'Ninja Assassin' Rain wasn't there, possibility of Rain's stature as a Hollywood role actor

Rain wasn't there. Neither the charismatic Rain on stage, nor the Rain with killer smiles in dramas such as 'Full house', was there. There was only the gifted yet sad ninja who must carry on the legend of its organization, Ozunu.

World star Rain(Jung Ji-Hoon)'s first leading role Hollywood movie 'Ninja Assassin' (Director James McTeigue/Produced by the Wachowski brothers) finally opened itself to the public.

The first reveal of 'Ninja Assassin' on the 6th, which will be released coming November 26th, was full of action as expected, and caught the eye of many with its bloodier scenes than expected.

In 'Ninja Assassin' where Raizo, the protagonist, is raised by a secret organization as a secret weapon but must avenge the same organization for killing his friend, Rain made his debut with his perfect body and astounding actions.

If you are familiar with Rain's usual tidy and friendly image, his long hair and stiff expressions in the screen will feel awkward, but that is something insignificant because you will slowly adapt yourself to Raizo in the screen, and not Rain.

Above all, Rain is to steal the hearts of the audience through his action, rather than acting in his first Hollywood movie 'Ninja Assassin'. Although he managed the lines fully in English, because not much English skills was required, he boasted his sense for action and martial arts rather than 'acting', which is already accepted in Korea.

The core point of the movie is its action scenes, which is fair to say that this is a movie specifically for Rain. Despite its simple story, the movie itself is well made as producers of the 'Matrix' and 'Independence Day' cooperated with director James McTeigue of 'V for Vendetta'.

Action scenes are also brilliant. With adequate action scenes that do not hurt the overall flow of the story, the audiences can observe Rain's perfect muscles through Raizo’s story, holding a grudge in his heart.

As previously known for eating chicken breasts and vegetables only for 8 months and working out for 10 hours, all for ‘Ninja Assassin’, Rain dominated the screen with his perfect body.

This scene which frequently occurred during the early stages of the movie, it is an appropriate amount of fan service as it doesn't interfere with the storyline.

This will create jealousy and envy from male viewers, but charm the female viewers. It is unclear as to how much 'Ninja Assassin', which is one of the most looked forward to in Hollywood, can appeal to international viewers who don't know Rain.

However, it will be successful enough just to raise awareness of Rain (on the ending credit, RAIN is used instead of his real name), a potential actor in Korea and Asia, with the movie's traditional story line.

Another thing to note is Lee Jun's, a member of MBLAQ , acting who played the youth of Raizo, who lived an oppressed life as a Ninja but suffers from anguish after realizing his heart's existence.

Warning to viewers with weak heart and who do not like to see blood. A ninja might be out there for you in the dark so be sure to watch out.

Source: MOVIE-en
Brief translation credit: rain bird@rain-eu.com