“Memories of Murder” is a masterpiece from the early years of director Bong Joon-ho, a young master, and what did Park, played by Song Kang-ho, see? ※note! Contains spoilers.

*This article touches on the ending of the story, so we recommend watching the movie before reading it.

Synopsis of Memories of Murder

In October 1986, the body of a young woman was discovered in a canal in the rural city of Hwaseong. Local detective Park begins investigating, but the scene is vandalized by a large number of onlookers and no evidence can be found. Two months pass without any progress in the investigation, and a second incident occurs.

Index

• A young genius director makes a film based on a real unsolved serial murder case
• The ideological background that describes the police's sloppy investigation
• The shadow cast by the incident on America
• What is the meaning of the last scene in question?

A young genius director makes a film based on a real unsolved serial murder case

The Hwaseong serial murders, which actually occurred in South Korea, were a brutal crime in which as many as 10 women were victims of rape and murder in a rural area near Seoul from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s.

The case remained unsolved for a long time, and the statute of limitations expired, but finally in 2019 the perpetrator was identified as a prisoner serving a life sentence for the rape and murder of his wife's sister. This horrific serial murder case was made into a film in 2003, when the perpetrator had still not been found, and is called "Memories of Murder."

Memories of Murder trailer

The director is Bong Joon-ho, who is now one of the world's leading masters, having brought the Palme d'Or, the highest award at the Cannes Film Festival, to Korea for the first time with " Parasite " (2019). "Memories of Murder" is already acclaimed as one of the masterpieces that represent his early career as a film director.

The ideological background that describes the police's sloppy investigation