Bong Joon-Ho’s MOTHER
Bong Joon-Ho’s MOTHER: I saw it last night courtesy of our good friends at Giant Robot — if you want the skinny on this sort of thing, get on their FILMMATTERS mailing list here.
I liked the movie although I’m still processing it internally. I know for sure that I liked Memories of Murder much more — I was telling our good friend Dave that I felt that was a stronger film for me because it tied the story of an individual to the emergence of Korea as a modern nation with all the advantages and problems that come with it. That’s a fine thematic trick. It’s also a very good idea to watch David Fincher’s Zodiac back-to-back with Memories since they tackle the same themes and subject matter in different ways.
Anyway, here’s what I have to say about Mother: (*** SPOILERS? ***) Anybody is capable of killing. Even your Mike Golamco. Actually, especially your Mike Golamco after a lady lets her pup poop in J.Crew and refuses to clean it up. People like that definitely get a brick to the face.
The moral of the story: Let it go, people. Let it go. Sure you killed a guy, but the more you let that bother you tell-tale-heart style, the less you’re going to enjoy life! Wipe that blood off your hands and go do something nice for yourself. Have a little You Time. Eat a Hot Pocket, go dancing.
Plus it’s like, totes easier to kill again after you’ve killed the first guy. In fact, I think you have to in order to cover up the initial killing. But fuck it, everybody’s gotta go sometime.
(*** SPOILERS END ***) Mother: Go see it. It’s intense. Right after I saw it I emailed our good friend Dave with the message: “Saw MOTHER. Only the Korean people could come up with such a film.”
I mean this as a compliment.
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