At first I thought that this was very strange, but then I realized what Joon-ho was after - these scenes actually satirize the easiness with which Koreans tolerated violence and repression at the time. Furthermore, a lot of the very dark humor in the film comes during some of its most violent scenes. The news about Jong-chul's death spurred massive protests that dramatically changed the political climate in Korea. In 1987, a Korean student, Park Jong-chul, was tortured and then killed by Doo-hwan's men. The more I think about it, the more I am convinced that it does. I wonder if the title of the film has a special meaning. In the village where Detective Park and Detective Suh are trying to nab the killer things are relatively quiet, but everyone senses that something serious is happening elsewhere. The film opens with the last days of General Chun Doo-hwan's government - tension is in the air and the pro-democratic demonstrations that would eventually oust Doo-hwan are already underway. The second story in Memories of Murder, which I found to be a lot more intriguing, indirectly addresses Korea's uneasy political climate. The killer remains on the loose, and Detective Park and Detective Suh get demoted. Meanwhile, the killer keeps doing what he has been doing, a suspect gets killed by a train, and mandatory electrical blackouts are introduced by the Korean government. The local media is immediately tipped and the two detectives become targets. They question a number of suspects, some of which they torture.
The two detectives go to work but quickly get frustrated with the lack of credible information. Detective Suh has substantially more experience than Detective Park, but his local colleague is clearly a lot more enthusiastic about his job. The other is Detective Suh (Kim Sang-Kyung, Tale of Cinema), who has been sent from Seoul to assist the local authorities. One is Detective Park (Song Kang-Ho, The Good, The Bad, The Weird) from the local Police Department. Two cops are ordered to solve the killings. He is a man who goes after young women, which he rapes and kills in a shockingly brutal fashion.
#Memories of murder serial
The first story in Memories of Murder is about a serial killer roaming freely in the provincial town of Hwaseong between 19.
I believe that this is due to the fact that one would have a very difficult time recognizing all of the subtle references in Memories of Murder without being well-versed in Korean history and politics. However, most critics who have written about it address only one of them. Korean director Bong Joon-ho's Memories of Murder tells two very different stories. The text below was previously used for our review of CJ Entertainment's release of Memories of Murder in 2010.
In Korean, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. The supplemental features on the disc include vintage promotional materials for the film archival audio commentaries with the director, cast and crew members new audio commentary by critic Tony Rayns deleted scenes with optional commentary short film and a lot more. Svet Atanasov, March 20, 2021īong Joon Ho's "Memories of Murder" (2003) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion.
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