The film does not describe a murderer, but a psychology.

Emory 2022-04-23 07:01:47

As for speculation, I don't think the murderer is the same person.

First of all, although the criminal methods of several cases are similar, as the plot develops, everyone will find that the last case is very different from the first case. The characteristics of the first three cases are basically similar: rainy night, red clothes, radio, underwear, raped. In the last case, there was even no rainy night, no radio station, no red clothes... With this, it can be guessed that with the change of the crime method, the murderer is no longer the same person.

Every time a case happened, the reporters in the town would closely report. The content of the report included the progress of the police and the method of crime. In addition, the protection of the scene of the crime was not adequate. The case has a general understanding. In addition, the police kept giving psychological hints to suspects when investigating cases, instilling in them the details of the crime.

In this case, there are two kinds of guesses:
1. The suspect confuses the identity between himself and the murderer under great pressure, and then commits the crime. A normal person is basically not in the situation, this kind of guess is more suitable for workers. It can be seen from the film that this person has poor self-control in behavior and seeks spiritual support in religion. His mental defense line is quite fragile, and he kept mentioning the word dream during the interrogation, indicating that his subconscious has already integrated himself with the murderer, or that he has regarded himself as the murderer after the interrogation, thus Commit the fourth case.
As for the semen found on the victim's clothes in the later period, it should belong to a villager who wanted to commit the crime but lacked the courage (that is, the early character of the worker).

2. The suspect had a great sense of revenge during the interrogation. Taking Xiaobailian as an example, he expressed strong opposition to the police during his interrogation. After his release, Xiaobailian was also monitored 24 hours a day, and public opinion became the focus of rejection. Within 6 hours of his disappearance, the mentality of revenge against the society was enough to allow him to commit the crime according to the crime process he knew during the interrogation.

In general,
The murderers of the first three cases, I am most suspicious of is the plumber who is going back and forth in the review room. Most of all, it is only a few shots, and he is reasonable within the unreasonable. This kind of guess is also in line with why the little girl at the end of the credits said that the appearance of the person who came to see is ordinary.
The murderer in the fourth case was a worker, just after his release, when the worker had accepted his identity as the murderer.
The fifth case comes from Xiaobailian, which is a typical work of revenge on society.
The other 00th case is the crazy woman living on the mountain. My guess is that the murderer thought she was dead. It should also be a case committed by the plumber, because the crazy woman also has a red dress.


There are still a few doubts after this guess:
1. The mad woman said that the murderer's hands were very soft;
2. In the fifth case, from the murderer's point of view, there were two choices at that time, one was a female student and the other was a female doctor , Hesitating again and again, the murderer still chose a female student. If it is based on speculation, it will become: [Female student - Houshan toilet - Crazy woman - Worker confession] Such a ring, so the murderer who sees the fifth case should know this rumor and take revenge.


In addition, I don't think the fool's face was burned by the murderer...



Last but not least, what we saw was only what the director wanted us to see.

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Extended Reading
  • Arvid 2022-03-23 09:01:44

    It's an excellent work. The plot is quite attractive. There are many twists and turns, and it reflects the reality of Korean society at that time.

  • Myrl 2021-11-18 08:01:27

    Real events played all over the world, movies played you, always feel close to the truth, but the truth is no truth. ★★★★★

Memories of Murder quotes

  • [repeated line]

    Detective Seo Tae-yoon: The documents never lie.

  • Detective Park Doo-Man: Chief, I may know nothing else, but my eyes can read people. That's how I survive as a detective, and why people say I have shaman's eyes.