Peninsula (2020 film)

Four years ago, the monster zombie horror movie from South Korea, titled Train to Busan, became the most feared horror movie known the world over. So feared, it got nominated by international awards at that time. Fast forward to today, the true sequel to the international horror hit has arrived in the midst of the “new normal”.

Peninsula

Titled Peninsula, this newest action horror flick is set four years after the destruction caused in Train to Busan, where zombies plagued almost the entire South Korea, the world rather, revenants scouting for remains in this urban wasteland, survivors fighting to survive, and lunatics ruled the zombie-stricken world with an iron fist.

This is the first time South Korea showcased us their own take of a post-apocalyptic world in a Mad Max-esque kind of way and while getting struck to the dark, gritty, and raw setting caused from Train to Busan, Peninsula delivers the most intense, brutal, and manly thrills no other action film in Korea possess.

It is real, dark, raw, gritty, and if you spent the last four years rewatching the Train to Busan movie, this dark sequel will make you cave in to its destructive recipe for success and looks like the whole world’s going nuts over this film in the midst of the new normal.

With the post-apocalyptic setting worth remembering for the rest of every Koreans’ lives, because this is the kind of future they might meet due to recent happenings the world’s facing today, twisted storytelling that will leave them hanging for more, and insane thrills, Peninsula is definitely the must-watch summer flick in the new normal.

My rating: 4.8 out of 5