Escape 2024 action movie Directed by Lee Jong-pil. The film Stars Shin Dong Hyeon, Lee Je-hoon, and Song Kang and a rum time of 1h 34M theater released on July 05, 2024.
Escape Story is all about Sgt. Lim (Lee Je-hoon, just seen in “Noryang: Major ‘Deadly Sea“) is an NCO with a North Korean DMZ patrol unit, a ROK soldier who is a short-timer about to rotate back home, is discharged from the army… but he’s not going home once his stint is up. He’s planning on defecting from the North to the ‘Free World’ of the South to escape ‘Supreme Leader Kim’ and the ‘People’s Republic of Korea’. Lim first appears when the protagonist sneaks out of the barracks at night, liberating himself with a compass, a map, a watch, and knives to navigate between the two parts of Korea through the minefield. The watch is important as he has been test-running this escape route for a while, carving a path through that no man’s land, identifying mines and other hazards as he does each time he sets out at night on such scouting missions.
The reader learns that a special childhood book he brought with him betrays him. Sgt. Lim read Roald Amundsen: Nils Larsen’s ship named it “Tenacious Explorer” and the Norwegian polar pioneer’s advice was then adopted. Escape is about everything that may happen but does not since it is the last workday of Sgt. Lim’s military service. First, there is a storm that threatens not only his dash but also can erase, through the water, all the traditional signs that mark the mines.
Then his subordinate Kondyuk Kim Dyong-huk (Red Cliff Hong Xa-bin) fesses that he saw him sneaking out and knows what he is up to. Primal threats such as ‘If you wag your tongue, I’ll cut your head off’ are nonsensical. Private Kim would also like to get out. “Take me with you!, Take me with you! (in Korean language with English Subtitles)”. The timid and procedural sergeant’s plan turns sour when the kid points the gun at him and decides to escape on his own. Sgt Lim alone will know what route he took while everyone else from their unit runs around when ‘Deserter Alert!’ klaxons and Public Address systems blare.
Sgt Lim tackles Kim, both are caught, tortured, and Comrade Field Officer Major Lee Hyong sang(Koo Kyo Hwang) only comes to rescue Sgt Lim and give him a way out by telling him he is a hero, he is feted and promoted. The Sgt. and the urbane, sadistic, and mercurial piano-playing major are revealed to have history. Lim also, and more than we do, wants to believe that the major knows what is happening and is giving him a life-saving break. That is something that Lim does not desire. Major Lee offers Kim tempting and sweet privileges at an officer’s dinner, that promotion and the ‘stay in the army’ which is more like an order. But Lim has ‘chosen my fate. ’ And nothing – no offer, even of promotion, menace or foreboding regarding his conditions in the South – will sway him. He has to wing it out of this lifeline, bluff Kim out of the death-row cell as the latter did not rat on him, and con, outmaneuver, deceive, and beat into escaping the security services web and across the border with the help of the same map that the state is using to threaten Kim. Director Lee and his screenwriters paint a picture of an almost faceless North Korea where paranoia is as meticulously controlled as cut and everyone squeals at everyone else. An element of the hypocrisy of the State is expressed through the drunken dance of the officer class in association with Strauss waltzes, the major, who is notorious for piano playing, deftness, meanness, or savageness. His “decadence” is wholly confirmed when we see his distress at meeting not only Lim, who knows his history but another former exploiter of the same sex.
Regarding Lim, once in a while, one only needs a pair of Aviators or can pretend to be so rude to a security police officer just because he is wearing a white uniform albeit of not-so-low rank. The movie diverges a little off the main storyline to incorporate details that enhance the knowledge of the state of the DMZ and bring out the concept that there are hostile elements in the North, the nomads who have no home, no livelihood, or one more relative to the Security State apparatus.
Thus, the ending, as I mentioned at the start, feels contrived, and overstretched in terms of time, and as a result, it fails to add the necessary power to the story. The leads are compelling, the action furious, and the suspense right on the edge of riveting – being far more than enough to make this their ‘Escape’ an odyssey for which audiences will want to take with these people, deciding their fates rather than having a failing totalitarian state do it for them.
Escape 2024 Parents Guide Age Rating
ESCAPE is not rated because it has not undergone the official rating process by the Motion Picture Rating (MPA).
Violence & Gore: The main character of the piece is Sergeant Lim who furtively moves out of his barracks at night into a minefield. Peculiar features such as high levels of tension and the ever-present potential of putting a foot wrong in a minefield add to the suspense. In one sequence there is a fight between holding Sergeant Lim and follower Private Kim. Kim threatens Lim with a gun and secures him in a chokehold which leads to their apprehension by authorities. Sgt. Lim and Private Kim are both tortured respectively.
These scenes are crude and involve scenes of physical and psychological torment; the captives are shown to have been subjected to various forms of torture by the regime in a bid to gain information and supremacy. High-tension sequences of the film depict the moments when the military unit tracks down the deserters. This includes loud alarms, public announcements, and scenes of intense searching by soldiers, which are partly stressful. It’s climax of the movie consists of a daring escape and this is portrayed by the character Sgt. Lim is very intelligent and also strong in the course of escaping. This comprises fights, stunts, speedy escapes and even crossing the border at the end.
Sexual Content: Sexual harassment and other forms of abuse that the major had once employed on a former subordinate, no actual sex is depicted.
Profanity: There is a lot of swearing among characters, especially during or after emotional scenes. For instance, while interrogating Kim, Sgt. Lim warns her to stop “wagging the tongue” by saying things like “If you wag your tongue I’ll cut your head off. ”There are cases where characters have used negative slang to refer to other characters or the oppressive regime due to frustration and desperation.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: Major Lee is depicted consuming alcohol at an officer’s dinner where he attempts to lure Kim with perks. This scene demonstrates the contrast between the so-called civilized officer class and the actual conditions for soldiers at the front. One scene in the film depicts the British officer class drinking alcohol while dancing to Strauss’s waltz. This is seen as a symbol of the decay of the moral fabric of the regime’s leadership.
Escape Story” is a strong and intense movie that raises topical and profound issues. Parents should properly evaluate the content of the film and its impact on children and, if necessary, discuss the movie’s topics with the child.
