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2006/08/01

'The Host' sets new local box office record

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean movie "The Host" has not only surpassed the 3-million-ticket mark in its first five days in local theaters, but also beaten its own record for ticket sales on a weekday, the film's distributor said Tuesday.

The movie, which is showing on 620 screens nationwide, attracted 3,159,524 viewers as of Monday, according to Showbox.

The distributor said the film reached the 3-million mark within the shortest period of time for a local movie ever, beating the previous record of blockbuster "Taegukgi," which drew 3 million in eight days.

Within five days of its release, The Host set two new weekday ticket sales records with 443,006 tickets sold on Thursday and 532,780 on Friday.

The movie, directed by up-and-coming Korean talent Bong Joon-ho, revolves around a five-member family that runs a kiosk alongside Seoul's Han River and loses its only daughter to a monster that suddenly appears and destroys the tranquility of the riverside. The Host premiered at this year's Cannes Film Festival and was highly praised by critics.

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"The Host" Rewrites Sci-Fi Film History

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Director Bong Joon-ho’s new film, "The Host," is now ready to open a new chapter in the domestic sci-fi film history. The film, whose Korean title is "Goemul," meaning "monster," set records by opening on the greatest number of screens, the highest number of reservations, and as the quickest movie to break the 1 million viewer mark. In fact, it attracted a total of 2,634,154 viewers with 620 screens nationwide for the first week.

The Host

Director: Bong Joon-ho

Stars: Song Gang-ho, Park Hye-il, Bae Du-na, and Byun Hee-bong

Length: 119 minutes

Production cost: 1.1 billion won

Opening: July 27, 2006

The film revolves around an ordinary Park family, who runs a small kiosk on the riverside. One day an unidentified mutant suddenly appears from the depths of the Han River to attack and devour people. Among those chased and abducted is a teen daughter of Park Gang-du (played by Song Gang-ho). The once-ordinary citizen Gang-du and his family are now thrust into a battle with the monster to rescue his daughter. On the banks of the river that are completely closed off by the government, Gang-du and his family rush into an unstoppable showdown with the creature. The film’s production budget is 11 billion won, about half of which was spent on the creation of the monster with computer graphics. It is quite unusual to feature ordinary citizens fighting to save a family member, not heroes trying to save the world.

Bong Joon-ho

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Director Bong was born in 1969. He graduated from the Department of Sociology at Yonsei University and the Korean Academy of Film Arts in Seoul. He directed multiple critically-acclaim short films before his feature film debut "Barking Dogs Never Bite" in 2000. For instance, "Memories in My Frame" and "Incoherence," were invited to the 1994 Vancouver and Hong Kong film festivals. "Barking dogs never bite" won the international film critics' award at the Hong Kong Film Festival and the emerging director award at the Munich Film Festival. He is probably best known for his 2003 film, "Memories of Murder." This summer, Bong came to dominate local screens with "The Host."

Records set by "The Host"

There are many more records to be broken, but the film has already set several records for the first few days of opening. It broke all the first-week records.

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International film festivals have rushed to invite the film, and Asian, Europe, North and Central American countries came to fix their opening dates of the film. The film received high praise from the New York Ties when it was screened at Cannes. There, contracts wee signed to export the film to more than 10 countries, including the U.S., England, Brazil, Argentina and Asian countries. The scenario is to be exported to Japan for $4.7 million. Export contracts, worth $6 million, were signed before the opening in Korea. The film opens on September 2 in Japan and in the U.S. in October. Originally scheduled to open on 250 screens in Japan, the creature move's alarming success in Korea means that number is likely to multiply.

International film festivals inviting the film

39th Sitges International Film Festival (Spain)

31st Toronto International Film Festival (Canada)

60th Edinburgh Film Festival (England, August 14-27)

Hong Kong International Film Festival Showcase (August 10 and 12)

Vancouver Film Festival (Canada, September 19-October 13)

Date of opening in foreign countries

Hong Kong - Aug. 24

Japan/Taiwan - Sept. 2

Thailand/Singapore - Sept.7

France - Nov. 22

USA - October

England/Mexico/Australia - Yearend

Source: http://english.kbs.co.kr/mcontents/zoom/1408511_11689.html

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Film "The Host" Draws Most Viewers on Weekdays

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Just three days after setting a record on July 31 by drawing three million viewers in the shortest period of time in domestic box-office history, the film "The Host" also broke the record of number of viewers who watched a movie on weekdays.

