In the face of the people we care about, we may lose our senses on impulse, but we are very fragile and unable to face the truth.

Kellie 2022-03-23 09:02:52

At the end of the film, Sophie inadvertently said what Sergeant Wu told her, the scene he remembered.

Last night, the calmest person present at the time, his memory should be correct. The premise is that he did not intend to tell lies and use Sophie's words to kill Li Xiuhe.

That is, Lee Soo Hyuk has never had the courage to face the truth, and he has created an illusion of memory for himself.

In this case, Sophie didn't think much and told him the fact without thinking, and there was no essential difference between letting him die. The key is that Sophie doesn't know these men.

If Nam Sung-sik's suicide was based on the fact that she didn't know the truth, she belonged to someone who didn't know. This time, it was all the people she didn't even know she was investigating.

For these bloody men, sometimes self-deception is a means by which they can't face the truth.

People are so vulnerable in front of the people they care about most. Even if he cheated and lied, it was because his feelings for him were too deep.

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Extended Reading
  • Grayce 2022-03-28 09:01:08

    The outer shell is a detective drama under the background of the Cold War (Panmunjom is probably the last piece of the Cold War border in the world). Lee Young-ae's character is a third party. The opening, the bulb dripping blood, the blood rushing to the fuse, the overhead shot, and the ending photos are all great, but the overall feeling is still a bit long, and it can be compressed to less than 100 minutes. Behind the news or photos, there are many things that may never be known.

  • Rozella 2022-03-29 09:01:07

    This completes all Park Chan-wook's feature films.

Joint Security Area quotes

  • Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil: Your shadow is over the line. Watch it!

  • Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok: Hey Assholes! You just gonna leave me here?

    Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil: You told us to go.

    Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok: I said don't come closer, when did I say to leave, you fuckers!