![]() However, during her investigation she uncovered one of the dispositions notice inconsistence from Nam (the other survivor) stories on what happen on the night in question. She was there to take statements file a report and leave. Her presence was to not find out the truth behind the murders of two soldiers. She was Korean –Swiss, which caused a bit tension of the film. She was the only female character in the film. "Park Chan Wook - Biography." Park Chan Wook - South Korean Director's Website. Violence has become a part of Korean culture because of their history and in turn they utilize film as means to share that history. Overall, you could say that the term “Explicitly violent” is rooted within these cultures. It is also heavily used within Chinese, Korean, and Japanese in many different facets. The grotesque style of storytelling is not just contained in the film world. Manga comics are rooted with extremely, exaggerated sex and violence as well. “Oldboy” was based on a Japanese manga written by Tsuchiya Garon, and Minegishis Nobuaki. It has actually influence a few Korea films even one of Park’s own. Interestingly, though mentioning Japan as being blessing on Korea is frowned upon their pop culture is highly adored such as manga and anime. The only time censorship occurs is if the movie's plot depicts Japan’s occupation of Korea as favorable. South Korea actually does exercise censorship when they deem a film too extreme, however it barely happens. For instance, one can look at Korea’s indifference towards Japan. After reading this article, I have come to believe that his films are indeed lifting their burdens. Park uses his films as a means to overcome the guilt for not taking part, and to assist in lifting Koreas burdened caused by civil war and military dictatorship. He himself was a student at the time, however he was too afraid to stand up with his fellow classmates. These violent revolts had a large influence on Korea and specially Park. Sadly, far too many of these students were beat brutally, some to their death. Their frustration caused them to begin to hold rallies against their oppressors. For instance, during the mid-eighties many South Koreans students were tired of being mistreated by the military regime. Throughout Korean history, citizens dealt with oppression everywhere that left un-wanted, yet unforgettable memories. In essence, these wars left a lasting impression on the culture of Korea. These wars were very blood and caused many innocent people and children to lose their lives. Most of the Asian societies have lived through history’s most catastrophic wars. I found that one of the main reasons Asian films are so violent and extremely distorted is because of their history. ![]() I became enlightened about South Korean culture and why they are so fascinated with violence with the reading of this New York Times article. “Explicitly violent,” is the perfect definition for the new wave of film classified as “Asian Extreme” at the center of this article. I hope my films can help in any small way to help your imagination become at least a little bit crueller." (Park Chan-Wook)(Park)Īnalysis of New York Times article "Mr. I'd like to recommend it to you all as well. As long as it stays in the realm of imagination, the crueller the better - that's healthy. After that, I can fall asleep with a smile on my face. I imagine the most miserable ruining of that person's life. "Numerous times I lie in bed at night and imagine the cruellest torture. ![]() So here is the blog post that we hope will assist in answering this question. After reading these blog, we assume you, our readers, are wondering why Park's films are so violent.
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