Bridging Host For Halo 2

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Bridging Host For Halo 2

Bridging Host For Halo 2

The story begins in Seoul with an irresponsible American military chemist ordering his Korean assistant to dump a large supply of formaldehyde straight down the sink and into the Han river. Some time later, a large crowd gathers on the banks of the river, curious of a strange, dark shape that hangs from a bridge before plummeting into the water.

Working on the waterfront at his father’s food stall, the dim-witted Park Gang-du (Song Kang-ho) is among the crowd who are then terrorized by a mutated river-creature. In the chaos, he loses his daughter Hyun-seo (Ko Ah-seong), believing she’s dead until he gets a muffled call over his cell phone. Determined to rescue his daughter, Gang-du must elude military authorities (who believe he’s been infected with a dangerous virus) and hunt a monster side by side with his somewhat eccentric family.

Jaws Meets Tremors in Bong Joon-ho’s Genre-hybrid

The Host has been touted as a Jaws meets Tremors sort of affair, and it does have elements of both, while not quite matching Jaws for drama or Tremors for fun, even if it does come close. However, what you also get is a film with elements of horror (from the Re-animator-esque opening to suspenseful scenes of close-quarter confinement with the creature) along with a heavy dose of Joon-ho’s satire against the political agendas and militarism of American forces in Seoul. As usual, distributors have to sell the film as “this meets that”, not “both and more”, neglecting the fact that The Host is a true hybrid film.