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Apocalypto
Why this pick
Like War of the Arrows, it turns survival into a sustained, physical chase through hostile terrain, anchored by a resourceful hunter using intimate knowledge of the natural world.
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Why this pick
This combines historical conflict, sweeping forest cinematography and skilled tracking with a propulsive rescue story and similarly tactile combat.
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The film begins with two children Nam-yi and Ja-in being chased by Injo of Joseon's guards and saved by their father Choi Pyeong-ryung, an officer of Gwanghaegun of Joseon and a skilled archer. He sends his own children to find a place of refuge with his best friend Kim Mu-seon. As they escape crying, Ja-in begs her brother to go back to their father but their father is killed in front of Nam-yi. Nam-yi, though bitten by the guard dogs, kills them and escapes with Ja-in. Nam-yi becomes the only family Ja-in has. 13 years later Nam-yi (Park Hae-il) is now a skilled archer and hunter. He learns from Mu-seon's son Seo-goon (Kim Mu-yeol) that he and Ja-in (Moon Chae-won) plan to get married, with the approval of Mu-seon who is also Ja-in's godfather.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Moon Chae-won
Choi Ja-in
Kim Mu-yeol
Seo-goon
Park Ki-woong
Dorgon
Ryohei Otani
Nogami