Park Chan-wook’s Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

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Episode 358 of the GenreCast film analysis podcast continues our Song of Praise marathon. This week, we’re taking a look at Song Kang-ho in the kick-off to the Vengeance Trilogy, Park Chan-wook’s Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance. Before there was Oldboy, there was Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance. 

Finding Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Sympathy tells the story of two men wronged and the inevitable convergence of their journeys. Ryu (Shin Ha-kyun) is in a tight place. His sister needs a kidney, but he isn’t a match. He tries to sell a kidney to get the money he needs, but he gets scammed. His girlfriend coerces him into kidnapping his ex-bosses daughter, enter Mr. Park (Song Kang-ho). Mr. Park and Ryu are destined to cross paths in a bloody quest for vengeance.

This week, we’re looking at the Eastern approach to revenge, class warfare, violence, and much more as we dissect Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance. 

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