The theme of "Unknown Recipient" is about the living conditions of people in South Korea after the Korean War and their complicated feelings about the US military presence. In a sense, mixed feelings about the U.S. military presence are woven into the lives of South Koreans. So the film actually shows the living conditions and national psychology of the Korean people after the Korean War. This gives it the potential to be "epic". The film did not break out suddenly, but the plot developed logically to the climax. On the surface, it is a completely objective presentation, just putting things in front of the audience, without guidance, without subjectivity, it is completely for the audience to feel spontaneously, and the shock of the film comes from everyone's heart. The clues in the film are like lava flowing silently underground. Once it spews out, it is earth-shattering and shocking. Kim Ki-duk hides behind everything, calmly and objectively letting everything develop while actually everything is under control. The structure of "Unknown Recipient" is cleverly connected. The main line (that is, the clue that echoes the title of the movie): Changgu's mother keeps sending letters to Changgu's black father, insisting that one day he will be able to escape his current situation. life; Chang Gu has been discriminated against by others because of his identity since he was a child, and helped "dog eyes" in order to make a living. The pressure of life, hatred of his father and dissatisfaction with the environment made him turn his anger to his mother; this clue is in Chang Gu. Gu started to break out after being framed by others while working. Main line 2 (following Changgu's mother's experience clues): Enluo corresponds to Changgu's mother, Jihua corresponds to "dog eyes", and black American soldiers correspond to white American soldiers (...). Enluo is a depressed and cold girl who is very low self-esteem and autistic due to her disability. She longs to live like a normal person; Ji Hua is cowardly and kind. Let gangsters 1, 2 bully repeatedly, just endure (including the most unbearable...) and beat the ground; white American soldiers can't stand their lives in other countries, immersed in drugs and sex; this thread is in white America The outbreak began as the soldiers fled. These two main lines in the film are intertwined and echoed, blending and progressing together, objectively narrating the misfortune and heavyness of each character in the play, outlining the living conditions and social scenes of the entire Korean nation at that time, and desolately portraying a national tragedy. group portrait. And what the director wants to express is about to come out: it is historical, national, and human... The great expressive power of "Receipt" is reflected in many details of the film, such as Changgu's mother and Changgu's response to English. The complex attitude, the dialogue of the US military stationed in South Korea when he was booing on the basketball court, the dialogue of the "dog eye" when arguing with others in the archery range, the echoing US soldiers tattooing Korean women... This allows the audience to spy on the social reality and social mentality of South Korea at that time through the details in the film, and touch the psychological feelings of the Korean people. Think of the film as a historical record, and while it's a little extreme, that's how it's presented. It is also these extremes that shake our hearts and make us fall into deep thinking... There are many types of films, with different missions and roles. But as the witness of history, the reflection of the nation, and the exploration of human nature. "Unknown recipient" is almost an "epic".
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