An acrylic painting on wood panel, titled 'Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance', of a woman wearing an orange and green striped tanktop sitting cross-legged on the ground facing away with sparking roman candle.

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

(2002, Park Chan-wook)

One of the view South Korean movies released in US that isn’t a huge ball of cheese. An amazing film and so captivating with just how strange the world of each character is. A kidnapping plot that goes wrong leads to a trail of violence. I guess it’s the predecessor for Oldboy but this one is a way better film. It also looks like America is trying to do a remake so be careful that you don’t pass up this movie if the remake turns to shit. Lastly, this movie introduced to me the most erotic sexual experience I've ever heard of: sign language during sex.


A screenshot from the movie 'Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance' of a young man with blue hair lying in bed with a young woman smoking a cigarette. An animated gif, from a male's perspective, of a young woman communicating in sign language while making love with him. A scene from the film 'Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance'. A screenshot of a young man with blue hair holding a briefcase sitting on the floor with a little girl. From the film Korean 'Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance'.

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