Quarrel to the Tomb: Hidden details of raising one's hand to say hello when possessed, the tiger biting off the tiger's waist

Exhuma (English name: Exhuma) is a Korean movie that is "bombarding" cinema complexes in Vietnam. In the movie, the scene where the eldest son of the Park family raises his hand to say hello after being possessed carries a deep meaning that not everyone knows.

Accordingly, Ghost Tomb revolves around 4 main characters including 2 magicians Hwa Rim ( Kim Go Eun) and Bong Gil (Lee Do Hyun), 1 funeral expert Yong Geun (Yoo Hae Jin) and 1 master. feng shui Sang Deok (Choi Min Sik).

It all started when Hwa Rim and Bong Gil agreed to help the wealthy Park family move their ancestors' graves hundreds of years ago. However, the Park family's eldest son, Park Ji Yong (Kim Jae Cheol), made a strange request that after picking up the grave, he should not shroud him but leave the coffin intact and then burn it.

It is known that burning coffins in Korea is considered taboo, but because Park Ji Yong agreed to pay a large amount of money, everyone finally compromised. Even so, the sister of the owner of the ancient tomb, who is also Park Ji Yong's aunt, still hesitated to burn her brother's coffin.

During a rainy and windy evening at the burial center, an employee became greedy over the precious coffin, plotting to open the coffin lid to get any property or not. Unexpectedly, this employee's actions accidentally unsealed the soul of the Park family's ancestors and indirectly caused the death of Park Ji Yong's eldest son.

Because of the crime of treason, over the years the Park family has always refused to recognize Grandpa Park as relatives. The family also did not worship or offer food or drink to their ancestors, which made Grandpa Park's soul extremely resentful. Grandpa Park tried to return to kill his eldest son and grandson for revenge.

"Easter Egg" by Quat Mo Thong Ma in the scene where the eldest son is possessed

Before being possessed, Park Ji Yong's eldest son had a strange act of climbing up on the table in the hotel, his eyes blankly facing one direction, and at the same time raising his hand in a military salute, uttering an oath to Japan.

Perhaps many people did not notice, in the scene where Park Ji Yong was possessed and stood up at the table to salute the army, the director and screenwriter cleverly installed an interesting "easter egg" with a profound meaning.

According to the explanation, the window of the hotel room that Park Ji Yong stayed in was facing the gate of Gyeongbok palace. This is also where the Joseon Government Building, also known as the Japanese Government Building in Jongno district, was located during Japan's colonial rule of Korea from 1926 to 1996.

Park Ji Yong raising his hand in a military salute and reciting the oath in front of the window is said to mean that he is looking towards the symbol of Japan in Korea, showing the loyalty of someone who served the country. Sunrise. In addition to the above image, the movie has many other "brain hacking" metaphorical details that not everyone knows.

"The fox bit off the tiger's waist" and coordinates 38.3417, 128.3289

This is a curious statement in the movie and is remembered by many audiences. Tigers are animals with many spiritual meanings in Korean and Korean culture. It symbolizes courage and strength and is considered the guardian god of this land. In particular, the map of the Korean peninsula - South Korea has long been compared to the image of a tiger.

In the movie, the evil spirit Oni (Japanese for devil) repeats many times the saying "the fox bit off the tiger's waist" and the coordinates 38.3417, 128.3289. To explain these details, the audience needs to go back to the history of past Japanese invasions. Specifically, after Japan lost World War II and withdrew, this land was divided into two countries: North Korea and South Korea. Calculated on the map, coordinates 38.3417, 128.3289 are the dividing point between the two countries and also coincide with the tiger's waist. Meanwhile, the image of the fox symbolizes the Japanese army, who contributed to the division of the Korean and Korean islands until today.

The saying "the fox bit the tiger's waist" also refers to an anecdote that before withdrawing troops, the Japanese used enchantment to split the peninsula in two. That was also the inspiration for the detail of the evil spirit Oni having an iron rod stuffed in his body and buried upright in the ground to cast a spell.

The snake looks after the grave

During the excavation, the main group discovered a snake lying on the coffin. The worker hired to dig the grave used a shovel to kill it and then received the curse, his eyes bleeding.

Many viewers commented that this detail was reminiscent of the Nure-onna demon in Japanese culture, with a human head and a snake body. Perhaps, the magician Gisune placed it to guard two important graves in his plan. Some Japanese legends also mention Nure-onna as a loyal servant of Oni.

Quật mộ trùng ma: Vượt Mai, lập kỷ lục vẫn bị khán giả Trung Quốc ném đá Keng16:56:57 18/03/2024Quật mộ trùng ma (Tựa quốc tế: Exhuma) là phim kinh dị siêu nhiên từng khuấy đảo phòng vé Hàn khi ra mắt tại quê nhà vào tháng 2. Dự án hốt hơn 16,8 triệu USD mở màn, đang giữ kỷ lục là phim ăn khách nhất xứ kim chi năm 2024.