[Marxism] A Bloody Aria

[Louis Proyect]

Opening at the ImaginAsian Theaters in New York and Los Angeles on 
January 4 and 18 respectively, “A Bloody Aria” is a black comedy about 
revenge, a theme that is obviously inspired by Park Chan-wook’s “Old 
Boy” trilogy. While the desire for revenge in these films is obviously a 
function of the major characters’ psychology, there is also a social 
dimension as Won Shin-yun, the director and writer of “A Bloody Aria” 
pointed out in the press notes:

"I had made numerous independent films, but I was still athirst to 
resonate with a larger audience by crossing the barrier between 
commercial and independent films. The unexpected break came one summer 
day while hunting for a movie location. I met the characters who could 
represent the modern history of Korea: an unending circle of lust for 
power and violence. Their faces were dark, as if light had turned its 
back on them and their eyes were sad, yet beast-like as they drank their 
sorrow away on a deserted riverbank. Rank exists even among losers and 
they were relishing their chain of power by abusing each other like 
animals."

full: http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/a-bloody-aria/