Psychokinesis: Small Scale Superhero Story
We’re very accustomed to the superhero. It is a sub-genre of action that needs no introduction or explanation. From every medium, from animation, to live action film, to serialized television and everything in-between it was (and in many ways still is) a dominating force of art and pop-culture. The journey of an individual or group of individuals, often gifted with superhuman abilities, overcoming large scale, and in some cases, global and apocalyptic threats. Multifaceted conflicts spanning the world over featuring people going through personal journeys we could collectively look towards for guidance in the most desperate of times to lift our spirits. It’s a tried and tested formula. But doesn’t have to be an inherently derivative one. Psychokinesis, as you can imagine, is not of the same creative muse as the enduring titans of superhero fiction. Director Yeon Sang-ho, whose works I’ve covered quite a bit since I started writing, had something a little different in mind. An artist who...
