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Originally Posted by ChronoGrl
We watched Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance the other night.
And. WOW.
In some ways, Mr. Vengeance is a stronger film holistically than Oldboy was. I thought that the tone was consistent and I was completely riveted the entire time. Chan-wook Park is quickly becoming one of my absolute favorite directors of all time. I thought that Sympathy for Mr Vengeance was beautiful, tragic, and truly emotional. And, honestly, there was a moment where I shed a tear - And I don't really do that. If you're looking for atmosphere, emotion, clean direction, and a compelling set of characters - This is a perfect movie. His study of vengeance and motivation was intelligent and breath-taking. This movie might just be in one of my top 10 of all time.
A/A+
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People who've seen Oldboy and Mr. Vengeance - Thoughts? Comparisons? Liked better? Worse? Chan-wook Park is simply brilliant. |
100% agree with you!:)
After seeing the Vengeance trilogy I have also become a big fan of Chan-Wook Park. Amongst them I love the
Mr. Vengeance most, then
Oldboy &
Lady Vengeance. Though
Oldboy was the most shocking film I've ever seen and Park delivered it in a magnificent way but the moral dilemma of the
Mr. Vengeance touched me more deeply and I truly admire this film with my any other all time favorites in the world cinema. But besides this Vengeance trilogy I haven't seen Park's any other film. So I'm eagerly waiting to have more fascinating experience with his arts of films.
Btw, have you seen Joon-Ho Bong's
Memories of Murder? I have seen it recently and I just only like to tell you now that besides
Mr. Vengeance this was another brilliant Korean movies I have seen so far. If you haven't seen it yet, then I'm highly recommending you to please experience this masterpiece asap. I'm sure you'll love this one too.