Joint Security Area

박찬욱을 좋아할 수 밖에 없는 이유…

분단의 틈에서 잠시 피어난 우정이, 결국 현실의 비극을 증명한다..

전세계에서 한국만이 담을 수 있는 정서

한 민족이라는 상상 아래 분단이라는 현실

great

“Here, the peace is preserved by hiding the truth.” “After hearing comrade all the time, it's nice to be called brother.” I love a good nonlinear storyline, but I understood this one better during the second watch. Rewatching it didn't take away from the emotional parts of the film; for me, the end scene hit just as hard as the first time I watched it. I think there is something to be said here about the significance of location. the area around the "bridge of no return" is not only a "neutral" zone, but also a place where loyalties/divisions don't have to exist -- of course, all four of the characters remind each other of their North/South alignment and the wrongdoings of their respective countries (after which things get much more tense), but for the most part, they can forget; they don't have to identify themselves as North or South. Ironically, it's when they are interrogated by the neutral Swiss/Swedish forces that they are forced to identify/align with these loyalties and take on the hate that comes with it. This movie is so much more than a story about brotherhood; there are so many other political and historical factors at work here that make this movie so interesting to me. also i enjoy park chan wook's style, so there's that.

友達であってはならない関係 だからこそ生まれた絆 立場よりも友を選ぶ勇気 友よりも立場を選ぶ勇気 どちらが善でも悪でもなく、 ただ自分の信念に従うのみ

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