Kim Ki-duk's accusation and resistance to a powerful society. In the play, without exception, they are bullied by power. The one-eyed girl was bullied by the society, the whole family was deprived of military qualifications by the government, the painter En Wu was bullied by hooligans, Zhang Wu was beaten by the dog butcher, calculated by colleagues in the factory, and inferior in the community, the dog butcher was marginalized by the community, and Zhang Wu's mother committed herself. After the US military was abandoned, he was despised by the whole society. Even the US military was still shackled, and he could not escape the mountains of South Korea. Therefore, the plane hovering in the sky in the village is a visual symbol of the omnipresence of power.
Living under power, there are only two ways to talk to power, either violence or obedience. So there are fights every few minutes in the movie, with neighbors, classmates, colleagues, relatives, friends, and police officers handling the case (this echoes Bong Joon-ho's 2003 movie murder memories).
The role of the U.S. military is very three-dimensional. He is both the savior and the taker of the one-eyed girl, and even tattoos the girl as a souvenir. Zhang Wu's American father is a source of shame and a mother's sustenance for the family's future happiness. The shadow of the absent character has been with mother and son.
There is a complete chain of bullying in the movie. The US military manages South Korea, and the government manages the villagers and second-rate children. The villagers and second-rate children discriminate against the dog dealers and the illegitimate children of the US military, and the dog dealers and the illegitimate children of the US military bully women and dogs at home.
Unknown recipient is Kim Ki-duk's true portrayal of life in South Korea's patriarchal society.
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