Who is to blame?

Seamus 2022-03-23 09:02:52

I have always liked watching Korean movies. Someone once said that Chinese films will not be as good as Korean films in another 30 years. I very much agree. It's not that there is anything inferior in terms of skills or equipment or even the level of directing. To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than a lot of restrictions. I have seen similar Korean movies, such as "The Taiji Flag Flying", or "Gorgeous Holiday", etc., and there is a kind of cruel objective of history in it. It's wonderful, but also very emotional.
Politics is always the game of big men, but it is often the little people who don't know anything that sacrifice blood. As they say "how do I know any military secrets".
Whether it is a man or a woman, a soldier or a police officer, no matter what you are, you are first and foremost alone. Humans have seven emotions and six desires, and they have flesh and blood. They don't talk about war, they don't talk about belonging to the north and the south, they only talk about feelings, they only play games, they smoke and drink. Perhaps, from the very beginning, it was destined to be a tragedy.
What caused the tragedy in the end? Maybe it's the times, maybe it's politics. The saddest thing is that you don't even know who to blame.
Guilt tortures people, life is better than death, both of them want to return their lives to Sergeant Zheng. The shooting at that time was inevitable and helpless. But then the torture of conscience became more and more intolerable. Because, they are first and foremost, and the truth is, they killed their friends.
There has never been a good war, and there has never been a bad peace.

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Extended Reading
  • Bobbie 2022-03-25 09:01:16

    [A] No matter when you watch it, you will be moved to a mess. Although this story is hypocritical and inconsistent from the beginning, through the emotional core exquisitely packaged by the creator, the audience will still firmly believe that this "Rashomon" is the most tragic the "truth". When the audience reacted subconsciously, it also indirectly proved that Korean films successfully integrated themes and value orientations with Korean characteristics in the reference and learning of genre elements, and developed a unique local style of commercial characteristics and art. theme. On the other hand, Park Chan-wook also proved his strength: the element of "wind" was visually captured by the swing of the reeds; the boundaries of Panmunjom and the opposing windows were both proofs of the friendship between the two parties; The omission of the plot instead creates the inner vitality of the image; and the only group photo at the end is a genius and a timeless technique. But Park Chan-wook's filming is too neat, so I always feel that changing the director's name to Bong Joon-ho doesn't seem to violate the harmony...

  • Jada 2022-03-29 09:01:07

    The sensitive and fragile soldiers on the border established an indescribable, touching and untrustworthy friendship in a tense and confrontational environment, and eventually became disillusioned due to the oppression of human nature by an overly powerful ideology. One of the outstanding works of Korean scar films, calmly and restrained in a Rashomon-style shooting case, it tells the pain and helplessness of a nation hidden behind the unsolved case, which is infinitely embarrassing.

Joint Security Area quotes

  • Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil: Your shadow is over the line. Watch it!

  • Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok: Hey Assholes! You just gonna leave me here?

    Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil: You told us to go.

    Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok: I said don't come closer, when did I say to leave, you fuckers!