Metamorphosis is a 2019 South Korean film that was directed and written by Kim Hong Sun(The Traffickers). The film stars seasoned actors, Bae Sung-Woo and Sung Dong-il. South Korean social media had a field day with the family issues in the film. Internet users commented various opinions about the films content, causing Metamorphosis to be a trending topic in 2019.
SIDE NOTE: Shout out to Shudder for starting to license Korean films for North American release. I hope they keep going. The Closet starring Ha Jung Woo would be a nice film to add to the list. Just a suggestion.
A family moves to a new home that might be inhabited by a demon. The demon can take the form of any person that it choose causing deception in the family. Things become so horrifying that they call a family member who is a Priest. Little do they know that this demon has been around for years before......
This film is presented as a mystery thriller with some horror on top of everything else. I wouldn't say that that Metamorphosis as a film itself is scary. Maybe more like disturbing than scary. It's not because of the demon either. Other images such as failed exorcisms followed by a scene of intense anime cruelty bombard the viewer one after the other. Mysteries aren't really had to crack when the film gradually tells you whats going on. So, before the end of the film, you can somewhat guess what's going on. There was a good guessing game of whether the demon was a case of possession or shape shifting. Also, How the demon found the family that had connections to the Priest that it battled before. If some asked me was Metamorphosis a brutal film, My answer would be yes but the story is also a fun thriller to watch on your spare time. This is another film that from start to finish wasn't setup to have a feel good happy ending. Characters do survive at the expense of sacrifice. I honestly didn't see any other way myself as the film hit it's final climax. You have to do what you have to do in life. Movies should reflect this once in awhile.
Most all the main cast had the task to play the devil at one point in the film. Everyone did a fantastic job embodying the evil through facial expression and movement. Some of the actresses also had to learn latin while making the speech believable. Sung Dong-il is in his element since he's done erie films like this before, though I've never seen Bae Sung-Woo take a role like this. Talent all around. No lack of such.
Metamorphosis is a passable film to crunch time. By no means is this film a masterpiece however, I don't think that this film deserves all the bad reviews either. It's a film that basically lived off the success of other exorcism films that came before it such as The Priests(2015).
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