reviews are proof that people can’t pay attention to anything.
based on the reviews here, it’s a bad movie. but what I think that it’s definitely one of the best movies I’ve watched recently.some say it doesn’t make any sense. like bfr did we watch the same movie? detailing was crazy and I pretty much caught everything up at the very moment. I mean if you can’t connect the dots isn’t that on you?😭
some say it didn’t meet their expectations meaning it wasn’t about overcoming crisis. so basically you neither watched the trailer or saw a poster. again ON YOU.
another said it an AI propaganda yet somehow Black Mirror is one of the best shows out there. that’s very much double standards.
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Left Me Confused And Annoyed
I have been waiting for this movie and didn't expect it to be disappointing. Usually disaster movies are quite entertaining even if they are run of the mill stories but trying to create a twist to the story ended up backfiring for the writer/director.The initial plot revolves around a mother waking up to discover massive flooding around their apartment complex. The water is rising at great speeds and she starts to rush her young son to get them out of the house. The son, like a typical child, doesn't comprehend the danger and adds to the mother's anxiety and the audience's annoyance levels. This whole section is quite good. The mother doing her best in order to survive and finds help from man who is sent to extract her to safety for her research.
HEAVY SPOILERS IN ORDER TO EXPLAIN MY DISLIKE
The problem with the plot starts when they finally reveal that the child is AI and created to develop emotions into an AI as the future of humans (bizarre).
Once the mother gets to the roof, the team not only shoots the man who helped her (important) but also remove a chip from the child's head that holds it's memories/data. They then show a series of rockets jetting off into space just as floods are coming in. This is odd since every place has already been flooded so where are they lifting off from? Not explained. While in space, the rocket carrying the mother is damaged and she is injured from the debris so she also extracts her memories and transfers herself into an AI mother. They then replay the scenes of the flood with slight variations each times. In most scenarios the son is missing and she has to find him and the scenarios keep repeating which is not depicted well.
Some charcaters retain their memory like the man remembered getting shot and works against the extraction team. However, the man is not real but in this game like setting or training runs should be an NPC. There are few more characters like this. So haven't they already achieved AI with human emotions?
The end goal appears to be to return to Earth with AI. With human emotions. What about saving actual humans? What are other countries doing? Is every country sending rockets with AI? No millionaires and billionaires fighting to get a seat? All rockets look the same, no other country designed a different rocket with a different mission?
SPOILERS OVER
There are too many plot holes, too many things happening that you don't quite understand and it made me womder what I watched when it was finally over. I had to read other comments to fill in some gaps and the more I read, the worse this movie became.
The movie doesn't really deserve even a 6 but have to give them points for effort for the VFX and the setting. It did keep me interested even though I was lost at the end. The plot was just too ridiculous which feels like they didn't develop the story well or ask questions like WHY and just gave it their all on the special effects aspect.
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The worst time wasting and boring movie I've watched in 2025
This is clickbait and worst netflix original I've watched in a very long time. The kid is probably the worst annoying character in the whole omniverse, petaverse, universe.. I'm not even bragging when I'm saying that but this movie is just the worse. If you are a survival lover it's never worth watching. Sci fi lovers are saying 2nd part is confusing and they like it but trust me it's not confusing, it's just annoying, super predictable and boring, like you can 100% predict the story and the story is boring, repetative and slow paced. I've never felt such annoyed by any movie yet in my life I swear.If you don't believe me, watch and you'd know and if you do believe me, It's never worth watching and I hate it the most.
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Not just a flood movie
The Great Flood (2025) begins as a high-stakes disaster film, throwing you into a city overwhelmed by massive flooding and impossible odds. The tension is constant, the visuals are striking, and the emotional core—centered on survival, sacrifice, and human connection—keeps you deeply invested. As the story unfolds, it slowly reveals a smarter, more ambitious side, weaving in unexpected sci-fi elements that reframe what you’re watching without giving everything away. By the end, it’s no longer just about escaping the flood, but about memory, humanity, and what we’re willing to do to protect the future. It’s the kind of movie that surprises you, makes you think, and stays with you after the screen goes dark.Was this review helpful to you?
