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There's been a lot of superhero content. The Fukushima 50 are the real superheroes.
I had read about them back in 2012, but I didn't know in detail what had happened at the Nuclear Power plant at Fukushima. This is one of the better Asian films I have seen recently, especially from Japan. This beats Train to Busan in my boat. There is real sense of suspense and urgency, and frankly I was in tears throughout the movie. I needed tissues. I was moved at how the Fukushima 50 didn't give up. They didn't give up on each other and neither did they give up on saving the plant. Even when it felt impossible, even when they knew they might die, they didn't give up. Train to Busan in comparison felt cheap, in that the zombies never felt like a threat compared to what happened in this movie.
The impact of their heroism was influential in my best friend's work. She was moved by their ability to sacrifice themselves to save the lives of their family and of their nation. My friend would have wanted me to see this film. The irony is March 6, the day of its release, was the last day my friend was alive, before she had passed.
This honestly beats Parasite in my opinion. Then again, Japanese movies aren't as hot in the Academy radar as Korean films.
score 10/10
tmeng-33536 23 December 2020
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13-3-2021 04:06:03