If you’re an active member of the Destiny community then you should never under any circumstances gatekeep Destiny.
The real ones are the ones welcoming new players into the universe and making it accessible.
If you gatekeep Destiny then you’ve missed the whole point of Destiny
I’m thankful to be alive to witness the genius of Bong Joon-ho. Memories of Murder (🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟) is a masterpiece. Only a man saved by Cinema could make this movie. From the film’s opening frame to its last, Joon-ho is three steps ahead of the audience. A master of manipulation. A wily trickster. There is no point in this film in which Joon-ho allows you to rest. With his right hand partner Kang-ho Song by his side, Bong Joon-ho delivers a piece of art that never once looks back.
“Did you see his face?” Memories of Murder is based on a true story that follows a series of random murders across a small town in South Korea by an unknown serial killer. Kang-ho Song plays Inspector Park, who combines forces with a young detective named Inspector Seo to investigate the murders. As the investigation takes place, murders continue to unfold- each time more brutal than the last.
I’m not spoiling anything when I say that these murders were unsolved at the time Bong Joon-ho made this film, a key fact one should understand when viewing this film because it sort of feels like Bong Joon-ho made this film for the killer to watch himself, down to literally the final frame. Evidence that Bong Joon-ho made this film while keeping in mind the killer would watch this film is the fact that Bong Joon-ho displays the film’s detectives as rather stupid. The detectives throughout this film constantly get in their own way & constantly make inexplicable, senseless mistakes- down to dropkicking the wrong suspects on multiple occasions.
This tactic deployed by Joon-ho does a few things. First, it serves as a reprieve for the audience during a film that is so violent & so disturbing. We need to smile every now and then during such a dark story. Second, it gives this film a relatability that I don’t think other detective films give us. These are not perfect, holier than thou detectives. These are regular citizens with above-average training who honestly don’t know what they’re doing. Third, it sort of feels like Bong Joon-ho is mocking the killer. Like you think you did something impressive evading the police? This is who’s after you. You’re not special. You’re not unique. You’re not praiseworthy. You’re being chased by a bunch of goofballs.
Perhaps my theory is off and maybe that’s not Bong Joon-ho’s message, but it’s something that sort of sticks with me, the idea that this isn’t your typical crime thriller where the cops know what they’re doing. This is a story about men doing their best with what they have to make sense of the evil in this world. At times, that can be really funny. At other times, it’s simply heartbreaking. Bong Joon-ho’s superpower is his ability to pull you through that entire range of emotion throughout a single film.
Bong Joon-ho is one of the best directors alive.
The New Year is approaching and I want to wish everyone that it bring with it many wonderful adventures. Now I rarely come here, but it's very nice to see tweets or mentions of people with whom I felt a real connection through the game and spiritual closeness, it doesn't go away