Since its opening on June 27, "The Host" drew 892,517 viewers in Seoul and 3.15 million viewers nationwide as of July 31. On July 31 alone, 145,899 viewers watched the film in Seoul and 532,780 viewers nationwide in 620 theaters.

The film drew three million viewers just five days after its opening, and some 151,486 people watched the movie the night before its official opening in theaters.

The previous record-setter, the film "Taegugki," drew three million viewers eight days after its opening. The most viewers who watched "The Host" on any weekday was 484,422 people nationwide (140,890 in Seoul) on July 28.

"The Host" drew 453,006 people nationwide on July 27, which exceeded the number of viewers who watched the film on its opening day and the previous night.

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"The Host" Rewrites Sci-Fi Film History

Director Bong Joon-ho’s new film, "The Host," is now ready to open a new chapter in the domestic sci-fi film history. The film, whose Korean title is "Goemul," meaning "monster," set records by opening on the greatest number of screens, the highest number of reservations, and as the quickest movie to break the 1 million viewer mark. In fact, it attracted a total of 2,634,154 viewers with 620 screens nationwide for the first week.

The Host

Director: Bong Joon-ho

Stars: Song Gang-ho, Park Hye-il, Bae Du-na, and Byun Hee-bong

Length: 119 minutes

Production cost: 1.1 billion won

Opening: July 27, 2006

The film revolves around an ordinary Park family, who runs a small kiosk on the riverside. One day an unidentified mutant suddenly appears from the depths of the Han River to attack and devour people. Among those chased and abducted is a teen daughter of Park Gang-du (played by Song Gang-ho). The once-ordinary citizen Gang-du and his family are now thrust into a battle with the monster to rescue his daughter. On the banks of the river that are completely closed off by the government, Gang-du and his family rush into an unstoppable showdown with the creature. The film’s production budget is 11 billion won, about half of which was spent on the creation of the monster with computer graphics. It is quite unusual to feature ordinary citizens fighting to save a family member, not heroes trying to save the world.

Bong Joon-ho

Director Bong was born in 1969. He graduated from the Department of Sociology at Yonsei University and the Korean Academy of Film Arts in Seoul. He directed multiple critically-acclaim short films before his feature film debut "Barking Dogs Never Bite" in 2000. For instance, "Memories in My Frame" and "Incoherence," were invited to the 1994 Vancouver and Hong Kong film festivals. "Barking dogs never bite" won the international film critics' award at the Hong Kong Film Festival and the emerging director award at the Munich Film Festival. He is probably best known for his 2003 film, "Memories of Murder." This summer, Bong came to dominate local screens with "The Host."

Records set by "The Host"

There are many more records to be broken, but the film has already set several records for the first few days of opening. It broke all the first-week records.

Hot Love Call

International film festivals have rushed to invite the film, and Asian, Europe, North and Central American countries came to fix their opening dates of the film. The film received high praise from the New York Ties when it was screened at Cannes. There, contracts wee signed to export the film to more than 10 countries, including the U.S., England, Brazil, Argentina and Asian countries. The scenario is to be exported to Japan for $4.7 million. Export contracts, worth $6 million, were signed before the opening in Korea. The film opens on September 2 in Japan and in the U.S. in October. Originally scheduled to open on 250 screens in Japan, the creature move's alarming success in Korea means that number is likely to multiply.

