Movie《The Unearthed Grave》 Behind the Scenes Easter Egg Sharing

Recently - The Unearthed Grave - is on the air, and a lot of information about this drama has appeared in major media and software.The acting performance and plot of the actors in the play have become the most discussed topics among the audience.Especially the recent sharing of behind-the-scenes Easter eggs in the movie - The Unearthed Grave - many viewers want to know.

The Korean horror film - The Unearthed Grave - stars Kim Go-eun, Lee Dae-hyun, Choi Min-sik, and Yoo Hae-jin, and combines Feng Shui with traditional witchcraft and folk customs.The story is toldStrange paranormal phenomena continue to occur to a wealthy family living in the United States, so they invite young wizards Huarin (played by Kim Go-eun) and Bong-gil (played by Lee Da-hyun), who are famous among wizards.

《The Unearthed Grave》Easter egg analysis 1. Tribute to Korean independence activists

The names of the four protagonists in The Unearthed Grave in the film can actually be compared to the names of people who were committed to promoting Korean independence movements in real Korean history. It is also the director's tribute to these martyrs who protected Korea.

《The Unearthed Grave》Easter egg analysis 2. Grandma’s dentures are based on the director’s real experience

In the plot, when the etiquette master and the Feng Shui master were investigating a problem in an ancestral tomb, the Feng Shui master Kim Sang-deok discovered that the dentures of the old woman in the tomb should have been taken away, which prevented the old man from enjoying the sacrifice. It turned out that the grandson was reluctant to say goodbye to his grandma., so he secretly hid the dentures as a souvenir.This story comes from the director's own experience. Because he was very reluctant to let go of his deceased grandmother, he kept the dentures as a souvenir. However, a shaman among his relatives asked him one day if he had kept his grandmother's dentures.After coming out, the dentures were burned and dedicated to my late grandmother.

《The Unearthed Grave》Easter Egg Analysis 3, The Legend of the Nail

In 《The Unearthed Grave》, the “fox cuts off the tiger's waist” refers to Japan cutting off Korea's luck. In the past, there was also a legend in Korea that Japan buried iron and wooden piles in various places.I firmly believe that the Japanese during the Japanese occupation specifically carried out this sabotage in order to interrupt Korea's national destiny.

《The Unearthed Grave》Easter egg analysis 4. Yaksha statue in American mansion

When Hualin was entrusted to come to the mansion of a wealthy Korean American to investigate the curse on their family, the scene was brought to the rich man's home. In addition to the Buddha statues, there were also a large number of Yaksha statues. In fact, this scene was setting up the ghosts in the second half of the movie.To set up the scene and connect the upper and lower parts of the movie.

《The Unearthed Grave》Easter egg analysis 5, vampire setting + zombie movie

The ancestral ghosts in the movie, after escaping from the coffin seal, come to claim their lives for their descendants. However, before entering the house, they will first lure the deceiver Sun outside the window to open the door before entering the house. This setting refers to the Western monster vampire..The Japanese monster general who appears in the second half of the movie has been sealed in a coffin for many years. He has an entity and is not a ghost. He is quite similar to vampires, mummies, and even Chinese zombies. The director of The Unearthed Grave also revealed that he isI'm a big fan of the movie "400 Years of Horror", so there are movies that pay tribute to the above elements.

《The Unearthed Grave》Easter egg analysis 6, monster wet girl

《The Unearthed Grave》What is very special is that in addition to ancestor ghosts and monster generals, there is also the Japanese legendary monster Nina. This monster has a female form, but its lower body is a snake. It is said that Nina likes water.It always appears on rainy days or near water sources. As long as you see a wet girl, you will easily get seriously ill or even die.

《The Unearthed Grave》Easter egg analysis 7, witch shamanic ritual

The scene where Kim Go-eun transformed into the witch Hwa Rin and performed shamanic witchcraft rituals shocked many movie fans. The sight of the witch Hwa Rin cutting her face and legs with a knife and touching the charcoal fire with her bare hands during the ritual also shocked many movie fans.Movie fans are quite confused, why do you do this?In fact, it can be thought of as a witch testing whether she has invited a god to protect her, which is somewhat similar to the concept of a witch. If the god protects the witch, it also means that the next ritual can be carried out, so the witch is not hurt when she does the above actions.Only the workers responsible for the relocation and burial at the scene dared to start the work.

《The Unearthed Grave》Easter egg analysis 8, witch trick game

Jin Goyin found witches to test whether the comatose Li Daojun was possessed by a monster. The witches were surrounding the hospital bed, talking to each other, and seemed to be gossiping in dialect. In fact, they were trying to trick the monster into joining the conversation.middle.This trick game is derived from a traditional ritual unique to Jeju Island and is intended to trick ghosts into revealing their identities.

《The Unearthed Grave》Easter egg analysis 9. The original site of the North Korean Governor-General's Palace

In the plot, after the cursed rich man was possessed by his ancestor, he looked out the window in the hotel and saluted in a standard Japanese military posture. That direction was the original site of the North Korean Governor-General's Palace during the Japanese occupation. Although the North Korean Governor-General's Palace has been demolished, from thisIt can be seen that the ancestor spirits are pro-Japanese elements.

《The Unearthed Grave》Easter egg analysis 10. The guardian spirit grandmother of Hualin

The guardian spirit grandma of the witch Hualin is the ancestor of Hualin with strong magic power. She is a person who has accumulated many virtues. However, the guardian spirit is good at defense but not good at attacking. It mainly serves as an existence to protect Hualin, and can also senseWhen in danger, speak out to remind Hua Lin.

《The Unearthed Grave》Easter egg analysis 11, Japanese ghost general

The biggest twist in the second half of the story is the appearance of the Japanese Yokai General. His origins can be traced back to the Battle of Sekigahara. The samurai who killed ten thousand people on the battlefield was taken to Korea by the Onmyoji and nailed the samurai's coffin.Entering the feng shui lifeblood of North Korea, he became a monster that cursed this land.The Japanese general the director wanted to create was not a soul, but a physical monster, more like a monster such as a ghost or a goblin. Because he wanted to have the image of a god of war on the battlefield, his body shape was set to a human-like shape.Incredibly huge appearance.The general uttered evil threats to the pregnant witch, and even said that he would kill the witch and the fetus, which is a metaphor for the cruelty of the Japanese army to innocent women and children when they sent troops to Korea in history.

《The Unearthed Grave》Easter egg analysis 12, Mountain God

《The Unearthed Grave》A very special scene is the conversation between the flower spirit and the general beside the yew tree. This giant tree grows on the top of the mountain. The strange light envelopes the witches and monsters. The general thinks it is this.The mountain owner of Katayama is also the mountain god.There are legends of mountain gods in both Japan and South Korea. The director thought it would be interesting to add mountain gods and the Japanese belief that all things have spirits in the setting.

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