The 8th Night is actually a 2021 South Korean mystery-thriller movie directed by Kim Tae-young for Gom Pictures. Starring Lee Sung-min, Park Hae-joon, Kim Yoo-jung and Nam Da-reum, the film depicts the struggle of exorcists to stop the resurrection of the two mysterious beings that tormented humans and were locked up in 2 caskets for 2500 years.
It was released on Netflix and made available for streaming in 190 countries on the 2nd of July 2021. With prayer beads in one hand and an ax in the other, a monk hunts down a millennia-old spirit that’s possessing humans and unleashing hell on Earth.
What ‘The 8th Night’ Is About
About two and half millennia ago, two mysterious beings that tormented humans were locked up in 2 caskets by the Buddha. They are required to infiltrate 7 weak human hosts to assume their form. After a few centuries, Monk Ha-jung played by Lee Eol, the protector of one of the caskets, realizes that one of the beings has reawakened and so he asks monk Chung-seok played by Nam Da-reum to seek Park Jin-soo played by Lee Sung-min, who was born to stop these beings.
Jin-Soo is the only person who knows of that’s existence. Detective Ho-Tae chases for the truth in a bizarre murder case. Aeran is a girl with mysterious energy. Chang-Seok is a boy who chases that with Jin-Soo. Jin-soo begins the hunt to find the being with Chung-seok in order to stop ‘it’ from causing havoc on the earth.
What Can Be Said About ‘The 8th Night’
‘The 8th Night’ is a very interesting mystery thriller movie. The Actors nailed their roles so much especially Kim Yoo Jung, her eyes are very soulful. Although she hasn’t talked her acting was so impressive. The cinematography of the movie is also admired as it was very clean and classy. There is also a moral lesson in it.
It is not a typical horror movie that full of jump scares and scary scenes. It’s more like a mystery with ancient backgrounds. It is enjoyable because it was something new from South Korean Cinema. Most horror movies from Asia are frightening and ridiculously scary. This one is something that can be enjoyed with family members who aren’t fans of horror movies.
Sources: YouTube Netflix Asia.
