In recent months, the news of the release of Zhao Doo-soon, the prototype prisoner of the "Suyuan" case, has really caused a lot of turmoil in South Korea.
Insufficient punishment, fear of threatening the community, high and low insurance, special police protection...
There are growing calls for protests against Mr. Cho, but ordinary people are still unable to change the facts.
This left many feeling powerless and angry.
This emotion cannot be vented in reality, so the film and television drama becomes a window for creators and audiences to express their attitudes.
In the recent Korean dramas with suspenseful themes, there are more or less plots based on the "Suyuan" case.
Especially in today's drama, it is even more that Zhao Douchun stepped into the next bottomless pit as soon as he was released from prison, and relieved the audience's sullenness that had nowhere to vent in reality.
Model Taxi
The male protagonist of the drama is Lee Di-hoon, and the sci-fi suspense drama "Signal" starring him in 2016 is still a Must-See Korean suspense crime drama.
The female protagonist is Li Shu, who had an excellent performance in the "Sanzhen Group English TOEIC Class" some time ago and was rated as the best supporting actress by the Qinglong Award.
The series is produced by SBS Television in South Korea and adapted from the popular Korean manga of the same name.
Since its inception, the Douban score has risen to 8.3.
In the eyes of some viewers and critics, this is likely to become an indiscriminate pursuit of Korean localization of hero themes.
As described at the beginning of the article, the story begins with the release of a young rapist based on Zhao Douchun.
As a sensational case, on the day zhao Douzhe was released from prison, the prison gate was crowded with reporters and people who came to protest.
In the face of the protests of the masses, Zhao Douzhe appeared unusually humble.
He bowed in public, saying that he deeply recognized his mistakes and said that he would compensate society as much as possible.
The whole person's attitude could not have been better.
But did he really turn back?
It's not that easy.
After doing this, he turned into a black model taxi, and immediately revealed his original form after leaving the public eye.
"I haven't violated it, I've made a fuss."
"I'm going to get rid of all the bastards who made me like this."
Just as he was planning his next crime, he noticed something strange in the taxi.
The radio on the taxi was connected to the police car, and another voice was monitoring the road and giving commands.
Before he could react, the taxi threw off a large group of police cars and media interview cars that followed behind him and accelerated into another road.
Peer?
foe?
Without a word, the taxi driver drove straight in the opposite direction of his destination.
Zhao Douzhe, who knew that he was not good, naturally would not sit still, and pulled out his belt and strangled the driver's neck.
Unfortunately, he still carelessly judged his current situation.
Wearing sunglasses, the cold-faced driver drove while driving, and with the other hand, he killed him directly and took off the tracker on his foot.
The taxi drove into the tunnel and the sunglasses driver threw his tracker and luggage into another taxi.
Then a wave of tanuki cats for princes, Zhao Douzhe regained his freedom within a few minutes, and then fell into the hands of our protagonist group again.
The driver of the taxi is our man, Kim Dodge.
But he's not alone.
Behind Kim Dodge and his model taxi, there is a small team of justice messengers.
They are Jin Dodge, a former special forces graduate and responsible for front-line implementation; Gao Yin, an auxiliary expert who provides hacking technology; and Director Cui and Director Park, engineers of technical support.
There is also the financial support of the model taxi team, Zhang Chengzhe.
Usually, they are all employees of Zhang Chengzhe Taxi Company, each with their own position.
And as soon as there is a need to summon, they will incarnate as the Avengers and set out to punish those who have hurt others.
Some people may ask, if there is an incident that hurts others, shouldn't we seek help from the police, the media, etc.? Why let your hands be stained with blood?
This starts with the experiences of five people who are too similar.
A few years ago, they were ordinary people with hope for the future.
There is a family, there is a lover, there is a life that you are satisfied with.
But their lives, without exception, are destroyed by the murderous demons that roam the society.
