Park Hae-soo's "Great Flood" controversy "It's heartbreaking, but.."You have to taste many things" [★FULL Interview]

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Actor Park Hae-soo opened his mouth to a controversy over the "Great Flood."

The Netflix film "The Great Flood" (director Kim Byung-woo), starring Park Hae-soo, is a SF disaster blockbuster about the struggles of people who risk their last hope for mankind to survive on the last day of the earth when the great flood hit. In the play, Park Hae-soo played as a member of the manpower security team, Hee-jo.

"The Great Flood," released on December 19 last year, recorded 33.1 million viewers (viewing time divided by the total running time of the work), ranking first in the global TOP 10 non-English language film category for two consecutive weeks. In addition, it made the top 10 list in 92 countries, including a total of 53 countries, including South Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Singapore, and Thailand.

Park Hae-soo said, "Thank you so much. I don't imagine the results and choose the work, but I'm just grateful for the good news. There were various concerns, but I'm a little relieved, he said. "I wanted the viewers to feel what I felt emotionally after watching the work, but there are some people who felt it." There are many things to say about the assessments that are divided between likes and dislikes, but I think even that is appreciated."

On how he came to appear in "The Flood," he said, "I remember vividly when I first received the work, but I read the script several times. I didn't think the flow of the content or story was difficult, but at some point, I thought a lot about how the genre would feel to me when it was changed, and I was attracted to it again. "The image of Anna (played by Kim Da-mi) running toward her goal came to me deeply," he said.

"I felt a lot of affection for this work and wanted to experience it. It is a science fiction genre that is not commonly made in Korea, he said. "I think director Kim Byung-woo also asks questions about human choices and nature in a limited space." That was interesting," he said.

Park Hae-soo said the science fiction genre is interesting and said, "We have to maximize our imagination in reality that we can see with our eyes. I dare say this, but the strength of Korean actors is their ability to move back and forth quickly. I think it will be fun in many ways when that ability meets the science fiction genre. It's my personal greed as an actor," he said.

"The Great Flood" was a work with a high physical burden, such as underwater acting, high-level action, and gun use. Park Hae-soo said, "It was a particularly painful scene. Doesn't it start with a disaster anyway. The situation of the work itself called "The Great Flood" is extreme, and in reality, it has to be soaked in water, and it is not a part that can control the water, so actor Kim Da-mi had a hard time, and while watching it, I studied a lot," he said. "There were several divers in the water. The scene seems to be very memorable. I thought a lot that it would be difficult unless it was normal preparation," he said.

In particular, Park Hae-soo, who praised Kim Da-mi's performance, said, "I can fully express the affection and desperate desire to find a child, but the gesture toward the child is not without difficulties. "There is a scene where you don't come out without hugging your child," he said. "[Kim Dami] felt great because she overcame it with effort." His facial expressions and gestures made me feel that I desperately love him. I think he must have practiced constantly," he said.

However, despite the actors' enthusiastic performance, "The Great Flood" was at the center of the debate, with the likes and dislikes clearly divided after its release. Viewers who expected a typical disaster movie through the title and trailer were embarrassed by the genre variation with SF imagination. On top of that, the message emphasizing "motherhood" also showed limitations in forming a consensus due to insufficient context.

However, there is also an evaluation that it is meaningful in that it attempted a different direction from the existing Korean disaster movies. Author Heo Ji-woong said, "It is an era in which the cost that can be felt in appreciating a single work converges to zero. As soon as it starts, content that does not meet the audience's dopamine is turned away, he said. "I don't think 'The Great Flood' is a work that should be condemned to that extent."

Park Hae-soo, the main actor of "The Great Flood," said of the reviews, "It's not about movies, but there were times when I talked about the education of my wife and children. I wondered if it was right to teach (the child) what was common and what everyone wanted, and whether it was right to let the child do what he wanted, even if someone opposed it. But for the growth of the child, we concluded that it is okay to do something that others do not," he said.

"Films are a popular industry and should be seen by many people, but the fact that there are likes and dislikes is that there are needs that many people want. I think that's why there are opinions. If you don't see it at all, there will be no reason to fight, but I'm also grateful that you watched it, and I think the level of viewers has risen that much," he said.

He said, "I personally think it's better to have a lot of attempts. Even if there are likes and dislikes, if many movies of new attempts come out, the audience will be able to taste many flavors. In fact, it hurts to accept (unfavorable reactions) for the first time, but I think I should not be in a hurry. Nevertheless, I think there is a direction to move forward," he said.

Meanwhile, Park Hae-soo has presented four Netflix works this year, ranging from "Bad Performance" to "Good News," "The Master of Confession," and "The Flood." "Now all my pockets are gone," he said with a smile, adding, "A lot of works that I've been preparing for three years have been shown this year. It's not something I can decide on in my honest mind, but there was something I was concerned about. I was worried that if it came out too often, the character would feel strange. I thought I didn't want the characters to look overlapping, but fortunately, I think there were people who recognized the point where the characters changed little by little."

But there's something I'm disappointed about. He said, "I think there was a lot of thought going back and forth. I showed a lot, and I had a lot of concerns. There are times when I think, "Did I really make it well?" and "Did I breathe well so that I could empathize with this character?" In fact, it was painful, and that's why I realized it myself," he said.

He continued, "I felt that I needed to be more delicate and study a lot. 2025 has shown me a lot of things, and it is a lot of years that I realized that I am not good enough. I feel that I have a lot more to show, and I want to try a lot of challenges, he said. "The directors also think I have more to show, so I look forward to it and I think they are looking for it."

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