"The Road of No Return". . . Korean version of "Aesthetics of Violence"

Gaetano 2022-03-23 09:02:43

The movie is quite interesting. The violence has been artistically processed into romantic and interesting, and you will feel a knowing smile when you watch it... But I have to admit that it is quite bloody.

The action scenes of the movie are well designed, brilliant and neat, especially the scene where the protagonist Lee Byung-hun rushed out of the crowd and escaped from the dead.

The more interesting one was when Li Bingxian

went to buy a gun from a small boss. At first, the small boss was very interested in teaching him how to assemble the gun. After answering the phone, the dramatic effect came out immediately, and the speed was set to life and death.

"The Road of No Return" is not a comedy, but an interesting movie. It does not rely on funny words, but on the tension of the plot, the dramatic effect caused by appropriate sex, giving people a feeling of darkness and light; The soundtrack makes people smile knowingly after watching it.

Suddenly they realize that the aesthetics
of violence is not only the privilege of John Woo and the exclusive use of "Kill Bill"-style American movies. Some aesthetics,
whether slowing down the action, giving it a close-up, or matching it with slow melodious or brisk music, turn fighting into something worthy of appreciation and violence into a kind of beauty

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A Bittersweet Life quotes

  • Sun-woo: A disciple asked his master, "Do the leaves flow or is it the wind?" His master replied, "No, it is the heart and the mind."

  • Mr. Kang: Let's not make a fuss.

    Sun-woo: This is my last place. I have nowhere else to go.

    Mr. Kang: Do you really want to take this too far?

    Sun-woo: [Ignores his question, rebukes] Why would you do this to me, Mr. Kang?

    Mr. Kang: Because you did not follow my orders.

    Sun-woo: No, none of that stuff. Tell me the real reason why. Were you really trying to kill me? Do you know how long I have worked for you? Like a dog, I have served you for 7 years! Why? Tell me anything. Anything. Tell me!

    [shoots Mr. Kang]