The only thing I could say at the end of Train to Busan was “Wow what a film.”

Story

Fund manager and workaholic Seo Seok-woo takes his daughter, Su-an travel to Busan to celebrate her birthday with her mother and Seok-woo’s estranged wife. Unbeknownst to them, a zombie apocalypse is rapidly spreading throughout Korea.

Movies like this one usually have a simple story that anchors you to a few characters. They all want to survive, however, there is a lot more emotion here than we are used to seeing in zombie movies.

Acting

Gong Yoo’s acting is incredible. There are so many facets to his character, Soek-woo that we see throughout the movie. He goes from a somewhat reluctant protagonist to someone we are actively rooting for. At his core, Seok-woo is a man who loves his daughter and even though he may not show it at the beginning, we see that he would do almost anything to keep her safe, including fight literal zombies. You spend most of the movie with him and because of that, you see the changes that he goes through as a character, which makes his arch all the more impactful.

Fun fact, if you have watched Squid Game, then you will instantly recognise him. (He plays the guy that everyone wants to slap them. Twitter’s words not mine)