Decibel marks a strong movie debut for Cha Eunwoo.
Decibel may be marketed as a thrilling action drama, but beneath the trappings of the genre, it explores how trauma and loss shape the choices of survivors. Directed by Hwang In-ho, who co-wrote the screenplay with Lee Jin-hoon, the film follows on the heels of Korean thrillers such as Decision to Leave and Project Wolf Hunting that have pushed the boundaries of their narrative conventions.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY The story follows former Navy commander Kang Do-young , who retired from his position after an unexplained tragedy took out a large part of his crew. On the anniversary of the terrible event, however, he receives a mysterious call warning him a bomb has been planted in the area. Unable to contact authorities for fear of retaliation, he is forced to deal with the incoming threat and the hidden terrorist on his own.
He is certainly up to the task, but the focus on preventing the next tragedy and defusing the next explosive alienates viewers from him to a degree. Thankfully, he has the incompetent but well-meaning reporter Oh Dae-oh by his side to inject some comedy and ask questions on behalf of the audience. That alone would not be enough to elevate Decibel above a typical action thriller, and indeed the main takeaway from the film rests with the flashbacks interspersed throughout.
As Decibel hurtles towards its inevitable face-off and conclusion, putting Do-young's family members in danger in the process, the flashbacks peel back the complicated layers of the submarine incident at the heart of the story. While the dynamic between Eun-woo and Jong-suk's characters is not explored as deeply as it could have been, their brief moments together create a heartbreaking backstory and a twisted justification for his maniacal choices in the present.
That's not to say that Jong-suk isn't equally impressive, of course. He masterfully depicts the stark contrast between his character's calm and supportive attitude in the flashbacks and his hardened desperation in the present, highlighting how his trauma has broken him down. In the end, that's what Decibel is really about, and it's a theme that touches its protagonist and antagonist in equal measure.
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