![]() I think it's a clever aspect to this film: it allows the viewer speculation to go wild. It's fairly shocking too that the masturbating man is simply just a fetishist who usually minds their own business and likely has no connection to the actual murders. Just because a certain song on the radio plays or that it's raining does not mean it has any connection to the murderer's motivation. Each of these aspects are incredibly suspicious and are likely going to feel like clues or substantial leads, yet the film is reminding the police investigating this case (and us as viewers) that correlation does not mean causation. There's also a scene where a man is seen masturbating at the scene of a murder - they're wearing women's underwear and are fantasising about the young woman murdered there. Each murder is believed to be committed on a rainy night and a specific sad ballad plays on the radio each day someone is murdered. ![]() What I personally love the most about this film is how potential suspects and clues that seem so connected to the murders being investigated are actually red herrings. I won't spoil exactly what I mean here for those who haven't seen it, but it's masterfully done in my opinion. It intends to preserve the truth of the events the film is based on rather than deliver clean-cut answers and conclusions. ![]() I always loved how tastefully done this film is. Memories Of Murder is probably my favourite of his though. I've been re-watching his earlier films to celebrate (Snowpiercer, Okja, The Host, I plan on re-watching Mother this weekend). I'm so proud of Bong Joon Ho's success with Parasite (I've yet to see it yet but I'm very excited) and how he's nominated for 3 Oscars, I'm just glad that a brilliant filmmaker from the South Korean wave has done so well.
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