit too chaotic in the final third of the movie, making it hard to keep up with everything.
Final Thoughts – The Witch Part 1 – The Subversion is a chaotic action movie.
