By: Brynt Werntz
Chan Wook Park writes a story that is during a terrible event that took place in South Korea, and to touch on the issue of greed and capitalism in his country. In 1995, a shopping center collapsed during an earthquake and killed 500 people. The movie starts out in a morgue where a young woman is being examed and identitified. The so called “parents” of the girl arrive to claim her, and really show their emotions of their lost daughter. After a few seconds of pause, the morgue employee says that is his daughter, and this is where the movie controversy begins of who gets the money from the dead daughter. The ending is very unexpected and really adds to the affect of the film.
Set in a cold disturbing morgue, the film is shot in all black and white, which is a device he used to set a scary mood in the story. Judgement’s story line shows Park’s view on the population and how greedy they really are.
Being a short film, there was not a blockbuster budget or award-winning acting. Even though it didn’t have any major features in the film, it still showed how Chan-Wook Park creates an interesting story line, and graphic images. Park uses different camera techniques and focuses on objects to make his point clear to the audience. Not many directors could make this film work, but Park does a great job at writing a twisted plot and keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time.
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