You can miss a lot if you’re studying subtitles. Whenever it comes to subtitles, I usually watch a film once, focusing on the subtitles, and then again, balancing the subtitles and the action.
#Watch the man from nowhere sub movie
After watching this movie once, I went and bought it off of iTunes for nine dollars. I rarely watch movies that I thoroughly enjoy. Story is crucial and believable characters are necessary to suck the readers/viewers into the action or drama.
If you go through any MFA program, you’ll learn that there is a close tie between film and literature.
I’ve heard numerous professors and writers and agents and editors go on and on about this: A good writer takes universal truths and emotions and re-introduces them to their readers through words. Loneliness is universal, and so is the need and want to be saved. It could be your neighbor who runs a pawnshop, your body guard, or your father. I think it’s that natural desire to feel needed and loved unconditionally. But in real life, I think everyone wants to be saved. It goes along with the whole damsel-in-distress scenario. I think one of the reasons why a lot of females like movies like Man On Fire and Taken (also The Man From Nowhere) is because deep down, we’ve all thought about being in a dangerous situation that involves someone, specifically an attractive, brooding hero to come and rescue us. The plot and storyline both follow that of an American action/thriller film. I feel like we also get to know the protagonist, Cha and sympathize with him. Most Korean* films like this entail too much gore to the point where it’s ridiculous, but I’m happy to say it wasn’t the case with The Man From Nowhere. One of the most interesting things about this film is that I believe it was made with an American audience in mind. Cha reverts back to his old days as a ruthless agent to rescue So-Mi after she has been sold to the Chinese mafia, who specialize in harvesting organs. Later that evening, So-Mi is kidnapped after her mother, a dancer, steals cocaine from drug dealers. One day, So-Mi is caught trying to steal a woman’s purse and she tells the police that Cha is her father, but when the police approach him, he walks away, pretending that he doesn’t know her. His only connection is with a nine-year-old girl named So-Mi who lives next door. Still grieving over the loss of his pregnant wife, Cha has very little contact with the outside world. It’s about an ex-black ops agent, Cha Tae-Shik (Won Bin) who runs a pawnshop. The best way for me to describe it is to tell you that it’s a combination of Man On Fire and Taken, but it’s a Korean movie, and much, much better. Finally, several days ago, I relented and decided to watch the film. The Man From Nowhere was recommended several times and each time, I’d think about how appealing the synopsis was to me, but then think about having to read subtitles. Sometimes when I’m scrolling through Netflix, I see films I want to watch and then when I realize that I’ll have to read subtitles –or even worse, deal with dubbing, I refrain and settle for something else. I don’t know why, but I’ve suddenly taken an interest in more foreign films here lately.
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