Into The Mirror

It was Sunday when my board mates and I decided to watch this Korean horror movie. The title of this Korean film was "Into The Mirrors", of 2003, a debut film by Director Kim Sung-ho. What I find it most interesting is that, this is the Korean version of the 2008 film by Alexandre Aja, and stars Kiefer Sutherland, entitled "Mirrors". Though the Into The Mirror was the first to be released, the Mirrors was not it's remake. Anyways, let's not talked about the "Mirrors" because I'm here to review the "Into The Mirror".

So, "Into The Mirror", starring Yu Ji-Tae, Kim Myeong-min, Kim Hye-na, and Gi Ju-bong, is a Korean horror film was about some series of horrible deaths of a department store, Dreampia. And this series of death events was caused by haunting soul of a woman murdered and trap into the mirror. She began to find her revenge by murdering each one that caused her death.




The series of murder called the attention of Woo Yeong-min (Yu Ji-Tae) the newly hired Chief Security of the building, which his uncle, happens to be the Chairman of the company. Yeong-min believe that the deaths was not actually suicide as what the police have thought. As a police detective from his past job, Yeong-min tries to find out whats behind this vengeful deaths.





The film actually has many twist-and-turn that you'll definitely enjoy. Together with it's heart pounding creepy effects, it is also interesting because you'll be able to see how mysteries were solved. You'll also be interested in how the movie explicate the concept of parallel worlds within the mirror and the reality. Plus, it's not all horror but also a detective film. I too enjoyed solving the puzzles of the film. Generating possibities of what was the cause, and what will be the next. Although there are some scenes that you'll find it hard to understand, in the end, the movie is truly one of a kind.

Death Note The Movie

One Japanese movie that I saw that made my mind work like a madman is the Death Note. From its anime origin, Death Note was the story Light Yagami, a simple and intelligent university student who have seen the crimes and corruption of the world to its ultimate. Until one day, finds a mysterious notebook that change his life forever, "the Death Note". On it was the instructions that, if a human's name is written within it, the person dies. Skeptic of the notebooks authenticity, Light experimented and tried it, killing two criminals in an instant. And now light believes that the book is real. Until Light will meet the true owner of the notebook, Ryuk, a shinigami. With his new power, Light tried to seek justice by passing judgment to criminals and creates a new world where he is god. He will then be called "Kira" , which is derived from the English word "killer", with the Japanese pronunciation.

The number of criminal deaths caught the attention of the International Police Organization and the mysterious detective know as "L". L quickly finds out that the serial killer is from Japan, and concluded that Kira can kill people without laying a hand on them. This brought L as Kira's greatest enemy. And their race to prove mental superiority has just begun.

I found this Japanese movie very interesting because it could make you think as what would happen next. The intelligence of the two main characters brought this movie very unique. As its not like the usual battle like we seen in action movies, but a battle between minds. Guessing what will be the next move of their enemy and how to make a counterattack. For sure, this movie will make your brains come out.