I laughed out loud when his phone rang in the start of the second episode; his ringtone is Schubert's 'Erlkönig', which is quite suitable for a demon..
I was expecting to see my favourite Park Seo Joon film on here: Midnight Runners..
I don't know how it fell out of your search parameters.. It has a rating of 8.7, has the tags investigation and detective.. Any way, you should watch it. It's a great buddy cop film.
It also has Sung Dong Il in it, which is a boon to any series/film. ;-)
I don't know anything about the director personal life, but I interpreted the film as critique on many aspects…
Your views on Kim Ki-Duk doesn't invalidate or supersede the opinions of others. You're very welcome to share them but please don't belittle someone just for asking you to elaborate. The distinction between the artist and his or her work has always been a difficult subject and I certainly won't dictate how people see the films of Kim Ki-Duk, Roman Polanski or other problematic directors, but personally I am of the opinion that the artwork often transcends the intentions or craft of the artist. I may be able to see something in a work that was never conceived by the artist, and that experience is entirely valid for me even if the artist disagrees.. I have enjoyed a number of Kim Ki-Duk's films and hated others by him. Just as I reserve the right to love artworks by despicable people, I am also free to hate the works of genuinely good people. For me, the work must stand on its own merits - entirely separate from the creator. But I understand completely why other people might not want to or be able to make that distinction. That is their prerogative.
I liked the series and it was refreshing to see a Thai BL not set in uni. For the latter part of the series felt a little long though. Episodes 12 &13 were almost entirely exposition of stuff we had already figured out. I would rather they had spent more time on the side characters since I felt some of them were a bit neglected.
I'm in to the fifth episode ´now and I'm having trouble keeping interest.. I just really hate the main character. She's so petty and inconsistent.. I realize there's gonna be some development of her background at some point, but it's happening so slowly that I'm starting to think I don't care..
I'm sad that almost everyone hates Yong Jie. He might have some mental health problem that's why he's reacting…
I'm definitely thinking mental issues as well. In the first episode the character was just incredibly uncomfortable to watch but in the second episode I noticed his interaction with people was definitely "off". It might be Asperger or some other form of autism. It would explain his rejection of social interaction in general and also his fixation on Xing Si.
And yes, a lot of people do associate the Iron Cross with nazis but I've always found it a bit odd since the nazis themselves never really used it as their symbol. It was merely the symbol of the German Wehrmacht. The nazis placed a swastika in the center which was of course removed after the war.
Historical perceptions are really interesting. The symbol of the Japanese army, the Rising Sun Flag, has much less of a negative connotation and is still used in symbolism in Japanese society today. Although, for good reason, it is perceived rather more negatively in for instance Korea. I suppose to a large degree it depends on the people who adopt a symbol and why. The Iron Cross was used by biker gangs and other unsavoury groups, which may explain its continued taboo status.
I might have finally found a hint as to why gun was wearing an iron cross earring in this clip from Last Week…
Actually the Iron Cross predates the Nazis by at least a century. It was the emblem of the army of Prussia in the 19th century. Are we referring to the same earring? The only one I noticed was the Teutonic Cross, not the Iron Cross. The arms are the same size on the Iron Cross while the lower arm of the Teutonic Cross is longer.
I don't know how it fell out of your search parameters.. It has a rating of 8.7, has the tags investigation and detective.. Any way, you should watch it. It's a great buddy cop film.
It also has Sung Dong Il in it, which is a boon to any series/film. ;-)
The distinction between the artist and his or her work has always been a difficult subject and I certainly won't dictate how people see the films of Kim Ki-Duk, Roman Polanski or other problematic directors, but personally I am of the opinion that the artwork often transcends the intentions or craft of the artist. I may be able to see something in a work that was never conceived by the artist, and that experience is entirely valid for me even if the artist disagrees.. I have enjoyed a number of Kim Ki-Duk's films and hated others by him. Just as I reserve the right to love artworks by despicable people, I am also free to hate the works of genuinely good people. For me, the work must stand on its own merits - entirely separate from the creator. But I understand completely why other people might not want to or be able to make that distinction. That is their prerogative.
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And yes, a lot of people do associate the Iron Cross with nazis but I've always found it a bit odd since the nazis themselves never really used it as their symbol. It was merely the symbol of the German Wehrmacht. The nazis placed a swastika in the center which was of course removed after the war.
Historical perceptions are really interesting. The symbol of the Japanese army, the Rising Sun Flag, has much less of a negative connotation and is still used in symbolism in Japanese society today. Although, for good reason, it is perceived rather more negatively in for instance Korea. I suppose to a large degree it depends on the people who adopt a symbol and why. The Iron Cross was used by biker gangs and other unsavoury groups, which may explain its continued taboo status.