Director Ryu Seung-wan's hidden melodrama.."I've never filmed a kiss scene" [★FULL Interview]

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Director Ryu Seung-wan's recently released film "Humint" has made him a master of action as well as a master of melodrama.

The movie "Humint" is a story in which people with different purposes clash in Vladivostok, where secrets and truth are buried in an icy sea. Director Ryu Seung-wan's special skill, intelligence action, and melodrama are added to convey joy to the audience.

In "Humint," Cho In-sung plays the role of NIS director Cho and leads the action. Director Ryu Seung-wan entrusted the melodrama line in the movie to Park Jung-min, who plays Park Geon, a North Korean security officer. Asked why he left the melodrama to Park Jung-min, not Cho In-sung, director Ryu Seung-wan said, "It is already too plausible that Cho In-sung is given a melodrama narrative as people say. However, as I've been doing three movies with Jo In-sung in recent years, I think the growth of this actor and I are drawing the same trajectory, he said. "Seeing this actor developing more and more solidly, I thought that Jo In-sung became an inner work of subtraction." After receiving the script, the actor himself knew about this character and recognized that he was not a pillar, but a root-like being who endured the entire movie. "I thought that if I played my role, other actors could play better," he explained. Director Ryu Seung-wan said, "Even actor Park Jung-min did not expect the reaction to his melodrama to be this intense. I didn't expect it either," he added.

The melodrama line, which director Ryu Seung-wan, who is usually a "action master," sneaks into various works, unexpectedly excites the audience and raises doubts (?) about "Isn't he a hidden melodrama master?" Coach Ryu Seung-wan said, "I sometimes feel that way. But I don't think it's because I showed you this much. I've done quite a few movies so far while making movies and I've never had a single kiss scene. While talking with Jo In Seong, "How do you film the kiss scene?"I even asked like this," he said.

Director Ryu Seung-wan also responded honestly to some opinions that Vladivostok's human trafficking scene at the end of the film was uncomfortable as it was seen as a women's exhibition. Director Ryu Seung-wan said, "This is the story I've been covering since I shot 'Berlin'. At that time, I was very angry and surprised to hear this story. The story I shared with the staff while filming this scene was, 'You shouldn't film it with a stimulating or exploitative gaze.' It was important to show that the system of doing this, the problem on this side, and the problem that still occurs. So I also paid attention to the distance between the target and the camera and showed the situation, but I didn't make the focus clear or emphasize it. We were also careful while filming, but when I see such a reaction, I think I should have paid more attention. Regardless of our intentions, I thought I could accept it more strongly, so I thought I should think more about it. I'm also grateful to see the movie and give such an opinion," he explained.

In "Humint," Hwang Chi-sung (Park Hae-joon) talks to Park Gun (Park Jung-min), referring to Pyo Jong-sung (Park Jungwoo Ha) of "Berlin" draws attention. When asked if Pyo Jong-sung's name in "Humint" means a sequel to "Berlin," director Ryu Seung-wan replied, "That's not true."

Coach Ryu Seung-wan said, "Vladivostok is the closest place to enter North Korea other than China. I finished by mentioning that in "Berlin", and as this work unfolds in Vladivostok, I thought that such a mention would be an interesting mystery. I also thought I could explain at once how powerful Hwang Chi-sung was to the audience who watched "Berlin," he said. "I know the expectations for "Berlin 2." In fact, "Berlin" has never been written in a sequel since then. It may be even more so as the movie comes out with an open ending and ends with something rising in energy. But that's all I've said this time, and I don't have any special plans for 'Berlin 2' at this time. When asked if he knew that Pyo Jong-sung was mentioned in "Humint," Jungwoo Ha, who played Pyo Jong-sung in "Berlin," said, "I don't know the specifics, but I told (Jungwoo Ha)."

In addition, director Ryu Seung-wan also mentioned in Veteran 3, which is preparing for the next film of Humint. He said, "We are preparing for 'Veteran 3' after revising the script. My original plan was to go in right after "Humint," but now I can't get enough of it. Hwang Jung-min also finished filming, so he is currently setting up and preparing, he said. "I'm going to prepare because it's time to fully concentrate now. To give you a hint in advance, I think the third movie will probably bring back the image of Seo Do-cheol, who the audience liked again," he hinted.

When asked if he plans to work with his younger brother, actor Ryu Seung-beom, director Ryu Seung-wan said, "I often talk about that with Seung-beom these days. (Ryu Seung-beom) was away without acting for a while, and I asked him to do it with me, but he couldn't because he wasn't willing to do it," he said. "Seung-beom's purpose of acting now is not because he wants to do something, but because of his daughter. He wants to show his daughter what his father is doing. Since my daughter is growing up, but my father stays at home, I think I shouldn't show my daughter that I'm unemployed," he said, expressing his affection as an older brother. Coach Ryu Seung-wan said, "When I went home to Seung-beom in Slovakia, he was living a really minimal life. You were so happy. When I wake up in the morning, I sweep the yard and go for a walk with my daughter. He says he doesn't want to break that happiness. I was just focused on the moment I acted, and I was with my family. But when I see Seungbum, I think I want to bring him to the front of my camera. Seungbum also says, "Brother, slowly." Not 'Veteran 3'. He's tired, so he's not going to do anything hard. I did that. 'You don't want to do anything hard with me, but you flew around in 'Moving',' he said. "Seung-beom seems to ask me a little bit because I'm his older brother," he said, expressing his affection for his younger brother.

Director Ryu Seung-wan laughed about the high expectations placed on the name of "Director Ryu Seung-wan," a representative action master in Korea, saying, "Wouldn't it be better than the low standard?" "In retrospect, I think it was because of my critical gaze rather than my ability that I've come this far," he said. I've now had enough to distinguish between criticism and criticism. Rather, those words seem to have helped a lot. I think if I have high expectations, I should be grateful," he said.

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