![]() ![]() These cops dont know any better, and its a notion that only serves to haunt them, especially when they might be looking a killer right in the eye and cant prove a thing. But for all the films intention to show bumbling procedure and questionable ethics, the characters ultimately come off as troubled victims of their circumstances. Cho Yong-koo resumes the violence, shoe protected. When blood splatters on Cho Yong-koos shoe, Park Man-doo throws a rag onto the desk, presumably to clean it off, only for it to be revealed as a boot-cover for his partner's shoe. In one brilliantly dark sequence, Park Man-doo and his partner Cho Yong-koo ( Kim Roe-ha) drag a suspect to an interview room and attempt to beat a confession out of him. Emotionally complex and densely plotted, Memories of Murder should also be admired for the little details. The story also takes place at a time of civil and political unease (air raid sirens are constantly in effect, and violent street riots are common place), putting further pressure on those involved. Told with sporadic humour and a direct sombreness that resonates from the very first frame, Memories of Murder offers a vivid take on the serial killer film because it refuses to make the case simple for both detective and audience alike, reflecting the difficulty of pre-DNA police work - not just for the case in question, but every case ever worked by police institutions without hard evidence. This mocking is taken with strained good humour, but it serves as a simple foreshadowing of things to come: He will be mocked this way for the entirety of the case. As he ponders the situation, a small child mocks him, repeating his every word. As he peers down and glimpses her flesh being eaten by tiny insects, Park Doo-man's face exemplifies his lack of experience. A womans body has been discovered in a ditch with her underwear covering her face. In the films brilliant opening sequence, unlikely detective Park Doo-man ( Song Kang-ho) moves through the eerie paddy fields on the back of a tractor where much of the story is to take place. Memories of Murder is partly based on events that swept the Korean countryside in the 1980s: dozens of women were raped and killed between 19 in the Hwaseong region. ![]() From Korean director Bong Joon-ho, better known for critically acclaimed monster flick The Host, Memories of Murder a vastly superior film with a lesser presence worldwide hones back to an uncomfortable time in Korean policing void of straight answers and explores the true life case of a serial killer (the countrys first) from the perspectives of three cops who cant catch a break. Without necessary proof, a detectives best chance for cracking a case was getting a suspect to admit to his crimes Memories of Murder shows that a kick to the head was once the most likely way to get that. Memories of Murder (2003) Before DNA testing could nail suspects directly to a crime scene, police procedure owed a lot to ruthless interrogation, guess work and a heavy reliance on instinct. Here, we showcase the best of this brilliant sub-genre. ![]() Cinema has exploited the serial killer - both fictional and non-fictional - to varying results. There's something instinctively appealing about the serial killer film: The exhaustive and often overwhelming journey its protagonists must face the terrifying notion of an unstoppable force ready to strike at any time the relentless pursuit of clues and evidence an insight into the mindset of somebody driven to murderous acts the dark and twisted mise-on-scène. ![]()
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