I was scared and try not to walk alone at night

Madisyn 2021-11-18 08:01:27

The truth, what is the truth? Sin, the eternal existence of sin, justice, justice is drowned in tears. In that era, there were countless rapes and murders in South Korea. A common spearhead was behind these cases: the incompetence of the South Korean police. The Stagelmor syndrome of the masses and the police, the political pressure of the US garrison in South Korea, the demons that descended on the rainy night, in such a movie, these mixed negative emotions finally erupt like a volcano.

Forever unforgettable the last long shot of the movie, the uncle's tearful eyes questioned the audience, who is the murderer? The theme of the film is not clear, if only to find the suspect is too thin. It is said that it is a conflict between the two police handling methods, which is too incomplete. The problems in the movie existed from the beginning, and could not be solved until the end of the movie. Rather than saying that the film is developed on the pursuit of the murderer, it is better to use the pursuit of the murderer as an excuse. The actual purpose is to present a series of social issues to the audience, so that the audience can unconsciously feel the director's Intent, there will be no offensive way of pure preaching.

This South Korean film adaptation of an unsolved case restores the turmoil and backwardness of that era. The film finds out the suspect again and again and overthrows it again and again. It satirizes the case that could have been solved by the ignorant police and was ruined step by step, and finally ended with the prisoner. Staring is both desperate and terrifying. The murderer is among us. It can be everyone but you have no way of knowing.

I really like a Korean movie. The ending with no answer is wonderful and heart-wrenching! The actors' acting skills are also superb!

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Extended Reading
  • Christina 2022-03-25 09:01:08

    130 minutes to read 40 years after the war in South Korea. Compared with other common Korean movies, the performance is not fancy, so the "powerlessness to reality" seems very real. The transformation of the characters is also very convincing. The two rice field plays that echo at the beginning and the end are very good, and it is indeed the first Korean movie in the minds of everyone

  • Isac 2022-03-21 09:01:44

    (9/10) Not all Korean movies are idol soap operas, there are some serious ones too. Adapted from real events, with high respect for facts, as in the film, the case has not yet been solved... (Note: In 2019, ten years after I watched this film, the murderer was arrested.)

Memories of Murder quotes

  • Rape suspect: But... is wanking a crime?

  • Detective Park Doo-Man: There's a reason people say I have a shaman's eyes.