But goddamn, what a beautiful piece of storytelling this is. I could honestly talk about this one for ever so I'll stop before I write a novel. It's so chilling knowing that the real life perpetrator likely watched this film-which is why that last look that Song gives is so impactful. And knowing the history behind the basis of this movie makes it worse. And the bandaid, and Seo covering her up-The pain that was felt by everyone on screen in that moment transferred through my laptop screen and into my soul. That final victim? They might as well have knocked on my door and punched me in the gut, that's how awful that was. The intense emotion and pain that was evoked in me upon finding each victim and realizing that the killer was too far ahead of the law for them to catch up to him.I honestly haven't felt so strongly about a plot in years. But it kind of leaves it up to each person-that's something I love about this film. I also noticed myself trying to solve the case with them: I, personally, thought it was most DEFINITELY Park Hyeon-gyu who did it. I found myself laughing even though there was an investigation into some horrible murders going on. But *Memories of Murder* somehow combined a crime thriller with an absurdist comedy with a piece of political commentary in a way that I've never in my life seen done before. Though the film was incredibly unique, I found myself reminded of David Fincher's *Zodiac* (2007) at times-the dark humor, the topics. Seriously! I don't know a lick of Korean, but the intent behind each performance was so clear that I became lost in the moment. Each performance by every single actor was 100% there and honest and YET AGAIN WITH BONG I found myself not needing to look at the subtitles. The cinematography was simple but extremely effective, and the score was beautiful. Seriously, Seo's 360 degree character arc was so believable and chilling up until the very end! And that final look to the audience that Song gives? Goose bumps. The characterization by Song Kang-ho (Park) and Kim Sang-kyung (Seo) was hauntingly good. Seriously, I just finished it only minutes ago and I'm still shaking. I had an inkling that it would be amazing, since I love Bong Joon-ho's other works (The Host is a personal favorite of mine), but I had no idea that my entire essence as an actor and viewer would be impacted. I'm still going to say it was the producer, but that's the movie mind you, the real case has had officers worked for 2 million man-days on it and there are 21,280 suspects.This one's been on my watch list for years and I'm ashamed it took me this long to get around to watching it. Although, he could have quit when he realised that he'd allowed the song to be played and that the result of this would be another murder. So it was the radio stations program producer who committed the murders, but found that without the song it wasn't of interest any more and stopped after a few more. The producer had been alerted to the police interest because they had already visited the station when the song's link to the murders was noted. While this playing of the song led them to the letter and then onto the prime suspect, and was the reason the song no longer played a part in the murders, it should be noted that the radio's stations program producer quit suddenly on this last occasion. But it is unlikely that such a credit has been listed.Īt around 1:24:00 the song Sad Letter is played on the radio, and this is the last time a murder is committed in conjunction with the song and rain. I have no idea about the OP's question on the credits for the half-second scene. They simply state that the evidence is inconclusive. Park then looks through the camera at the audience trying to locate the murderer as the Hwaseong killer is surely watching the film himself.Īlso, the factory worker who was the prime suspect could well have been the killer in the film as the DNA test results from the US do not exonerate him. But, one of the interpretations is that he is convinced that this man with the plain face must have been the killer and that he could be just about any Korean. The final scene where Detective Park stares at the camera is open to interpretation. The little girl had asked him why that man was looking at a drain (from the scene of the second murder, which is shown at the start of the film), and he told her that he was reminiscing about something he did there a long time ago. Visiting the crime scene years later in 2003, Park Doo-man, now a businessman, learns from a little girl that the scene had recently been visited by another, unknown man with a 'plain' face. The film too can therefore only end on a similarly unresolved note. The film is based on a real-life event, the Hwaseong serial murders, which is an unsolved case in Korea.
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