Review movie Kingdom - King of the world

Duration: 118  minutes

Directed by: Shinsuke Sato

Actors: Kento Yamazaki, Ryô Yoshizawa, Masami Nagasawa

Country: Japan

Genre: History, Action, War

Premiere: April 19 , 2019 (Japan)

Where are the fans of this cult series, I want to see your arms? After many years of waiting, the live action version of Kingdom - Royal Family was officially released in Japan earlier this year, but until now Vietnam we can see. Let's film WebTech360 Japan based on the comic book of the same name Japan with content about the Qin Dynasty unified China that interesting not all of you.

Plot: Although the current comic book content is in the 618th chapter about the dramatic battle between the Qin Dynasty and the Trieu Dynasty confrontedby Vuong Tien and Ly Muc , the movie Kingdom hitstheaters (in Japan , Vietnam. not shown) are just the first chapters of this long-running series.

Accordingly, Tin - an orphan boy who works for a wealthy family in the village, has practiced swordsmanship since childhood with the dream of becoming the first general in the future. Growing up, in an event, he met Doanh Chinh - king of the Qin Dynasty who is currently being pursued by assassins sent by his younger brother Thanh Kieu . Tin defended and with Doanh Chinh returned to Ham Duong to conduct a coup.

Anyone who has read through the Kingdom of Heaven will see that Kingdom has brought almost all of the content from each page of the story to the big screen, incredibly authentic and perfect. The Japanese film style is exactly like the style of Japanese comics , from the shape to the character expression making you feel like you are being flipped page by page. However, for those who have not read the story, you will probably feel the movie is a bit lengthy, rambling, overdoing and a bit lacking in climax.

Actually, the coup d'etat of Doanh Chinh does not fully show Kingdom, but to be able to adapt all of what is happening in the comics requires a long-term plan and must start from the subversion. This palanquin . So if you evaluate a movie as bad, it may be a bit strict with the movie, instead, after watching the movie, you should look to the story, you will have a different feeling.

As mentioned above, the plot seems a bit long since the producers are busy introducing the characters and the interactions between them. However, considering the film as the opening for the whole Qin home series that unifies the remaining 6 countries, such a long story is necessary and this can be seen as a solid stepping stone for the Kingdom universe of cinema. That Japan .

Although I am not a fan of the Royal Family, I have read chapters 2 hundred of the series (too long so I was lazy to read) so I quite like this movie. However, it must be admitted that compared to reading the story, the movie gives a feeling of compulsion or is, in fact, a lot more absurd, even though the film is completely original. The explanation for this is simply because watching a movie, people will always wonder how the hell 50 can fight thousands of troops or why Tin has such a good martial arts while reading your story. There will be no such thoughts. Strange hen.

If you learn about the history, you will find that the film is relatively close to what the history records about the childhood of Qin Shihuang but the appearance of Tin and Dieu is true, even though they are human. main objects but are all fictions, fictions. Therefore, the film brings a feeling of both real, virtual, familiar, strange, Japanese and Chinese, making it difficult for audiences to lose focus while watching the movie.

Kingdom movie version emphasizes some messages about friendship, king-me love, brotherhood or your efforts to overcome limits and especially nurture and make dreams come true. Maybe the way of conveying this content is a bit too clumsy or cheesy, but in general the producers have tried very hard to make this film more cinematic with many hidden values ​​behind the main details. WebTech360 marks this section 7.5 out of 10, guys, it's a bit high, but it feels like a story so it's reasonable to increase the score.

Image: WebTech360 did not expect that Japan could set up such a dramaticand vividscene in the Warring States period. The capital city of Ham Duong , the uniforms, the size of the army and the one-to-one battles were still surprisingly beautiful as if this was a work of Chinese cinema. The scale and authenticity of the film is not inferior to the massive and truthful battles of Tam Quoc or Viet Vuong Cau Tien . Great job.

Besides, the martial arts element of the film is also very well invested. The fighting and martial arts performances are very beautiful, the internal strength is like the Chinese swordplay movie . The color of the film looks very Vintage with many artistic angles that make the film beautiful and scary. This part I have nothing to criticize, except for the transition of the movie, crazy and dreadful poverty, like the first time you practice video editing with ProShow . WebTech360 points 9/10 for the picture!

Sound: In my opinion, the sound of the movie is not very special, maybe because I cannot see it in theaters, I have not fully felt the beauty of this part, instead I just feel the soundtrack is okay and suitable for the movie scene only. Ah forget, at the end of the movie, there is a very good bilingual song ( Japanese - English ), which is extremely heroic, so I grade 7.5 / 10 for this part .

Acting : Kingdom castingdoes not need to be adjusted, character creation of the filmis exactly the same as theoriginal story, even Thanh Kieu, Lam Khai or assassins are like statues. Kento Yamazaki (as Tin ) and Ryo Yoshizawa (as Entrepreneur / Phieu ) show relatively excellent lead roles, but the overly acting style of Japanese filmsstillemphasizes theacting of two handsome actors. This causes the truthfulness of the film to be reduced as well as the character's psychological transformation is not really smooth.

The supporting characters are all round roles and create highlights for viewers. However, it is a bit regrettable that when the final boss of the movie at first proves how dangerous it is when fighting with Tin . The person that WebTech360 likes most is none other than Duong Doan Hoa, played by 32-year-old actress Masami Nagasawa. She was even more beautiful in the story, but she was even more beautiful, deadly beautiful, cool and reminded me of Wonder Woman . So, WebTech360 has to score this part 8/10 .

Assessment scale:

IMDB: 7.2 / 1 0 (274 ratings)

Metascore: 62/100

Rotten Tomatoes: 93/100 (fresh tomato)

In short , Kingdom - King of the world is really aperfect live action for the Followers of this long-running Japanese comic book series. From the content to the character creation, all are very loyal to the original work and bring excitement to fans about a Japanese cinematic universebased on the series. However, for those who have not read the story, it may find that the film is a bit too out of place, fiction, long and unattractive, but I recommend that you watch the movie and come back to read the story, then experience with the film You guys will be much better.