Disaster movies are somewhat new to the Korean movie industry I believe. Haeundae was the biggest hit before this movie. In this movie, money was definitely no limit in the special effects department. The flames, explosions and collapsing scenes were scary. Being a Korean movie, you should not be surprised by the melodramatic elements in it. Perhaps that is a weak point of the movie - that the characters and their stories are cliched, the movie is trying too hard to knock the 'moral of the story' into your head, like how the rich always escape unscathed, yet are the least deserving to be rescued, pride will always befall man, etc. In fact, in light of stories that have emerged from recent disasters like Sewol in Korea and Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, perhaps the human stories are still the most important in bringing hope in the midst of tragedy. Not a deep and meaningful movie, but still an alright way to spend 2 hours.