The story is so strong here that the CGI disappears into the background. IMHO CGI is just a means to an end and the end must always be to serve the story.
#ALONG WITH THE GODS THE TWO WORLDS MOVIE#
The CGI work here is top-notch, considering 90% of the movie is probably done to a green screen. There is some amazing world building here, every level of hell is well-rendered and nothing for this reviewer feels repetitive. The casting of the 3 grim reapers is also spot-on with differing dynamics that lend propulsion to the story. Cha Tae Hyun is perfectly cast as the good-natured Paragon with a well of secrets that threaten to derail his chances at reincarnation at every trial. I don't get the Korean names very well, but I watch a lot of Korean cinema and TV dramas and instantly recognised all the familiar faces. Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds is a film that is solidly cast.
There is superb verve in its storytelling. This is high concept done well, every far-fetched notion perfectly digestible. My eyes blinked in disbelief and my mind boggled in awe as the twists and turns become wilder and twistier, but never losing its grasp on the audience. Yet the story is also fashioned as a fast-paced pulsating adventure ride and it scores top marks in this aspect too. The movie doesn't even try to be subtle in this aspect and I must say every rivulet of my tears was earned.
All through the screening, I could hear people around me sniffling and wiping their tears away unabashedly, me included. I didn't figure the Korean blockbuster to be a tearjerker, but it most certainly was. Along with The Gods: The Two Worlds slips in there ever so surreptitiously. Then there is that one category that doesn't have many movies - "movies that can make you reflect upon one's life". I like putting movies into Venn diagrams and I have special categories always swimming in my head like "movies with a great final shot" and "movies that showcase traits I would like in my future partner".
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