The Great Flood X (Twitter) review: Netizens express mixed reactions to Kim Da-mi and Park Hae-soo’s sci-fi disaster film for puzzling plot

Are you someone who enjoys sci-fi films with a solid narrative? Netflix’s The Great Flood is getting rave reviews from fans, as they call it a 10/10 sci-fi disaster film. The captivating South Korean movie features Squid Game’s Park Hae-soo and Itaewon Class fame Kim Da-mi in the lead. While some netizens are awestruck with the scenes and mixed genre, some expressed discomfort over the shift of narrative that made the story puzzling or complex. Before you decide to binge-watch, here are 10 tweets on social media about Netflix’s latest flood survival story.

Netizens react to The Great Flood

The Great Flood on Netflix is a science fiction disaster Korean film that narrates a tale of survival and chaos amid a heavy flood event. A majority of netizens are loving the movie along with its edgy story, which hits the right chords. The movie centers around a single mother and scientist, played by Kim Da-mi, as she struggles to survive with her young son after a flood disaster hits their apartment.

Squid Game fame actor Park Hae-soo plays Son Hee-jo, a security agent who discovers that an asteroid poses a great threat to humanity’s future after getting struck in Antarctica.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), netizens have shared their first reviews after watching the disaster film. While many praised Kim Da-mi’s acting as a doting mother going against the odds for her child, some were genuinely puzzled with the constant plot twists and heavy narrative. A fan shared, “I do not have enough working brain cells for “The Great Flood.”

Another wrote, “People not getting the great flood are just dumb also everyone lets give it up for Kim Dami real acting is alive and well thankgod.”

A fan expressed dislike of the film’s sudden shift in the story from a disaster film to a sci-fi one. Sharing the review, a fan wrote, “What starts off as a natural-disaster survival thriller film suddenly veers into sci-fi territory (not a spoiler, just a heads-up about what this movie isn’t actually about). The visuals are underwhelming, though the performances are decent.”

Another fan gave the movie a solid 5 on 5 because of its story that delivers a mother’s relentless pursuit for her child. Sharing the same, a fan added, “Not even a catastrophe can shake a mother’s love. The Great Flood goes beyond being just a film about a natural disaster; it portrays a mother’s relentless attempts to reconnect with her child, and she doesn’t stop until she succeeds.”

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Meanwhile, if you like disaster films, OTTplay has a stunning recommendation list for you with Geostorm, The Finest Hours, Contagion, Twisters, 2018, and many more.

The Great Flood FAQs:

Q. Is The Great Flood out on OTT?

A. Yes, The Great Flood is available to watch on Netflix.

Q. Who plays the lead in The Great Flood?

A. South Korean movie, The Great Flood, features Squid Game’s Park Hae-soo and Itaewon Class fame Kim Da-mi in the lead