desperate to death

Gennaro 2022-04-21 09:02:48

Korean movies always have a feeling of sadness to despair, it's true.
Everyone compares this one with "Yellow Sea". I watched Yellow Sea first, and I always felt that the two films were different. The plot of the Yellow Sea is more tortuous, and this one is relatively simple.
Violence, perversion, cruelty, incompetence, indifference... all these are the reasons why people are constantly being killed. And the most tragic thing is the heroine, who obviously escaped.
In fact, I don't quite understand why the police released the murderer under pressure. If it is not released, the heroine will not die. However, there are so many ifs.
In the last scene, the scene where the hero sees the mayor should have a deep meaning, but I didn't understand it.
In fact, there is one thing that I haven't figured out very clearly, that is, the hero's personal character. From a policeman to a pimp, it should be a lot of experience. Why is he working so hard for the heroine? I believe it's not because he has any relationship with Meizhen, otherwise, even if Meizhen catches a cold, she would not have forced her to pick up the guests.
It may just be that the long-lost sense of justice in the heart broke out again, and once it broke out, there was no turning back.

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  • Danielle 2022-03-22 09:02:11

    [B+] Luo Hongzhen's feature-length feature film is quite complete as a debut, but at the same time it is quite irritating. If the despair of "Memories of Murder" is lingering and melancholy, then the despair of "The Chaser" is as violent and violent as a bloody hammer. Under the skin of various deliberate anti-types, it is still Hitchcock's MacGuffin narrative skills. Of course, despite all the logical flaws of the script, Luo Hongzhen's audiovisual awareness is still dazzling, especially when the little girl is sitting in the car crying, the sound effects of the rain sound and the design of multi-angle camera editing are all well delivered. Finally, as a debut work, the ending of this film is still too twisted, and the next "Yellow Sea" has really faded away this green feeling, and it is the real master of Luo Hongzhen.

  • Elmira 2022-03-20 09:02:06

    A little too aggressive, as a virgin novel is really impeccable. In addition, prostitution organizations all over the world will not allow prostitutes to deliver food alone. The groom's delivery principle is set up to avoid the occurrence of this film's plot. This is probably also the problem of Luo Hongzhen, some kind of deliberately ignoring logic.