The Legacy of the Dead Isnt Called Vengeance. Its Called: Never Again!
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| Directed by | Park Chan-wook |
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| Release date | 2002–2005 |
| Country | Republic of korea |
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| Budget | Total (3 films): $11.5 meg[one] [2] [3] |
| Box office | Full (3 films): $xl.7 million[iv] [5] [half dozen] |
The Vengeance Trilogy (Korean: 복수 삼부작 ) is the name given to a S Korean thematically-linked unofficial moving picture trilogy directed past Park Chan-wook, comprising Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Oldboy (2003) and Lady Vengeance (2005). Each film deals with the themes of revenge,[7] ethics,[8] violence and conservancy. The films are not narratively connected and were dubbed a trilogy past international critics due to their thematic links.[9] [x] The trilogy is considered a revision of the European revenge tradition set amid the 21st century globalization traumas in Due south Korea.[xi]
Films [edit]
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) [edit]
The first installment in Park's trilogy was the 2002 motion-picture show, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, a bleak and tearing tale of revenge gone wrong. Information technology tells the story of a deafened-mute human who kidnaps a immature girl to pay for his sis's much-needed kidney transplant. When the young girl accidentally dies, her bereaved begetter goes on a search for answers and vengeance. The picture show did relatively poorly at the box office in South Korea finishing 30th in ticket rank. It covered less than half its production costs in both domestic and international box function gates, where in the U.S. it garnered gross revenues of $45,243.[4]
Oldboy (2003) [edit]
Park'southward next film in the trilogy was the hugely successful 2003 movie, Oldboy. It told the story of a man who is imprisoned for fifteen years and and so released with no explanation as to why he was confined and released. At present, he has been given five days to larn his captor's true identity and find out why he was imprisoned, or his new love involvement will exist killed. The film was very well received at flick festivals and at the box office in Southward Korea. It won the Yard Prix award at the 2004 Cannes Moving-picture show Festival and received positive reviews from critics. The film has gained a cult following in the years post-obit its release and is considered a mod classic.
A tamer version of the film was remade for American audiences past Fasten Lee in 2013.[12]
Lady Vengeance (2005) [edit]
The third and final installment in the trilogy was the 2005 film, Lady Vengeance. The film tells the tale of an innocent young woman released from prison after doing time for a kid-killer still at large. Once freed, she seeks out her long-lost daughter and unveils her plan for revenge against the ghastly human for whom she served time. This motion picture was also well received by critics and Southward Korean audiences alike. Information technology grossed $seven,382,034 in its opening week and competed for the Golden Lion at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival in September 2005.[13]
Recurring cast members [edit]
| Actor | Roles | ||
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| Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance | Oldboy | Lady Vengeance | |
| Oh Kwang-rok | Anarchist | Suicidal homo | Se-hyun'due south father |
| Song Kang-ho | Park Dong-jin | North/A | Hired assassin 1 (cameo) |
| Shin Ha-kyun | Ryu | North/A | Hired assassin 2 (cameo) |
| Choi Min-sik | N/A | Oh Dae-su | Mr. Baek |
| Yoo Ji-tae | N/A | Lee Woo-jin | Adult Won-mo (cameo) |
| Kang Hye-jung | N/A | Mi-do | TV announcer (cameo) |
| Oh Dal-su | N/A | Park Cheol-woong | Mr. Chang |
| Kim Byeong-ok | N/A | Mr. Han | Preacher |
Analysis [edit]
Kim Se Young explained the Trilogy'south violence every bit "an allegorical tool which serves to convey social commentary pointed at the processes of democratization and capitalism in S Korea".[xiv]
Reception [edit]
| Motion picture | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
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| Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance | 54% (56 reviews)[15] | 56 (21 reviews)[xvi] |
| Oldboy | 82% (147 reviews)[17] | 77 (32 reviews)[18] |
| Lady Vengeance | 76% (86 reviews)[19] | 75 (23 reviews)[20] |
Domicile media [edit]
In the United Kingdom, Tartan Films issued a box set up on DVD. In the The states, Vivendi Amusement released the aforementioned set up.[21] [22] [23] [24] [25]
References [edit]
- ^ Boksuneun naui geot (2002) - Box role / business
- ^ Oldeuboi (2003) - Box office / concern
- ^ Associated, The (13 March 2014). "Movies | Picture show Times | Tickets Online | MoviesTrailers - Moviefone.com". Screened.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-17 .
- ^ a b "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2005)". Box Office Mojo. sixteen Feb 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Oldboy (2005)". Box Office Mojo. 8 Dec 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Lady Vengeance (2006)". Box Office Mojo. ane October 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ Choe, Steve (2009). "Love Your Enemies: Revenge and Forgiveness in Films by Park Chan-wook". Korean Studies. 33: 29–51. ISSN 0145-840X. JSTOR 23719259.
- ^ Herbert, D. (2012). "Trilogy as Third Term: Historical Narration in Park Chan-wook'due south Vengeance Trilogy". Film trilogies : new critical approaches. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 181–197. doi:ten.1057/9780230371972_10. ISBN978-0-230-37197-two.
- ^ Park Chan-Wook's "Vengeance Trilogy" Archived 14 July 2012 at archive.today at the Dryden Theatre.
- ^ Picture show Review: The Vengeance Trilogy Archived 23 Jan 2016 at the Wayback Machine by moving-picture show critic Richard Peña at Cine21 (in Korean)
- ^ Dodson-Robinson, Eric (2019). "Agents of the Other in Chan-wook Park's The Vengeance Trilogy". Revenge, Agency, and Identity from European Drama to Asian Motion picture Agents of Vengeance. Leiden: BRILL. p. 128. doi:ten.1163/9789004401280_008. ISBN9789004401280.
- ^ allmovie ( Oldboy - Overview )
- ^ "Palisades | Tartan". Ladyvengeancemovie.com. 29 September 1944. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ Kim, Se Young (2010). A Sociohistorical Contextual Analysis of the Apply of Violence in Park Chan-wook'south Vengeance Trilogy (Electronic Thesis or Dissertation). Ohio University. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance". Metacritic . Retrieved twenty Apr 2020.
- ^ "Oldboy". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 20 Apr 2020.
- ^ "Oldboy". Metacritic . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Lady Vengeance". Metacritic . Retrieved xx Apr 2020.
- ^ "DVD Outsider: The Vengeance Trilogy DVD overview". Archived from the original on ii March 2009. Retrieved vii January 2010.
- ^ "Palisades Tartan Releasing Vengeance Trilogy DVD Box Prepare". ComingSoon.internet. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ Brian Gallagher (30 September 2009). "Chan-Wook Park's 'Vengeance Trilogy' Comes to DVD on November 24th". Movieweb.com. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Vengeance Trilogy Blu-ray: Tin can | Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, Lady Vengeance". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Vengeance Trilogy (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance/Oldboy/Lady Vengeance): Movies & TV". Retrieved 17 March 2014.
External links [edit]
- Motion-picture show Review: The Vengeance Trilogy at Eye for Moving picture
- Movie Review: The Vengeance Trilogy at OneKnightStands.net
- Film Review: The Vengeance Trilogy at Culturazzi
- Pic Review: The Vengeance Trilogy at Neoimages (in Korean)
- Cartoon about The Vengeance Trilogy at Maxmovie.com (in Korean)
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vengeance_Trilogy
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