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Is this AI propaganda or just an open ending???
I don't actually think this is a bad movie or one that's difficult to understand.The change in the genre shouldn't be that disappointing, since it's always been classified as Sci-fi and I don't really believe in genres that limit the writer's creativity.
I also don't believe this is motherhood propaganda, I'd like to reserve that title to that one K-drama with Lee Minho...
My problem here is how open it is towards the whole AI situation, I feel like it's dangerous in our current political climate. You could also think that it's meant to make you think about it, but as artists I think it's really important to be clear about this kind of topic.
They talk about AI that perfectly imitates human feelings through memories and experiences. However, they're still not human, that child is not a human nor the mother after dying the first time, even if the robot holds all her memories. At the end it's just a bunch of code that will end up repeating the same things endlessly because that's what it's meant to do. And trying to produce sympathy towards a computer feels like you're supporting it.
As I said before, the open ending with the new artificial human species could just be a way to make you think and not necessarily telling you to support AI. But that's how I felt after reflecting a bit that ending full of hope...
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I initially believed the focus would be solely on flooding; however, I was met with an unexpected surprise.You can find more of my reviews on Instagram. :D See my homepage about my Instagram account. Some of my reviews are under five hundred words so I can't post them here. (*^▽^)/★*☆♪(*^-゜)vThanks!
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it was mad confusing ngl the message wasn’t clear ( as someone who read the synopsis before watching any show i can assure you that i’ve learned nothing from it ) i for sure noticed the numbers on her shirt ( it’s hard to ignore the camera angle ) but the story wasn’t it. they had to be clear from the beginning that she and her kid were in a simulation and they had to bla bla bla overall the acting was very good ( the kid’s acting was so good he even managed to annoye me at first ) HM : when heejo was lying on the ground it reminded me of squid game🥹Was this review helpful to you?
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What Survives the Flood
Though its narrative can feel cluttered, the film remains a deeply engaging and emotionally ambitious film.At its core, it explores an empty vessel-an artificial consciousness-waiting to be filled with emotion, care, survival instinct, and the selfless love of motherhood. The entire project revolves around a singular, profound idea: how do you gift a body the emotions that make a human? Humans can be selfish, flawed, and cruel, yet the bond between a parent and a child, particularly between a mother and her child, often exists in a realm untouched by the outside world. That bond is the film’s true subject.
The humanoids were biologically complete, but biology alone was not enough. What they needed was a soul... and the film argues that soul is forged in the crucible of maternal love.
I appreciated how the narrative withholds its central conceit. We are not told upfront that we are watching a simulation; we experience the disaster and the desperation alongside An-na. Only later does the truth emerge and fall into place, rewarding the audience’s attention to its fragmented clues and narrative loopholes. The revelation, once pieced together, transforms the story from a survival thriller into something far more meaningful.
The supporting characters within the simulation--shaped by An-na’s consciousness, memories, and emotional experiences--each serve to push her beyond ordinary human limits. I was particularly captivated by Ji-Su, an emergent presence born purely from An-na’s psyche.
In this way, the film feels less about emotion in the abstract and more about the specific, primal emotions that bind a mother to her child. That love is presented as inherently selfless or at least as a love that must become selfless to be authentic. That selflessness is the quality that becomes the AI's final, indispensable lesson.
The ambiguous ending leaves us with synthetic versions of An-na and Ja-in, AI humans now imbued with real feelings and memories, heading toward the uncertain dawn of a humanity that is no longer entirely human.
On a technical level, I was mesmerized by the visual poetry: the slow-motion terror of the colossal waves, and the stunning moments where reality briefly glitches. In those instants, the film strips itself down to a particle-based, data-rendered core, revealing the simulation’s underlying architecture.
Despite its complexities, the ride was utterly compelling.
