Director Park Chan-wook's "Revenge Trilogy" takes revenge as the main line, multi-threaded hierarchical narrative process, intertwined clues and editing, silent scene composition and images, wave after wave of black irony and political criticism, the film from design to execution can be perfectly described, and it is achieved in the unexpected moment of step by step. Concise and straightforward, the tyrannical and bloody to the end; sound and picture separation and transition in many places are amazing; light and shadow, lens, scheduling, editing are powerful and messy, dissecting human nature in hatred makes people contemplative, exciting language can be described as extremely stylized, the soundtrack is very tense, and the space processing through the wide-angle lens attracts the audience with strange gimmicks, bringing people great viewing enjoyment.
一、我要复仇 Revenge Is Mine" (2002)
Also known as: Revenge of the Avengers / Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Director: Park Chan-wook
Writers: Park Chan-wook / Lee Wu-young / Lee Jong-young
Starring: Song Kang-ho / Shin Ha-kyun / Bae Doona / Lin Ji-eun / Han Baby / more...
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller
Country/Region of Production: South Korea
Language: Korean / Korean Sign Language
Synopsis: Ryu is a deaf-mute young man who has been dependent on his sister since the death of his parents. In the special school, he met his girlfriend who pretended to be deaf, and the two developed a good relationship. However, my sister was terminally ill and needed a kidney transplant to keep her alive.
He wanted to exchange his kidney for a kidney suitable for his sister's transplant through the black market, but he was defrauded, losing his kidney and being cheated out of all the money. When he had the right kidney for his sister, he didn't have any medical bills. His girlfriend suggested that he kidnap the rich man's child and ask for ransom, saying that the kidnapping was not a crime.
They have a crush on the daughter of the factory owner Dongjin, and for the divorced Dongjin, the most important thing in life is the daughter. After being kidnapped, he did not call the police but prepared a ransom to get his daughter back, but the story did not go in a good direction...
OLD BOY 올드보이 (2003)
Also known as: Former Criminal (Hong Kong/Taiwan) / Oldeuboi / Oldboy / Old Boy
Writers: Hwang Joo-yun / Lim Joon-hyun / Park Chan-wook / Tsuchiya Gallen / Ling'an Nobu myung
Starring: Choi Min-sik / Liu Ji-tae / Kang Hye-jeong / Kim Byung-woo / Oh Dae-so / more...
Genre: Drama / Action / Suspense / Thriller
Language: Korean
Synopsis: On the day of his daughter's birthday, Wu Daxiu, a middle-aged man, was suddenly kidnapped and disappeared by an unknown person on his way home drunk. For no reason, he was imprisoned in a mysterious private prison. Wu Daxiu, who was unsuccessful in his search for death, watched TV every day and ate fried dumplings for three meals. Through television, he learned that his wife had been killed, that her daughter's whereabouts were unknown, and that he was suspected of being the murderer. In this regard, Wu Daxiu began to exercise, determined to take revenge, and spent a long 15 years in prison.
When Wu secretly dug through the wall, he was released one day and was able to see the light of day. Desperate to find the reason for his abduction and captivity, he embarks on a frantic plan of revenge. He met a young sushi clerk and used his old friends to pursue his enemies, successfully punishing the prison guards. At the same time, the enemy behind the scenes, Li Youzhen, also surfaced...
III. "Kind Gold 친절한 금자씨" (2005)
Also known as: Vengeful Gold / Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
Writers: Jung Seo-kyung / Park Chan-wook
Starring: Lee Young-ae / Choi Min-sik / Kim Shi-ho / Nam Il-woo / Kim Byung-woo / more...
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Crime
Language: Korean / English / Japanese
Synopsis: When Kaneko was 20 years old, she made headlines for being accused of "abducting children" and going to prison, and people were surprised by her beauty and her youth.
In 13 years of prison life, she has an angelic appearance and is an absolute model in prison. Kaneko helped everyone around her with all her heart, so her fellow inmates called her "Gracious Gold." On the surface, Gold seems to be more honest and disciplined than anyone, but the flame of revenge in his heart has not been extinguished for a day.
When Kaneko is released from prison, she immediately embarks on a plan for revenge, which has been secretly planned for 13 years, and her fellow inmates are helping her in different places.
Kaneko's enemy was the white teacher who put her in prison, so what made them feud 13 years ago? How will the gold take revenge? Can it be successful?