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Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds

Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds is a 2017 South Korean fantasy action film
directed by Kim Yong-hwa, and it was released on 20 December 2017. The movie starts with the
death of an ordinary firefighter named Kim Ja-hong. Then the three grim reapers, Gang-rim,
Haewonmak and Lee Deok-choon escort Ja-hong to the afterlife. Ja-hong has to be assigned a
public defender to represent him in 7 trials in 49 days to find out how he lived his life. If the grim
reapers successfully defend him through the 7 trials, Ja-hong will get reincarnated.
This movie represents so well about being a good person and morality. After Ja-hong
dies, he is adjudged that he is a good spirit or not by going through 7 trials– murder, indolence,
deceit, injustice, betrayal, violence and filial impiety. In each court, it's observed that the judges
adjudge Ja-hong by sense of humanity and intention not action. For example, in the hell of
deceit, Ja-hong writes a fake letter. He lies to the loved ones of those who die and his mother, but
he lies to comfort the readers to pass their bad time, so he passes the trial. Moreover, the climax
is very touched to the audience's heart because it is about mother's love. The whole story shows
that Ja-hong loves his mother very much, but in the last trial, the hell of filial impiety, he try to
kill his mother while she sleeps when he was young. He decides to do that because he wants to
release her from sickness and poverty. He is about to be punished, but the grim reapers bring the
evidence that his mother knows everything and she forgives him. Therefore, Ja-hong passes the
trial and gets reincarnated with his tear. This scene will make the audience cry absolutely.
In addition, the graphic and special effect are impressive. The place of each court is
different and fantasy such as waterfall, jungle, fire and ice. There are monsters and ghosts in the
hell. Furthermore, the actors and actresses play naturally especially when they cry. It makes the
audiences are into the movie.
However, there are some confusion in movie. It isn't make sense that Ja-hong has to pass
7 trials to reincarnate while the grim reapers receive the message which tell that Ja-hong is good
spirit from the beginning. He should able to reincarnate suddenly.
In conclusion, Along with the Gods is the one of best fantasy action films from Korea.
The story is exotic and touching, special effect is spectacular and realistic, and graphic in the hell
is very fantasy.