International film festivals inviting the film

39th Sitges International Film Festival (Spain)

31st Toronto International Film Festival (Canada)

60th Edinburgh Film Festival (England, August 14-27)

Hong Kong International Film Festival Showcase (August 10 and 12)

Vancouver Film Festival (Canada, September 19-October 13)

Date of opening in foreign countries

Hong Kong - Aug. 24

Japan/Taiwan - Sept. 2

Thailand/Singapore - Sept.7

France - Nov. 22

USA - October

England/Mexico/Australia - Yearend

Source: http://english.kbs.co.kr/mcontents/zoom/1408511_11689.html

oh my goodness!!!!!! sept 7!!!!!! it's much earlier than what i expected!!!! hurray!!!!!! only ard another month.....Azura & e rest of e girls from S'pore, let's stomp the cinema for this show!!!!!!

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AHHH hahahaha

This movie. I swear. I felt like I was gonna die 50000 times because of the suspense.

But... it's so funny at the same time.

There was definitely a phlethora of emotions I experienced during this movie.

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'Host' Breaks 3 Million Viewer Record in 6 Days

By Chung Ah-young

Staff Reporter

A local sci-fi film, "The Host'' directed by Bong Joon-ho, has lured three million viewers in six days after its release last Thursday, setting an all-time high record for the short period.

According to Show Box, the film distributor, the "The Host'' has attracted 3.7 million viewers nationwide as of Tuesday, the sixth day of the release.

The film broke the records of the nation's blockbusters within the shortest period set by "Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War,'' (2004) in eight days, and "Silmido'' (2004) in 11 days and "King and the Clown'' (2005) in nine days.

Among local films with more than 10 million viewers, it took eight days for "Tae Guk Gi'' to attract 3 million spectators.

Also it took 11 days for "Silmido,'' and nine days for "King and the Clown.''

"The Host'' has exceeded 1.94 million tickets in Seoul alone in six days, all time high in Seoul box offices.

The film revolves around a story of peaceful Korea family whose life is shattered by a monster, a mutant created by toxic chemicals dumped in the Han River.

Kang-doo, played by Song Kang-ho, who runs a mini convenience store alongside the river fights against the monster with his father (played by Byeon Hee-bong) and other family members to rescue his daughter.

The tickets reserved for the sci-fi film before its release have been sold at 95 percent theater capacity through the Internet, raising expectations that it may well become the new record-breaking film.

The record remains to be seen on whether it can break the all-time high of 12.3 million viewers set by "King and the Clown.''

The film has been now showing in a total of 620 theaters nationwide, the largest number of screens for one single film.

chungay@koreatimes.co.kr

08-02-2006 17:37

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this movie was soooo good.

maybe the best korean movie ive ever seen.

haha it was funny and suspenseful and sad at the same tme, gar! >_<

omfg, when park heebong died i freaking gasped, i did NOT think he'd die, i thought that song gangho would die at the end.

and omfg, hyunsuh, i didn't think shed die either, i was lke omfg, how could he kill her i was in shock when he pulled her ou of the monster and she didnt wake up.

oh, and who else freaking loved namils character? i thought his character was so freakin cool, him and his fast thinking,

oh! lol (this is getting long) the part with the alcohol bottles, i loved how namil was like throwing the bottles then the top flies off the last bottle and hes like 'oh f.uc.k' and then all of a sudden namjoo like shoots the monster with her bow and arrows.

*sigh* this movie is love.

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Aug.3, 2006

Host' Director Embarks on Whirlwind World Tour

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The director of blockbuster "The Host" Bong Joon-ho is on track to become a star in the global film industry. After making a spectacular debut on the global stage at Cannes this May, the movie enjoyed an explosive response from viewers at home and is continuing to do so beyond Japan and other Asian countries to Europe and North America. Bong received an unprecedentedly ardent welcome in Japan when he started his three-day visit to the nation on Monday. During this short period, he was asked for interviews with as many as 50 newspapers and TV networks including major media outlets there such as Asahi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun, Kinema Junpo, Movie Magazine, MTV and Kansai TV --even more than the movie's star Song Kang-ho.

He is to stay at the Cerulean Hotel in Tokyo until Thursday to continue his interview marathon. Right after coming back to Korea, he is to start a hectic schedule visiting a variety of global film festivals. First of all, he takes the film to the Hong Kong International Film Festival, which serves as a beachhead into the Asian movie market despite its non-competitive nature. Then comes the U.K. on Aug. 14 for the Edinburgh International Film Festival’s competition section.

