Memories of Murder, on the other hand… well, when I first saw it, the film felt utterly unique to me, and I would still find it difficult to compare Bong’s work in it to anyone else – other than perhaps Park Chan-Wook. Zodiac is heavily inspired by New Hollywood and the films of the 1970s ( right down to the Paramount logo), it is arguably indebted to directors such as Alan J. While the parallels between Memories of Murder and Zodiac are evident, the two films still have a different feel for the most part, a different vibe. Without wanting to put down my own posts: the film is much, much better. If you’ve yet to see the film, don’t read this post but go and watch Memories of Murder. Warning: The following contains spoilers for Bong Joon-ho’s Memories of Murder. If we don’t know whodunnit at the end, what was the point? This isn’t how crime thrillers are supposed to work. Much like the protagonists, we are left with a sense of frustration and unease. And, importantly, both films present the audience with very likely suspects to then withhold from us a confirmation that it is really this man, or that guy, who committed these murders. Both are more interested in the investigation than in the killer, and in the individuals conducting the investigation (the protagonists of Bong’s film are the three police officers hunting for a rapist and murderer of women, while Fincher splits the difference between the San Francisco detectives, the journalist Paul Avery and the cartoonist Robert Graysmith). Both are about serial murders that actually happened: the series of killings Bong’s film is about took place between 19, while Fincher’s film is focused on the manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, who was active in the Bay Area in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The two films share a lot of similarities. I can’t remember which of the two films I watched first: Memories of Murder (2003) by Bong Joon-ho or David Fincher’s 2007 film Zodiac.
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