이정재 (Lee Jung-jae)이야기2 -신세계(New World)

이정재는 2013년 또 한 번의 놀라운 연기를 선보였습니다. 바로 ‘신세계’라는 영화에서였지요.

Lee Jung-jae showed another amazing performance in 2013. It was in a movie called "New World."

"너, 나하고 일 하나 같이 하자" 경찰청 수사 기획과 강과장(최민식)은 국내 최대 범죄 조직인 '골드문'이 기업형 조직으로 그 세력이 점점 확장되자 신입경찰 이자성(이정재)에게 잠입 수사를 명합니다.

그리고 8년, 자성은 골드문의 2인자이자 그룹 실세인 정청(황정민)의 오른팔이 되기에 이릅니다. "우리 브라더는 그냥 딱, 이 형님만 믿으면 돼야!" 골드문 회장이 갑자기 사망하자, 강과장(최민식)은 후계자 결정에 직접 개입하는 '신세계' 작전을 설계합니다. 피도 눈물도 없는 후계자 전쟁의 한 가운데, 정청(황정민)은 8년 전, 고향 여수에서 처음 만나 지금까지 친형제처럼 모든 순간을 함께 해 온 자성(이정재)에게 더욱 강한 신뢰를 보냅니다. "약속 했잖습니까…... 이번엔 진짜 끝이라고" 한편, 작전의 성공만 생각하는 강과장(최민식)은 계속해서 자성(이정재)의 목을 조여만 갑니다. 시시각각 신분이 노출될 위기에 처한 자성(이정재)은 언제 자신을 배신할 지 모르는 경찰과, 형제의 의리로 대하는 정청(황정민) 사이에서 갈등하게 되는데…

Lee Ja-Sung (Lee Jung-jae) is an undercover police officer who has been working in Goldmoon International, South Korea's largest corporate crime syndicate. During his 8 years, he is constantly at risk of discovery. Chief Kang (Choi Min-sik) promises to reassign Ja-Sung to an overseas position in the police force, but he continually delays his promise. When Ja-Sung threatens to quit the police force, Chief Kang threatens to leak his true identity to the crime syndicate, which would ensure his painful death.

The chairman of Goldmoon dies in an accident, and two men fight to see him. Jung Chung is backed by the Chinese-descended Northmoon clan. Lee Joong-gu is backed by the Jaebum faction.

Chief Kang sets Jung and Joong-gu against each other in hopes that they will defeat each other and clear the path for Jang Su-Ki to become the new chairman. Su-ki is nominally the vice president of the company, but he has no real power. Chief Kang hopes that the Goldmoon company will be weak enough to defeat if led by the weak Su-ki. Chief Kang blackmails Jung and convinces him to leak evidence about Joong-gu in exchange for a pardon for his own crimes. After he arrests Joong-gu, he informs Joong-gu that Jung betrayed him. Enraged, Joong-gu sends his men to assassinate Jung. Joong-gu's men ambush Jung and fatally wound him. In the meantime, Joong-gu's men break into Ja-Sung's house. Ja-Sung's wife is saved by the police but suffers a miscarriage from shock.

Shattered by Jung's attack and terrified of what Joong-gu will do to him once he is released from prison, Ja-Sung begs Chief Kang to reassign him and let him disappear. Chief Kang refuses to keep his promise and destroys Ja-Sung's police profile to force him to continue to work for Goldmoon. After that Ja-Sung goes to see Jung at the hospital and, before his death, Jung tells Ja-Sung to decide his loyalty. Ja-Sung understands that Jung discovered that he is an undercover cop, but he pretends not to know because of their friendship.

Ja-Sung finally decides to become a full criminal. He takes control of Jung's faction and secures the loyalty of Su-ki's men. When Su-ki attempts to have Ja-Sung executed, his men kill him instead. At Ja-Sung's bidding, his underlings murder Chief Kang, Police Director Ko, and Joong-gu. As a result, Ja-Sung's past undercover identity remains a secret while he smoothly ascends to become the new chairman of Goldmoon. from wikipedia

정말 구성과 심리 묘사에서 잘 만든 영화입니다. 이번 주말에 이 영화를 보시기를 추천합니다.

It's a movie that was made really well in plot and psychological description. I recommend watching this movie this weekend.