In September, he will start his tour of the North American market. "The Host" has been invited to the 31st Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness section, which is to be held from Aug. 7 in Canada, along with nine other movies. In terms of market size, the Canadian film festival outstrips Berlin, Cannes and Venice and also serves as a springboard into the North American film market. Bong also is to take part in the Vancouver International Film Festival which starts on Aug. 19. Then he moves to Europe in October.

Bong's European tour begins with the 39th Sitges International Film Festival, which starts in Spain on Oct. 6, one of the three leading fantastic film festivals along with the Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film and Fantasporto in Portugal.

englishnews@chosun.com

Source: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/new...0608030001.html

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dangg i really want to watch it.

i saw the trailer and some parts of it on korean cable ^_^

it was like sometin box office but yeah.

it looks so goooooood =]

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2006/08/03

Inspired by hit movie, groups refocus attention on pollution by U.S. military

By Kim Hyun

SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- With the success of the recently-released film "The Host," environmental organizations in South Korea are upbeat that their ongoing protests over pollution at U.S. military bases will gain support from those who see the dangers of toxic chemicals in the movie.

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Green Korea and other environmental organizations holding a press conference

in Seoul on Aug. 1 about pollution in U.S. military bases (courtesy of Green Peace)

Bong Joon-ho's film, which broke the 4-million-viewer mark just a week after its release, presents a monster created by toxic fluid poured into Seoul's Han River on the orders of a U.S. Army boss. The idea for the monster originated from the case of Albert McFarland, a civilian mortician of the U.S. Forces Korea who ordered the dumping of formaldehyde into the river in 2000, but was later released on bail.

Green Korea, a leading environmental body, geared up its street demonstrations on the occasion of the movie's release.

"Even after that toxic case in 2000, the U.S. military is returning its bases without solving the pollution problem," Koh Ji-seon, a member of the organization in charge of the U.S. military transfer case. said.

"This movie seems to be drawing attention from people who have not known about this issue," she said, adding her organization will use the movie in its publicity.

The South Korean and U.S. militaries have agreed that the latter will transfer 59 of its closed bases to South Korea by 2008. The U.S. military will leave the bases to the care of Korea despite concerns they may be contaminated by toxic chemicals.

Environmental organizations say the deal is irresponsible and breaches the Status of Forces Agreement, which governs the rights and responsibilities of 30,000 U.S. troops stationed here .

The movie expected to set a new audience record, however, seems to be a headache for some government officials. Environment Minister Lee Chi-beom has revealed his concern that the film may turn public opinion in favor of environmental groups.

"Honestly I'm concerned with the monster that came from the toxic material from the U.S. military," Lee said in an informal luncheon meeting with reporters earlier this week. Other ministers also seemed to be afraid of watching the movie in public, he added.

The director has explained his movie is a fantasy and human drama, rather than a political satire, and that the depiction of the U.S. military improperly disposing of the toxic fluid was a formality in a monster movie that has to show the background of the monster's birth.

"It may not be able to escape such interpretation, but in a broad sense, it is the basic and traditional approach that a genre movie uses political satire (in creating its monster)," he said in his essay to be published in the fall edition of literary journal Asia.

The movie revolves around the five-member family, which runs a kiosk alongside Seoul's Han River, whose life is changed when the monster shatters the tranquility of the riverside and takes away the family's only daughter.

hkim@yna.co.kr

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Source: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/Engnews/20...03161913E0.html

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2006-08-03

The Host 's licensing projects 'heat up the Japan"

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The film's copyright soars in value thanks to the director and cast members' active PR in Japan.

The film The Host, which has been breaking box-office records in Korea, has also been making waves in Japan. As the film's promotional campaign in Japan proceeds in full swing, the film and its licensing projects are taking Japan by storm.

Director Bong, Joon-Ho and Song, Kang-Ho, Bae, Du-Na, Park, Hae-Il, and other cast members of the film held a press meeting for The Host in Tokyo on July 31, attended by some 500 Japanese reporters and many Japanese film industry people, proving the country's huge interest in the film.

