Obviously, great effort has been made in the use of rhythm and visual language. Especially the opening paragraph is remarkable, the editing can be called sharp and unrestrained, and relying on the quick sequence of shots to achieve the effect of close to the end. Since then, the lens design is also often ingenious, and the commercial elements can be used to the best of their ability. Fights, car chases, collisions, crimes, falling buildings... and the tension of close-up shots are everywhere. How exciting is it? It is a movie that tries its best to show a personal style. But the shortcomings also stem from this. The director is like a willful child, desperately pulling out the treasure in his hand, but he is a little flabby, which affects the overall rhythm, and even shows off his skills too much for sensory stimulation, which weakens the feeling of the fate of the characters in the play. The script also has this problem. The mix and match of genre films was originally a good idea, but this time, it seems that there are too many private goods to be entrained. Sometimes it is a crime movie, sometimes it is suspenseful, sometimes it takes a romantic route, and sometimes it adds irony and dark humor. Thinking based on real cases is triggered by the uncontrolled commercial presentation, which weakens the power of truth and thought-provoking, and is a bit out of balance.
In addition, I don’t know if it’s because of the high points such as fighting and crashing, and I have to let a villain who can’t build sympathy for the audience. So that the part before the end is a little verbose.
One of the points that I am more interested in and appreciate is that this drama raises a common question from another perspective: Is the justice of the law really worthwhile for serial murderers who are extremely vicious and have no guilt? Can it soothe the pain of the victims' families?
Yes or no? Can or can't?
I think the director's answer seems to be the latter. Otherwise, he would not have buried the almost surreal but familiar plot in the script: just because the statute of limitations has passed, the murderer can not only get away with justice, but also become a star because of the book.
That sentence is correct. Relatives or sadness, others have also sang. Except for the family members of the victims who lost their loved ones who are still chewing on the pain and suffering, other members of the public do not suffer from their own pain, so how can they really care.
Therefore, the fifteen-year statute of limitations is more of a satire, another knife to the heart. South Korea does not know whether the police efficiency is too low, or their judicial system has created too much dissatisfaction. Many creative groups have various works showing outstanding cases, and they have repeatedly shouted and questioned this law on behalf of the public.
Even if it is within the statute of limitations, will the so-called justice be obtained? In the film "I", I think the director went a step further and showed his worries and doubts about it.
So in the end, he ended this with monitor Cui's five-year prison sentence. Soo-yeon's mother said that the scar can now be removed. Five years, for twenty years, their resentment can finally come to an end.
From this point of view, the change of the litigation period from fifteen years to twenty-five years is an improvement.
But at the same time, it may not be enough. If the sin has not finally been exposed to the world, how can we let go and forgive.
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