SF independent film ′Trans′

SF independent film 'Trans': K-DRAMA&FILM / 연합뉴스 / 2022-11-11 10:58:28

▲This photo, provided by Mano Ent.,shows movie "Trans." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- Minyoung (Hwang Jeong-in) who was bullied at school hears about "Trans Human" from classmate Leetae (Yoon Kyung-ho) and decides to join his "Human evolution project."

Around the time Minyoung joins the project, Na No-cheol (Kim Tae-young) who survived after 3 strikes of thunderbolt transfers to their school, and one of the bullies who harassed Minyoung is found dead at school.

Minyoung falls into chaos when she is pointed to as the suspect begins putting the puzzles together to find the truth at "time loop" in which time appears repeatedly.

Although movie "Trans" an independent film, it is out of the ordinary since the beginning. It focuses on creating a story line instead of focusing on the narrative and the emotion lines of the character by introducing "Trans Human," a concept unfamiliar to the public, into the scenario.

"Trans Human" is someone who has superior ability through the remodeling. In the film, the concept is from the so-called "battery baptism," a hypothesis that disrupts brain neural patterns with high voltages and transforms the brain into electronic form by newly arranging neocortex networks.

When someone is in a trans human state, the reality around them or the feeling of being "me" disappears, and it is said that it brings the illusion of like swimming in time and space, which is endlessly repeated.

Like Leetae said in the film "We are not looking at the reality that exists in the world, but the reality that the brain interpreted," it unfolds according to the character's flow of consciousness as if to show a story inside the brain.

Director Do Nae-ri said at a press conference and meeting on Thursday, "There are many kinds of movies such as dramas, relationships, and history. When I was planning this movie, I wanted to delete all the emotional line (of the character)," adding, "I wanted to make a simple movie that only left a story structure and a plot."

As director Do's saying "Plot is an abstract painting in terms of art," if you focus on the story like a normal movie, the image of the work can not be easily known and can be accepted as difficult. The difficulty of interpreting the work may vary depending on the person.

Although the movie is low-budget independent film, special effects or make-up naturally comes into sight like any other normal movies. Leetae's laboratory where he uses it for the human evolution project is decorated just as any other laboratories.

Made in 2018, this movie was invited to 42 excellent film festivals abroad including United States, Europe, and South America.

Director Do who debuted with short film "Modo" in 2001 continued her scenario work by experimenting with unique narrative forms. Director Do plans is planning next work with "AI."

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Jiwon Woo.)

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