I was embarrassingly late to the party when it comes to the work of director Bong Joon-ho. All I felt after my first screening of The Host (Gwoemul) (2006) was a mix of confusion and disappointment which, despite consistent raves, kept me from checking out 2009’s Mother as well. It was only after re-watching his earlier family drama monster epic that I finally clued on to his unique, refreshing style of storytelling – a style that was already quite evident in his breakthrough film Memories of Murder. Perhaps slightly more traditional – and based on an actual incident – the film is no less
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