So great I can’t seriously write about it

Memories of Murder

Ah, what to say about this movie? It’s a typical Bong Joon-ho – funny and full of idiotic character who fight all the time. But, the film is so incredibly much smarter than you’d think at first glance, just like every single other one of Bong Joon-ho’s films!

I absolutely loved the character development in the film, the use of music – it’s indescribable how well the scenes work in the film. The film is like an avalanche; it gets better the longer you watch it, until it culminates in the ending where nothing is resolved but oh my God, the underlying meaning for the characters. The case changed them; and the incredible timing of these final scenes displays that in a way that I find beyond awesome.

As far as I can see, the internet is full of laudatios on the film. Much more than “The Host” (which I still think is Bong Joon-ho’s absolute best), “Memories of Murder” seems to be a moviegoers’ and critics’ favorite – very understandably so. I feel like there is not very much I can add to it myself except: Wow, Bong Joon-ho’s movies are all brilliant. If anything, I’d say “Mother” is the best film to start with, and if you liked that, you would probably enjoy the other films of Korea’s greatest master of black humor.