movie review

The Host

 I saw 'The Host' last week with my friend at theater. The Host is a movie which is based on the love story from the creator of  'Twilight', Stephenie Meyer. I think this movie is interesting because it is different from other movies on aliens. In most of movies on aliens I have seen, main characters always fought with aliens to defeat them. However, this movie’s theme is coexistence, not fight. The chosen time setting for this movie is future. In the future, the human race has been assimilated by extraterrestrial parasites called ‘Souls’. The heroine, Melanie was captured by souls and infused with a soul called ‘Wanderer’ to discover the location of the last base of non-assimilated humans. However, Melanie didn’t obey and she began to struggle in Wanderer’s head for getting back control of her body. Wanderer saw memories of Melanie, and became sympathetic to her. She visited Melanie’s uncle who lives in the desert escape the vigilance of souls. He is a leader of the non-assimilated humans. Wanderer met Melanie’s younger brother and boyfriend there. At first, Wanderer was kept isolated from other peoples because they thought that she is a spy who stole Melanie’s body. They believed Melanie was dead. However, they begin to believe Melanie is still alive in her body and open their mind to Wanderer. On the other hand, Seeker, one of the leaders of souls, learned that the base is located somewhere in the desert and begins to follow Wanderer.

  In fact, I don't think it is possible to coexist humans and ailens, but in this movie, bond between humans and an ailen is well expressed. I'm happy to see this movie.