Korean
new wave cinema reinvented the trash slash action thriller genre, combining it
along the way with some drama and artistic elements. The backbone of that new
mutated line of movies tends to be motive of vengeance.
„Sympathy
for Mr. Vengeance” is the first part of the much acclaimed „Revenge” trilogy by
the gifted director Park Chan-Wook, climaxing in the worldwide known „Oldboy”.
First
part of the saga brings us the story of the deaf and dumb young man that
kidnaps his boss's daughter so he can pay the kidney transplantation for his
sister. As it often does, everything in his plan goes wrong and a lot of side
characters get drawn into the plot, complicating and overlapping the story to
the very end.
Directing
is superb, with strong symbolism and beautifully shot violent scenes throughout
the entire course of the movie. Acting is just mesmerizing, led by Kang-ho Song, as well as the action choreography.
„Sympathy
for Mr. Vengeance” is a true masterpiece of New wave Korean violent thriller
drama.
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