A Function (2011)

“a function” has very quickly and very easily become one of my top favourite shorts in both the horror genre, in the ‘from South Korea’ category and just all round, one of my top favourites.

The symbolism in this is utterly beautiful; Lee Hyeon Soo has creating such a terrifying and harrowing nine minutes that follows the social pressure forced on students as their SATs come up. The gore in this was absolutely stunning for a short – I’ve seen blockbuster feature-length films struggle to come up with gory shots like “a function” did. The writing was beautiful – almost every single thing shown was a metaphor for something, and each one spoke truly wonderfully and horrifically as everything begins to click into place.

This is a solid favourite and I will be watching this numerous times in the future and I will definitely be waiting for the next film/short/etc of Lee Hyeon Soo.

I’ll keep the review short and sweet for a very bitter short, but absolutely stunning. I definitely recommend giving this one a try.

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How short horror movies should be made - a perfect depiction of a passing moment in time.

As someone who hates math, this scenario truly felt like a nightmare. Don't know what was scarier - the dead bodies or the numbers on the paper. It also serves as a good representation of the emotional and psychological pressure Korean students need to face in terms of their education - each score might seem like a life or death situation.

The quality of the practical effects was amazing. We see so much poorly done CGI in horror movies in recent years, it's refreshing to see a well done gore in A Function.

It's definitely one of the best short horror movies I have seen. Highly recommend to everyone, as long as you can handle some gore.

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