"I Want Revenge" is the deepest connotation of the trilogy, and the only one in the trilogy that involves the social roots of revenge. The Avengers are positioned in the quasi-Korea middle and lower class, nakedly exposing the shortcomings of the current South Korean social system and economic system. As far as the plot is concerned, the reality is very strong. The many ways of revenge do not matter whether it is justice or evil. Their tragedies are caused by social irrationality. However, people in the middle and lower classes can't see through. They all feel wronged and feel that they deserve revenge, but they can't find a target for revenge. . This step of the work set the Gothic tone for Park Chan-wook's trilogy in terms of visual effects. The beautiful and cruel lens left a deep impression, such as the dead girl's body floating in the river, half of her face exposed to the water, eyes open, and potentially pale face. The non-linear narrative technique is gorgeous and not artificial, especially starting from a series of telephone conversations that are not directly related, and the audience who has already guessed the ending is still surrounded by clouds, but it does not affect the understanding of the plot. Show. I have written a detailed analysis of the specific details before, so I will not repeat it.
"Old Boy" is inferior to "I Want Revenge" in connotation. Although it is the most praised one of the trilogy, I believe that these praises have little to do with the connotation of the film, and most of them should be a commendation of the ability to control the film. "Old Boy" is not very integrated with the real world, and there is a relatively lack of excavation in human nature, which is somewhat similar to "Kill Bill Vol.1". Apart from these, "Old Boy" is almost perfect. Perceptually, Park Chan-wook is more able to grasp the audience tightly with Gothic images and tight and orderly rhythms. The complex plot makes most viewers unable to guess exactly how the main line develops, and fans of suspense films and non-linear films will find Park Chan-wook's shots out of the ordinary. This time, the revenge was positioned in the underworld, and there was basically no intervention from the police and other "just forces". It had a taste of Film Noir, although Park Chan-wook did not deliberately emphasize this point. "Old Boy" involves two revenges, and the reasons for the revenge are all superficial personal grievances. The reason for the first revenge is a bit bizarre, just because Wu Daxiu saw a pair of siblings studying each other's bodies many years ago (although the elder sister died...). Since the first revenge left very serious consequences, the second revenge seemed more reasonable. Perhaps it is precisely because of the lack of in-depth exploration of the roots of revenge that "Old Boy" appears very masculine and is the most masculine part of the trilogy. In terms of aesthetics, due to the romantic tones of the whole article, "Old Boy" is more natural, whether it is the secret room where Wu Daxiu is imprisoned or Mi-Do’s lonely encounter with a big ant, and "I Want Revenge" 》The switch between reality and romance is slightly abrupt.
Because of the brilliance of the first two works, everyone will have high expectations for the ending of the revenge trilogy. And "Kindly Gold" definitely lived up to expectations. Not only did the first two films continue to be sable, but it also topped the art achievement as a matter of course. In my opinion, "The Kindly Gold" is the most complete and mature of the trilogy. The technical sophistication of "I Want Revenge" and the superficiality of "Old Boy" in the connotation no longer exist. The previous success factors, such as gorgeous non-linear shots, gothic images and other romantic elements are more easily embedded in the more realistic story background than "Old Boy". "Kindly Gold" is the simplest of the trilogy in terms of plot. The end of the story is shown at the beginning of the film, and there is no special suspense; and the process of revenge is not at all tortuous, and the journey is smooth after being released from prison. Killed the Boss. Therefore, from the perspective of the complexity of the plot, "Old Boy" is far above "Kindly Gold". However, this is not Park Chan-wook's problem, because he did not simplify the plot because of his talents, but spread the story more openly, increasing the thickness of the plot. Kaneko's sin leads to a group of guilty female prisoners, and the hatred of one person connects many common hatreds. Park Chan-wook explained the crimes of other female prisoners with appropriate pen and ink, which increased the drama of the story (the shadow of "Earl of Monte Cristo" and "Chicago"), and pave the way for gold's revenge. The other parents who lost their children only appeared in the final ending, still adding drama ("Orient Express Murder") and appropriately simplifying the redundant plot. It can be seen that Park Chan-wook's script also demonstrates the master's demeanor.
However, "The Kindly Gold" is not without fail in the script. Because I just watched the movie, I haven't read many other reviews before, so I don't know if anyone feels the same. One of the failures in my eyes is the encounter of Jin and the murderer's two thugs. Although this plot narrates the rationality of the revenge process to a certain extent, it also deepens Jin’s sins, but it is superfluous. We do not value the rationality of the revenge process, because the previous plot is full of romanticism, so this obstacle will appear nondescript; the crime of gold has long been concentrated on the murderer, so the death and injury of these two people will not be given at all. People leave any impression. How can this plot be improved? I don't think it needs to be changed, just delete it. The script wrote: "...so, Kaneko came to the man who framed him many years ago..." I want to add a digression here. I want to watch "Shadow Warrior". More than ten minutes. I know this "Fenglinshan Mountain" troop will be over, but I can't figure out how to kill these people in ten minutes. As a result, Kurosawa appeared on the screen, shining my eyes with a spotlight, and "Fenglin Volcano" was finished when I recovered my eyesight. I feel like I've been fucked, but I still clap my hands enthusiastically, because it's so cool to be fucked, the master is different! Originally, it doesn’t matter how these troops evaporate, the master can razzle dazzle you, and a little bit closer to make a so-called logical ending that hastily ended.
"The Kind Gold" is the most dramatic in the trilogy. For example, the experience in the gold prison, the transition from cordial to glamorous, the fragile nervousness and the strong show each other, and so on. These are a lot more reasonable than "Old Boy", but they do not hinder the display of humanity in romance. In addition, the color of the film noir in this final episode is much more obvious. From Kaneko’s mouth, he personally said: "Do you want the police to deal with it or do it yourself?"
It is worth mentioning that Park Chan-wook's expression technique is very Western-worldview. (Bl in the women’s prison, Christianity), language (English intervention), background music (wide use of violin)-but compared with other seemingly Westernized Korean movies, it is not kitsch at all and it is very valuable. In addition, I have to say that there are actually plots of siblings in the three movies. I don’t know if anyone noticed it.
Basically the above summary of the revenge trilogy. The order of my own heart is as follows: "The Kind Gold"> "I Want Revenge"> "Old Boy".
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