KRN 360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Mob Film, Green Fish, Ilsan
21 Dec 2019
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Critique of capitalist society and compressed modernization. Man is naive but innocent, juxtaposition of wanting to be a gangster. Feels responsible as a breadwinner as the other members of her poor family aren"t doing much to contribute. Big brother for his family but his gangster family was also his family; this is why he killed ye-joon even though he was not asked. Remember those days shift of korean economy. Also innocence before he joined the gang. Represents harsh and coldness of his home. Pov shots allowed makdong to learn about the gang better. Chasing chicken to sacrifice from family to gangster. Subgenre of crime film that deals with organized crime and it"s members. Character types: individual or organized antihero against authority. Strong need for self-recognition (desire for fame and wealth) (capitalism, american dream, america as a classless society, etc) The dark side of human nature-attraction of violence. Influx of hong kong noir (late 80s-mid 90s)
