We can start our exploration along the logic of the movie. With the cover of a company that exports hardware, why not just do the hardware industry, but also be a killer? Those in suits and ties who work in high-end office buildings are killers. Although there is some exaggeration, it is not absurd. Killers are a profession even if they are not sitting in the office. Since they are all professions, what is the difference between sitting and not sitting in the office to work? The key is how do you see your career? I mean - killer.
Ji Hyung-do (So Ji-sub) is one of them. His view of his career has changed a little. He has changed a little bit like a killer, and has changed his mind like an ordinary law-abiding bug (that is, the main audience of this movie). The mainstream view is the same) - he doesn't want to do it, and after taking the money, he wants to enjoy life. But this doesn't get rid of the problem mentioned above, that is, how did he view his profession during the years he was a killer? In fact, the office scene arranged by the director has already given the answer. Killer is a kind of occupation, which is no different from those in high-end office buildings, but it is a little more secretive.
The problem is that there is a killer whose views have changed. He is an outlier. It is undeniable that the mainstream killers agree with this profession. There is also a killer who once defected from this team and wants to return to this industry. Attractive and professionally valuable. If Ji Jiongdao washes his hands smoothly, it is unknown that he will return to the industry after a few years. Those who think that after washing your hands in a golden pot is a better tomorrow are just normal people's views. So, killer, how do you see life? How do you view joy and happiness? In the film, the wife and children who seem to be the same as ordinary people are explained. Is that so? If so, how do they view the conflict of professional values? Just like a child trafficker, his/her view of happiness is to enjoy family happiness with his own children; a scam member who scams old people's pensions by telephone, his view of happiness is to buy a house for his grandma, etc. There are conflicts among them ? Of course there is, but it's not impossible to solve, so how did they solve it? The movie doesn't say it and can't say it. Either way, it's clear that a lot of people are doing it well because they're staunchly defending their companies. Even at the cost of their lives, we must defend the professional dignity of the killer and eradicate a scum that violates the professional ethics of the killer. What is the difference between this and a group of just police officers who were killed by a corrupt police officer in order to maintain the dignity of their profession? Nothing is said in the movie, just a paean to the loyalty of the killers to their profession with silent daggers and passionate gunfire.
It's certainly not a shootout about a killer, maybe, but at least not all. Because "Don't think about anything else, you must insist, insist on getting your pension, it's a victory for the working class like you and me." A line of dialogue points out that this is not a complete shootout film, although the profession is special, but the killer Still can't escape the category of working class. What is a working-class victory? Professional ideals, professional values, social values, etc. these killers also have. When you are faced with confusion, especially when you are faced with conflict of values, when faced with the suffering of inner pain and the torture of conflict, you have to give your own answer without an answer. Whether you go on against your will or leave unrestrainedly, your behavior is your answer, and you inevitably endure this kind of conflict. Whether you fail or win, you have to suffer. So "you never ask any questions, you are very talented." In life and work, there are many people who have no doubts or conflicts, do not ask unnecessary questions, and live naturally. Of course, there are some ordinary people's troubles and life. Is it right or wrong to live the same life as everyone else? Is it the killer who desperately defends the company is wrong, or is it the fault of Ji Jiongdao who is desperately trying to destroy the company? For the working class, getting a pension is a victory. If victory is a win-lose relationship, then who is the opponent? Who did we win? If victory is an achievement, then who are you?
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