real adaptation

Bill 2022-04-22 07:01:14

"Memories of Murder" is based on three unsolved strange cases in South Korea. The incident took place from September 15, 1986 to April 3, 1991, in a village near Hwaseong-gun, Gyeonggi-do. There were a total of 10 young people. The woman was killed, only one survived. In 1996, the incident was filmed into a stage play by director Jin Guanglin for the first time. On this basis, the film was adapted according to the actual investigation materials and interview records.

The "anti-type" style that the director has been pursuing can be seen everywhere in the film. Although everyone is trying to get close to the truth, the truth is as erratic as the shadow of the prisoner. Kim Sang-kyung, who came from Seoul, has always emphasized rational analysis and calmly investigating cases, but he has learned to subdue and beat the rude Song Kang-ho after repeated failures. Here, the "cat-and-mouse game" between the police and the bandit is broken, and the police become the targets of the criminals' molesting, which makes people feel deeply powerless and hopeless.

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Extended Reading
  • Tillman 2022-03-22 09:01:38

    Revisit! There is nothing to be picky about in all aspects, and the plot is loyal to reality is the opposite, which goes against the habitual thinking and wishes of the audience. The answer that almost everyone would imagine to be revealed has become an unsolved mystery; it is like riding a roller coaster. In general, the audience's emotions and roles play a role in connecting, changing from "certain" to "negative" again and again, mistakes in identification and conjecture, extreme and absurdity of condescending tricks, crooked superstitions, and constantly weakening the rationality of handling cases. The frustration brought about by the reality of the movie pushed the emotions out of control, and the changes before and after Kim Sang-kyung, an outsider, were "top-notch"; The choice, the pierced calf, the fired bullet, some people escaped, some people were destined to escape; the ending was well received, and the murderer who was unable to catch after a lot of effort, so simple but meaningful The word "ordinary" and Song Kanghao's expression seem to have been wrong from the beginning, but after all, the tragedies cannot be undone.

  • Lupe 2021-11-18 08:01:27

    The filming was very good. Is the evaluation in the legend too good? I was a little disappointed, and I was not satisfied until the end of the film.

Memories of Murder quotes

  • [last lines]

    Detective Park Doo-Man: Did you see his face?

    [Girl Nods]

    Detective Park Doo-Man: What did he look like?

    Schoolgirl: Well... kind of plain.

    Detective Park Doo-Man: In what way?

    Schoolgirl: Just... ordinary

  • Detective Park Doo-Man: Do you get up each morning too?