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Thats just the first act.
Its also just one-third of Parks Vengeance trilogy Sympathy for Mr. VengeanceandLady Vengeanceare also excellent.
LikeGodzillabefore it, the real monster at the heart of the film is humanity.
Secret Sunshine
Year:2007Runtime:2h 22mDirector:Lee Chang-dong
Secret Sunshineis the kind of film that people call lyrical.
Jeon gives a harrowing performance that earned her Best Actress at Cannes.
The Good the Bad the Weird
Year:2008Runtime:2h 10mDirector:Kim Jee-woon
Park Chang-yi, a.k.a.
A bounty hunter (Jung Woo-sung) after Chang-yi is also on the train.
Its a slow-burning story about the murder of a teenage girl.
Kim Hye-ja stars as the unnamed mother of an intellectually disabled boy suspected of the murder.
She starts her own investigation into the crime, putting the terrifying depths of unconditional love on display.
Kims nuanced performance turns a seemingly straightforward story into something thatll leave nail marks in your palms.
Song Kang-ho plays a depressed priest who begins to experience odd symptoms after volunteering to test a vaccine.
The changes arent just physiological, though.
He falls in love with a childhood friends wife (Kim Ok-bin).
This forbidden romance sets him on a dangerous path that unleashes something far worse than vampirism on the community.
Its a brutal film thats somehow also peppered with beautiful moments.
The viscera-splattered film is kind of aSnowpiercerwith zombies.
Its a rich film that increasingly feels like a puzzle as it proceeds.
Its a knotty, sexual adaptation of Sarah Waterss crime novelFingersmithrelocated to Japanese-occupied Korea.
He hires a pickpocket (Kim Tae-ri) to become her maid and aid his plan.
What follows is a series of double-crosses and subterfuge that runs almost impossibly deep.
Like most war epics, theres a strong thread about sacrifice.
Jong-su (Yoo Ah-in) runs into an old childhood friend, Hae-mi (Jeon Jong-seo).
They hook up just before she takes a trip to Africa.
Jong-su cat-sits for her, masturbating and thinking of her in her apartment.
However, he makes the mistake of rear-ending a mob boss played by Don Lee.
Decision to Leave
Year:2022Runtime:2h 19mDirector:Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wooks latest is arguably his most emotional film.
Its been compared toBasic Instinct, though youd have to couch that by saying itsBasic Instinctplus Park.
It comes to a masterfully shocking ending that feels distinctively Park.
Past Lives
Year:2023Runtime:1h 45mDirector:Celine Song
Past Livesis the impressive directorial debut from Celine Song.
It follows the relationship of two childhood friends over the course of more than two decades.
They grow apart in their relationship and are physically separated, living across the globe.
They reconnect years later, but find that their lives cant quite meet.
