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Heroic Sacrifice: Ja-hong sacrifices his life to save a little girl from a burning building, thus setting up the rest of the movie. Heroic Self-Deprecation: Ja-hong continually insists that he is not a paragon. He rejects this idea to the point of nearly sabotaging his trials multiple times.
Jul 8, 2021 · Kim Ja Hong realised that he was dead but he was assured by the three reapers/guardians that because he was a paragon of a man he has 49 days to complete the 7 trials. Passing them should be a doddle to a paragon like him. This would mean that he will be on his wall to immediate reincarnation.
The guardians inform Ja-hong that he is a paragon, someone who had led an honorable life and therefore is qualified to be reincarnated in just 49 days. The catch is, Ja-hong must stand before the gods of the seven Hells and prove he's innocent of his life's misdeeds in order to be allowed to do so.
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Based on the webcomic by South Korean author Joo Ho-min, Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds is the first half of two films that were filmed simultaneously. The second half, Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days, will be released in South Korea in the summer of 2018. The film adaptation of Along with the Gods is written and directed by Kim Yong-hwa...
Visual effects for the film were created by Dexter Studios, one of the largest visual effects studios in Asia. A big fantasy film like this relies on strong visuals to really sell and execute lavish settings that are otherworldly and or larger than life itself. Not being familiar with the work of Dexter Studios, it was difficult going into this wit...
The different hells traveled through in the film are as follows: the volcano of the damned in murder hell, the river of indolence in indolence hell, the blade forest of deceit hell, the frosty glaciers of injustice hell, the heavenly passage that meanders through betrayal hell, the vacuum sink hole of violent hell, and the internal desert of filial...
Ja-hong’s life story is a complicated one that seems to unravel a more complex life event at each trial he faces. The line between what makes an individual a worthy candidate for reincarnation is constantly questioned because when you think you’ve got Ja-hong all figured out a dark element from his past rears its ugly head. The story doesn’t really...
The acting is superb in Along with the Gods. The four leads showcase emotion on a scale that is almost unprecedented in mainstream American cinema. Kim Hyang-giis cheerful and ecstatic about the forthcoming trials because the Deok-choon character firmly believes that Ja-hong has a chance at reincarnation. Her thumbs-up hand gesture becomes this sig...
It is practically unheard of that we start off the year with a film this good, but Along with the Gods is an impressively entertaining and reflective way to jump-start your movie-watching habits. This movie freaking destroyed me emotionally and its last half hour made me cry harder than any movie ever has. Along with the Gods is like South Korea go...
Miaon November 23, 2019: What do you think the issue or problem in this movie ? Anneon March 26, 2019: What do the characters learn about themselves? How do they change? Jojie Alcantaraon February 24, 2018: My thoughts, exactly. "Thumbs up" to your review. :-) annaon January 17, 2018: omg I love this review - perfectly encapsulates what I love abt ...
Oct 27, 2021 · Because Ja-hong’s plan does not fall through, Ja-hong is shown to leave his family behind, running away to abandon them, unable to forgive himself for his attempted plan. It is at this time that his mother is seen unconscious in the real world.
A firefighter dies, arrives in the afterworld and is told that he is an honorable paragon that needs to pass seven trials in order to get reincarnated. One never truly gets told what a paragon is and what makes this particular firefighter so honorable.
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Jan 14, 2018 · But Ja-hong? He's under consideration for a position of considerable power in the underworld. 'Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds' concerns itself with the question as to why.