Parents, brothers, and sisters died tragically at the hands of murderous demons, and these sinful people were only punished with some painless punishment, and then returned to society to continue to do evil.
Anger and powerlessness swept over them.
They can no longer convince themselves of the justice of the police, prosecutors, and judges, and at the same time are extremely disappointed in a society that uses cheap forgiveness to breed monsters that take pleasure in killing.
So they decided, with their own hands, to help those who suffered and punish those who committed violence.
School violence, workplace violence and other atrocities are within range.
Their customer base is precisely those trapped here.
The advertisement of "model taxi" has also been accurately placed under the search engine of the topic of "suicide", and the edge of the bridge across the river, which ordinary people cannot see, but carries the struggle of the victims.
One of their clients, Maria, a grade III mentally handicapped girl, saw this "advertisement" when she wanted to throw herself from the bridge.
Although Maria has a third-degree intellectual disability, she has no problems in her daily life and has a programming certificate.
So after coming out of the welfare home, she was introduced by an intermediary to a social enterprise.
In the middleman's description, the company not only does not have prejudices against people with disabilities, but also has generous welfare benefits.
Initially, Maria was looking forward to her new job.
With a job and an income, she can take more care of the children in the welfare home who have the same life as herself.
Just entered the factory, the receptionist and the boss are all smiling and squinting old and good people.
But as soon as the contract was signed and the middleman left, Maria found herself thrown into the wolf's den.
Her programming credentials are useless here, and the boss hires herself only for cheap labor to be able to brush fish.
And when Maria says she's afraid of fish and can't do the job, the grinning boss changes her face and grabs her hair and pushes her into a red basin soaked in dead fish.
Disobedience?
Then teach you a lesson.
Maria was stuffed into plastic buckets of pickled fish and put in a freezer.
Such an inhumane incident occurred around them, but none of the other workers on the side dared to stop it, but only shrank and bowed their heads to do their own work.
It seems that they have not suffered such brutal treatment.
And that's just the beginning.
In addition to forced work, beatings are commonplace.
Even because of her young body and appearance, Maria was repeatedly called out and sexually assaulted by her guards.
Living in this hellish place, Maria didn't think about running away.
At the same time, she also put into practical action.
One night when the caretaker let her guard down, Maria sneaked over the wall and escaped.
On the way, she also encountered a patrolling police car.
Sitting in the police car, Maria thought that she had finally escaped, but she did not expect that the police were also a black policeman who was in cahoots with the factory director.
After being sent back to the factory, she will face an even more cruel punishment.
It was not until she chose to cut her wrists and commit suicide in despair that she was taken to the hospital and took the opportunity to really escape.
Such a dark experience, no one can easily choose to forgive and let go.
So Maria, who was rescued by a model taxi, chose to fight tooth for tat and eye for eye.
The physical and psychological suffering that was inflicted on oneself was returned by the team of model taxis.
As a revenge drama, "Model Taxi" faithfully shows what is called fighting violence with violence.
Inhuman factory managers, bullying school thugs, violent company owners...
In this drama, they all got a fate that was difficult to turn over.
It's a pleasure to watch.
But under the psychological refreshment, we can't help but reflect:
Is countering violence with violence really the best solution?
not necessarily.
In the play, the taxi company boss Zhang Chengzhe has been wrapped in pain over the years and began to gradually cross the line.
"When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also stares at you."
Countering violence with violence is like a short-acting painkiller with powerful side effects, and it can really work for a while.
But in the long run, it will one day destroy people's pain nerves and pull the user to another abyss.
Overall, from the perspective of perception, "Model Taxi" is still good in terms of rhythm and coolness.
In addition, the double line of the prosecutor's female protagonist to the model taxi squad investigation has gradually merged with the main line.
Unlike the protagonist group, the prosecutor advocates restraining himself in the process of justice.
Therefore, the same is justice, when procedural justice meets result justice, which party is the best choice?
We might as well look forward to the plot after that.