Japan's reception of the film is also evident in The Host's successful licensing of the film's rights to produce film-derived products such as novels and cartoon. Licensing fees are climbing in value for these novels, mobile games, and comic books, which are to be released simultaneously with the film's theater premiere in Japan. The copyright fee of the novel, The Host, which started the "monster syndrome" in Korea at the end of July, is now worth more than thrice its original value.

"As the director and cast members of The Host proceed with their active promotion of the film in Japan, the licensing fees are also rapidly going up," said Yoon, Joo, CEO of YZOO CREATIVE, the agency in charge of The Host's licensing projects for novels, comic books, mobile games, and character goods. "We expect that if this trend continues, copyright fees for mobile games, comic books, and character dolls will also see a huge rise."

The Host ? The Monster in Han River (Japanese title) is scheduled to open simultaneously in about 250 theaters in Japan on Sept. 2.

Koreacontent News Team

Source: http://www.koreacontent.org/weben/inmarket...?news_seq=29331

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2006/08/06

No. of 'The Host' viewers tops 6 million in first 11 days

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean movie "The Host," by up-and-coming director Bong Joon-ho, has attracted a combined 6 million viewers in its first 11 days of release, a record for a domestic movie, the film's distributor said Sunday.

The movie, which is showing on 620 screens nationwide, reached the 6-million mark within the shortest period for a local movie ever, beating the previous record of blockbuster "Taegukgi," which drew 6 million in 17 days, according to Showbox.

The film revolves around a five-member family that runs a kiosk alongside Seoul's Han River and loses its only daughter to a monster that suddenly appears and destroys the tranquility of the riverside.

The Host premiered at this year's Cannes Film Festival and was highly praised by critics.

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August 07, 2006

'Host' breaks 6-million-viewer mark

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Homemade sci-fi blockbuster 'The Host" by director Bong Joon-ho is breaking records at an unprecedented pace, where it marked 6 million viewers Saturday (Aug. 5).

The record comes just 11 days since the movie premiered nationwide on July 27.

The previous record was set by "Taegeukgi: The Brotherhood of War" in 2005, which reached the mark in 18 days.

According to Show Box, the film's distributor, the movie sold some 6.06 million tickets nationwide as of Saturday, coming in 8th among the top 10 list of most viewed films of all time.

The distributor expected that the film, even considering a seat occupation rate that will be slowly lowered over time, will break the 10 million-viewer-mark around Aug. 15. Only three domestic movies have done so _ "Silmido" (2004), "Taegeukgi: The Brotherhood of War" and most recently, "King and the Clown" (2005).

Showing on 620 screens, the largest number of screens ever and almost half of theaters nationwide, the film has attracted moviegoers at an unprecedented pace.

It maintained a high seat occupation rate in its second weekend, selling some 0.8 million tickets on Saturday alone. With the rating of "12 and over," the film's popularity is also attributed to child audiences, currently on summer vacation.

The film, with a production budget of 15 billion won, is a story of a family, who fights against a mutant rising from the Han River after the daughter of the first son in the family is captured by the monster. The film is acclaimed for superb computer graphics, which realistically render the monster as well as its interesting story.

Many are now posing a question of whether it can break the record set by last year's historical piece "King and the Clown," which sold the largest domestically recorded number of tickets at 12.3 million.

Source: http://www.korea.net/news/news/newsView.as...Day=&page=1

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2006-08-08

Director Bong, Joon-Ho raises need for minor film quota system

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"The current situation, in which The Host is taking up some 600 of the 1,600 theaters in Korea, is due to Korea's unique circumstances," said Bong, Joon-Ho, the film's director. As The Host is occupying 620 theaters and has set a record audience of six million people within the shortest period of time, director Bong recalled his debut film Barking Dogs Never Bite, saying, "Even I am confounded at this huge number of people going to see The Host."

He admitted that since one out of three theaters in Korea is showing The Host, there may be a shortage of theathers where other Korean films can be shown.

