[Sportschosun, Reporter Lee Ge-eun] As the controversy over historical distortion surrounding the film 'Assassin(s)' intensifies, film critic Dong-jin Lee's review video has also been made private.
On the 29th, the production team of the YouTube channel 'B tv Dong-jin Lee's Paikiah' announced, "As the debate surrounding the film continues, we have made the review video uploaded on September 25 private."
It is unusual for a debate to continue with thousands of comments on the channel and eventually result in the video being made private.
In the video, the critic gave 'Assassin(s)' three out of five stars and described it as "a perspective that delves deeply into the progression and gaps in the incident." However, criticism arose after he said, "It cannot simply be dismissed as a conspiracy theory," and referred to the discrepancy between the number of gunshots heard in the film and the number officially reported, asking, "Then where did the rest come from?"
'Assassin(s)' follows the suspicions and forces behind the shooting of the first lady on August 15, 1974, an incident that shocked the Republic of Korea. Directed by Hur Jin-ho, the film stars Yoo Hae-jin, Park Hae-il and Lee Min-ho, among others. It surpassed one million moviegoers just four days after its release on the 23rd and remained at the top of the box office during the Chuseok holiday.
The film reconstructs the shooting of Yuk Young-soo through cinematic imagination, sparking controversy over historical distortion. The production team stated, "The film is a fictional work reconstructed by adding cinematic imagination to various records written in connection with the historical event that occurred in 1974, using that event as its motif." The team also maintained that the film was not produced for political purposes.
The backlash has continued, with hateful comments directed not only at lead actors Yoo Hae-jin, Park Hae-il and Lee Min-ho, but also at actors such as Kim Go-eun and Lee Young-ae, who attended the VIP screening and praised the film. As the controversy intensified, G Movie, a film YouTuber with 4.17 million subscribers, also deleted its review video of 'Assassin(s)'.
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