The Man from Nowhere (2010)

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Cha- tae sik is the man from nowhere and is a introvert special ops agent who has been running a pawn shop for years. A young girl so-mi, tries to befriend him but he does not confide in her presence, but little does he know that her mom is a stripper and is not much of a father figure to so-mi. Furthermore, the Chinese mafia and South Korean gangs trade drugs and tapper with Organ harvesting. So-mi's mother takes heroin from the gang and they both get kidnapped for messing with the wrong people. Hence, Cha-tae sik tries to save them. Moreover the Korean gang calls Cha-tae sik in order to settle a dispute against the Chinese mafia and if he does this, Cha-tae sik will receive so-mi and her mother back safely. However, Chae- tae sik is deceived and the Koreans kill the mother anyways and harvest her organs for sale and turn her daughter into a drug ant (child drug trafficking). That is why i love this film so much because it does not sugar coat anything or give anybody the Hollywood hope that is really looking for, it exploits the raw and cruel nature of humans using others to their advantage and not caring. A growing number of South Koreans are turning to the illegal websites and black markets to advertise the sale of their organs in order to overcome financial challenges and or debt. Furthermore, police are batting an eye away from the illegal organ harvesting and illegal organ trafficking is clearly on the rise, arrests relating to the practice have decreased, showing an unwillingness on the part of police authorities to crack down on the problem. Along with economic hardship, lack of donors in the country is also contributing to the rise in illegal organ trafficking, because the dependent population of men and women is so high (men and women ages 16 - 64) there is a lack of organ donors to support those in the home country of south Korea since the youth population is so small. Thought provoking question: What would you do if someone offered to give you 50,000,000 dollars for your organ knowing that your chances of survival are low due to the organ you are giving up is a vital organ the helps you function with your everyday activities?

The film "The Man from Nowhere" is a really good film. It showed that people aren't always as they seem. The main character Cha Tae-shik was known as the creepy, quiet neighbor and pawnshop keeper that people thought would rape young children. He becomes fond of his next-door neighbor, Somi. At the beginning of the film, Somi's mother steals drugs from a drug trafficking organization. This causes Somi and Cha Tae-shik to get involved. The drug traffickers kidnap Somi and her mother, Hyo-jeong. Throughout the film we see Cha Tae-shik take many risks to get Somi back and to make sure she remains alive. He puts himself in major danger to save the one person he really cares about. He fights to save Somi from her kidnappers. This shows that he isn't as he seems. He is actually a kind, caring person that wants to protect a young girl.

For me there are a bunch of films that leave an impression later after soaking in the scenes and pondering on them for a while. Most of blockbuster films usually have one (or more) notes that comes off wrong and ruins the entire orchestra, leaving a bad taste and wishing I could just forget it forever. Some films have less spikes and are easier to watch without getting overtly jolted. Some really have a nice overall tune that I would probably go as far to say I would purchase the Blu-ray film to support the creators. Then there are some really well made films that fit the bill perfectly and even surprise when you least expect it. Yup you guessed this film is just great from beginning to end. The highlights are the realistic fighting scenes that use real world gravity, and the camera shots that are crystal clear. The film is raw and exposes real world problems like drugs, prostitution and child exploitation. Would be a 10/10 but in reality it's a 9.5/10 due to the extreme violence that our hero retorts to for immediate justice. Also, the hero persona more than likely caters to an Asian market while in the west it may seem different. Overall, this film needs to be played in theaters and needs some awards so that a wider audience may praise it and we may all be jolly in agreement.

There are many action movies with action star and his friend who goes missing. Our hero in turn goes as one man army for the rescue of the friendly counterpart. Well the movies come to our mind are Leon, Man on fire and Taken.This movie however impresses me the most. The reason is its cinematography and emotional take in its execution. Also unlike many action movies the action does not seem unreal.Many reviewers were unhappy about the plot being complex. According to me this may be because movie is Korean. My view is it's not at all compound, just that the language is something that we are not use to.Remake 'Rocky Handsome' of this movie in Bollywood nowhere stands near original.