"My debut film, Barking Dogs Never Bite, was a flop, with only 200,000 viewers nationwide. The Host has pulled in that number just on the eve of the release day," said Bong. "People say the five million viewers of Memories of Murder is remarkable (editor's note: Bong's biggest hit film before The Host), but that covered about 100 days of showing, and The Host covered only nine days."

Bong continued, "Thus, I feel that Korea's distribution systems, size, and circumstances have changed a lot. Of course, I know that the producers or the distribution company of The Host did not practice unfair play or oppression. But the fact that one film takes up some 600 out of the total 1,600 Korean theaters may show the unique circumstances in which the Korean film industry is situated."

When he was asked as to the possibility of The Host's monopoly on-screen diluting the objectives of the opposition to the reduction of the screen quota system in Korea, the director raised the need for 'a minority quota' system.

"Many of us have argued that a minority quota system is necessary to protect the rights of films for various subjects and preferences," said Bong. "In general, I hope this minority quota system could operate as part of the Screen Quota System in Korea."

Koreacontent News Team

Source: http://www.koreacontent.org/weben/inmarket...?news_seq=29391

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Aug 10, 2006

"Lump of Sugar" Released to Challenge "The Host"

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The film "Lump of Sugar" starring Im Soo-jung has been released to compete with "The Host," which has drawn more than 7 million viewers in just 12 days after its release on July 27, breaking the record of the most number of viewers drawn in the shortest period of time.

"Lump of Sugar" opened in 270 theaters nationwide on Thursday, when the number of theaters showing "The Host" started to be reduced. Some 700 theaters had wanted to show "The Host," but the distributor limited the number to 620 and attached a condition that the movie would be shown for 14 days.

Now "Lump of Sugar," the story about the racing horse named Cheondung, is overtaking "The Host," which deals with a monster in the Han River, in advance ticket sales on the internet movie site MaxMovie.

Another reason for the great interest in the competition between the two films is that their distributors, CJ Entertainment and Show Box, are Korea's biggest film distribution companies.

Source: http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/new...0031_11858.html

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It's all about The HOST :ph34r:

Aug 11, 2006

U.S. Army Keeping Close Eye on Han River Monster

The U.S. military newspaper Stars & Stripes on Friday ran a story titled, "USFK morgue incident inspired S. Korean horror movie" that outlines the way that the movie "The Host" is based on a real-life pollution case whose convicted perpetrator remains in his old job here.

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The film attributes the birth of a mutant monster in the Han River to chemicals dumped by U.S. Forces Korea personnel, a McGuffin some interpret as anti-American. "At the time that the film was in its planning stages is when news of the McFarland toxic chemical dumping incident was in the press," the blockbuster's director Bong Joon-ho has said. "Besides the idea of the monster haunting the Han River, there was no deeper motive. It is true that there is satire of the U.S., but if that level of satire can be called anti-American, it would also suggest that Americans think all South Koreans were anti-American because of their rage at the Apollo Anton Ono incident" ? the notorious short-track skating race where South Korean skater Kim Dong-sung at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics was disqualified by what many Koreans thought was a biased umpire, with gold going to the U.S, skater instead. "If Hollywood can constantly depict other nations as villains, then why can't the U.S. become the object of satire in the films of other nations?"

Fourteen days after it opened, "The Host" has now been seen by 7.63 million people and is setting new standards for the Korean film industry.

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The man who has the dubious distinction of inspiring the movie, Albert McFarland, is still working in Korea. On Feb. 9, 2000 McFarland allegedly ordered that 480 475 ㎖-bottles (20 boxes) of formaldehyde used to embalm corpses at the Yongsan base morgue should be poured down a drain that led to the Han River. That is the first scene of "The Host."

The Stars & Stripes in vain sought an interview with McFarland, who still works at the morgue despite receiving a two-year suspended sentence last year. The U.S. sparked outrage by saying Korean courts had no authority over the case, and McFarland alienated Koreans further by only showing up for the appeal.

The military daily quoted USFK spokesman David Oten as saying the forces were aware of the film but had "no specific reaction to the film or a fictional account of events."

englishnews@chosun.com

Source: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/new...0608110014.html

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