The camera vertically pans slowly from bottom to top, displaying a Wii box which is already there. The father follows her stare and the scene cuts to a medium shot of a table in another part of the room. She slowly raises her head as we can predict that the answer lies in the place where her eyes are looking.
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The camera angle shows the father’s face staring at her with the unspoken question for which even the audience wants an answer: Why is Soo-An disappointed? The camera angle changes this time showing the back of the father’s head with Soo-An’s face in full view. The scene cuts to a medium shot of both figures, with Soo-An’s face revealing no joy. The camera vertically pans down to a close-up of the gift: a Wii box.
She is dressed in her pajamas, and there is a close-up of her expressionless face. In a mid-shot we see Seok-Woo handing her a birthday gift as Soo-An sheds the blanket, overcome by curiosity.
Close-ups switch between both characters as they talk. A mid-shot captures father and daughter seated on the bed, Seok-Woo in his formal business suit. All that is apparent is an innocent face and short, dark hair. A small girl emerges from under the blanket and sits up, but keeps it tightly drawn around her. Seok-Woo is seen switching on the light, creating a warmly lit room. This is followed by a close-up of the hunched figure. A close-up shows Seok-Woo’s face, showing a clean-shaven countenance of a man in his thirties, with a neat haircut. In the foreground, there is a small figure covered in a blanket and hunched on the single bed near the window. A mid-shot captures the silhouette of Seok-Woo, shoulders to feet, standing in the doorway as he is backlit from the light in the hallway. A small lamp in the distance shows a desk and a dresser in the background, but not in focus. The mise-en-scène presents the dark interior of a room, where the lights are off. We are first introduced to Soo-An in her bedroom when her father walks in, pretending to remember her birthday. Without this powerful hook, "Train to Busan" would degenerate into yet another zombie melodrama.
It is interesting to observe how the filmmakers (Yeon Sang-ho and Lee Dongha) shape this aspect by keeping the audience connected with Soo-An, making them want to know where she is at all times, what she is feeling, and what is going to happen to her. One important aspect of the overall meaning of the film is how it takes a crisis for the love between a father and daughter to find expression.
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