'Door lock' the reason that belongs to the most successful category among Korean thrillers
It deals with the story of an evil sex offender, the movie is entirely emotionally charged with the criminal, and the audience is driven in that direction. Balagero does not advocate Cesar 's actions. But as Hitchcock has already proven long ago, if you use the tools of suspense appropriately, it's not hard to make a film that makes you feel empathized, even if you say you are a perverted villain. Valla Gero made this work quite possible, and the audience went out of the theater with a repulsive appetite.
A few days ago, I knew that <Door Lock> starring Lee Yong-jin and Gong Hyo-jin was a remake of <Slip Tight>. It was information that was anxious and at the same time safe. I do not think I would ever see the story of <Slip Tight> no matter who I was leading. Even if the stage is Korea. But no matter how thoroughly you read the press release, things are a little different unless the main actor is Gong Hyo Jin and information about who plays Cesar is given. It means that you have abandoned the most important part of the original "Black Comedy + Character Study," which is a sentiment for sex offender male villains. This may be normal, but I do not know why there should be so many "unique" stories.
At the premiere, the movie was a mirror image of the original. Now the protagonist is Kyungmin, the target of a male stalker. The killer is not revealed until the second half. Anyone who has watched the original will know it at once, even if the person who has not seen it is not difficult to catch, it means it is not at least the main character.
In the original work, the person who was the victim moved to the main character's position, and the detail of the description changes. The original Clara was a somewhat vague character that existed only as a basic function of the victim. However, <doorlock> carefully depicts Kyungmin in all dimensions. Unfair treatment from a police officer and co-workers after a victim incident happened. And I can not overcome such a situation coolly like the protagonist in the movie. Here is the fact that a typical Korean thriller movie does not draw well. Often the boldness of the reality that the film depicts transcends genre fears. If there is an audience who can not enjoy this story as an amusement, it is natural.
Nevertheless, <Door Lock> is one of the most successful Korean thrillers ever. The main reason is because the main character is a woman. Yes. It's that simple. I have pointed out how many times the 'Uncle Thriller' of Korea is having a big problem. The biggest problem of this genre in Korean movies is that the main character is still a man, while the endless story of a woman dying is drawn. Even women can not give their voices in the stories of women dying and hand over the main character to the middle-aged men in their compassion.
From the very moment that the women's voice in the victim's position is drawn out, Door Lock goes beyond most of the older thrillers to date. The protagonist adds realistic feeling and weight to pain and fear. Of course, self-compassion is also a big part of this movie. But can we take it lightly? Could the main character of this film be on the same line as a middle-aged man who falls in self-pity among dying women?
Is it right for women's fear and pain to become a source of entertainment? The answer depends on how you write the word entertainment. Door lock is a genre of horror and thriller. These genres are notorious for writing stories of suffering women as materials of sensational pleasure. But with them, they are also the most profound genres of women's pain, fear, desire and emancipation. Neither genre is as natural as cutting a story with a knife. And if there is an exit to talk to, it must be open all the time and be a weapon through him.