Movie Digest
Unfortunately, in the past few years there are many reported cases of fatal child abuse or sexual assault on young ones. The year 2021 had been marked by many more heartbroken cases of infants from South Korea. Mostly the parents of these children were either from lower economic backgrounds or were taken care of by caregivers ( working parents trend in Korea).
Go back took inspiration from real-life cases and depicted how Yoon Bo Ra can’t even feel safe around their parents, which leads to morally raised questions in the middle of the movie. While Kim Ji Won tries to settle the matter with the kidnapper, she starts to question her conscience in this whole process.
The Feel-Good Part
The movie gave limelight to mostly ignore the topic of “ child assault ” in south Korea which have its implication on the social structure of a country where people doesn’t want to have babies until they’re financially stable. The movie can be said to be the face of “ expect the unexpected ” in the mid of the film. And the introspection of Jiwon to herself whereas at the beginning of movie you can be able to guess the ending but unfolding of the story is which make us contingent with it.
The Disappointing Factor
The social message of this can be emotionally consuming to some of the viewers out there. The gradual unwrapping of the plot in-between seems to be unstructured or uneventful, and the direction team tries to convey the social message intentionally, without the perfect moments incorporated into basic storyline. And on one side, we can predict the ending, but it rushes out quickly. The movie isn’t successful in delivering its social message that efficiently.
In-Depth Analysis
The story begins around the newly recruited police officer, Kim Ji Won. Over time, With time, he meets with the women and felt strangely in an unease emotional state. Osun is a social worker in a welfare association where she looked after those children who were abused or abandoned by their families. On a hot day of summer, the news of a girl being kidnap is appear to the police station. The kidnapper asked citizens of a country to donate 100 million won through the account, which later turned out to be off welfare center. Then the Jiwon started to doubt the intentions of Osun with that of the case and proceeded the with the matter further. It also shows the world from their lenses were both women dedicate to working to save the lives of others; the story of an abused woman and child puts it into new perceptive through it. The question that come here is, what’s the driving force behind the kidnapper? Is Osun the one who’s an upper hand in this kidnapping case? And much more, in contrast, it also puts on your through the time to reflect your conscience critically.
Star Power
Both Han Yoon Kyung and Park Ha Sun amazingly pull off their character as per the demand of script writing. Whereas the child actor, Gam So Hyun, didn’t seem to perform energetically, but she was able to grab the eye of the audience momentarily throughout the film.
Overall Opinion
If you’re looking for movies which can put you on hold for a moment and don’t take much time, then this one is a perfect suggestion for you. The film elaborately acknowledges as the social dilemma we can face in the name of social issues as well, the tug of war between personal needs and societal deeds with a reality check.
