“Badland Hunters” Good concept but a repetitive plot.

Movie: Badland Hunters

Original name: Hwang ya 

Run Time: 1hr 47 min

This year started with the anticipation of the greatest blockbuster movie in Korean cinema.

"Badland Hunters,” starring widely renowned artist Ma Dong-seok (known for “Parasite” worldwide), is directed by Heo Myeong Haeng and written by Kim Bo-Tong and Kwak Jae-Min.

The plot revolves around a scientist who wanted to make an antidote to bring his dead daughter alive, which made him kill more than a hundred people for his experiments and research, but the moment he was about to get arrested, the world collapsed. Then his fate changed until he came across this young woman, Han Su Na.

However, at the beginning, it looks like the plot has something interesting to offer, but as the story develops, the consequences and fate of the characters are likely to be anticipated by viewers. Badland Hunters suffer from poor writing in terms of creativity.

Yes, there are challenges when it comes to developing stories that include scientific and fictional elements within the time frame allotted for movies, but the plot with the afterworld concept could have easily utilized more than 2 hours, but the plot seems to be rushing to the hook scene so eagerly. If there had been more emphasis on how the antidotes were made rather than a character reading a book of research and letting viewers understand, then there could have been a personal connection with the characters, but since it is an action film, the filmmaker might want to focus more on action sequences.

Talking about the action sequences in the scenes, the fight between the two Sergeants was very well designed and executed. We wish that Ma Dong-Seok's ability to bring more humanity into the character could have been utilized by the makers. The standout performance in this film could be Han Su-na, played by No Jeong-ee. We wish the cast's ability to resonate with the viewers could have been taken into consideration. Since after watching the film there seems to be a lack of personal connection with the viewers, they will also get to witness some comic elements along with some action sequences that seem to be very similar to the Jawan comic elements utilized by Director Atlee for “Vikram Rathore.”

  Talking about cinematography, Korean cinema never disappoints. Within the limited time frame, the cinematography convinces us about the after-world scenario, and the color scheme is utilized adequately. Overall, it can be a good one-time-watch movie. Let us know what you think about the movies in the comment section.