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Difficulty level. 10
I like that this movie reminds viewers of the biblical story of Noah and the Flood, in which life on Earth was saved in the ark. God promised never to send the Great Flood again, but here we are—and this time there is no Noah, no Ark, no animals, and no God. The fate of earthly life lies on the shoulders of a troubled mother with a special mission.Her endeavor reminded me of video games, where there are different difficulty levels depending on how hard it is to win. The movie raises the bar to the maximum—level 10. I would certainly give up halfway through.
The first part of the movie serves as a reference point and carries a strong sense of suspense and urgency. The second part has a completely different feel, with more confusion and exhaustion than enjoyment, but it ultimately leads to a satisfying ending that offers a lot to think about and discuss. The movie is quite relevant to our time, even though it is still science fiction.
There were some inconsistent details that bothered me, such as fish suddenly appearing and fire appearing and disappearing between shots. Still, these flaws are redeemed by strong human moments, and overall this is a memorable movie that I can recommend to everyone.
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The unbroken bond between mother and child
Korean productions have this quiet strength when it comes to sci-fi and apocalyptic stories: they never forget the people. While many films in the genre get lost in scale, destruction, and technical realism, Koreans guarantee the human factor is front and center. An apocalypse is not just about cities falling apart—it is about humans breaking and adapting. When everything collapses, it is humanity that bears the weight.«The Great Flood» («대홍수») does not miss that point. It leans into the often overlooked human factor, which means it may disappoint anyone expecting a shallow, effects-driven spectacle. But for those familiar with Korean storytelling—and for anyone who value character over chaos—this film delivers. At its core is a deeply human story, a simple yet powerful focus on the bond between a mother and her child.
Kim Da-mi (김다미) was perfect for the role. She has never limited herself into a single type of role, and that range shows here. The experience she has built over time allows her to embody the character fully, moving through fear, resolve, tenderness, and desperation with ease. It is the kind of performance that allows the audience to sit with the character rather than merely watch her.
9 out of 10 stars.
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A Disaster Film With a Sci-Fi Twist
I love disaster movies, so this one immediately caught my attention. The beginning was really strong — a single mother, An Na, and her son Jae Hee (an AI child) trapped in their apartment as the flood rises. It was intense and had me excited to see how they were going to escape.But as the story went on, it started to feel a bit messy. Suddenly it shifts into this AI and time loop concept where they’re not even real people but test subjects meant to save humanity. It’s a unique idea, and I do appreciate how it leaves you guessing with all the clues, but honestly it didn’t quite fit the disaster movie vibe I was expecting.
That said, the actors did a great job, and the flood and outer space effects looked really good. It just ended up being very different from what I thought it would be.
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An interesting film, but hard to fully understand
The Great Flood is a film that left me with a strong feeling of emptiness and confusion. While watching, I didn't understand everything right away, and even at the end, I felt like I only partially understood the film. Despite this, I can't say it was bad, but it was definitely different from what I expected.The film is very confusing and requires a lot of attention to detail. The explanations are there, but they aren't immediate, and this makes it difficult to watch. I often felt like the film was deliberately trying to confuse the viewer, using a cold and distant atmosphere.
An-na struck me as a very human and fragile figure, a mother trying to do the right thing in an impossible situation.
In my opinion, the film is about humanity collapsing, but receiving a second chance thanks to artificial intelligence. It's not just a disaster movie, but a reflection on the future, on the extinction of humanity, and on the extreme choices people make to survive.
The ending left me even more confused, and I admit I was also a little disappointed. From the trailer and the title, I expected a major natural disaster, but instead I found a much more philosophical film, tied to the theme of artificial intelligence.
I would recommend The Great Flood to those who love sci-fi films, which are symbolic and full of hidden details. I wouldn't recommend it to those looking for an action film or a classic disaster film.
My rating is 6/10: the beginning had piqued my interest, but the general confusion prevented me from fully appreciating it.
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