“Memories of Murder” Analysis and Review: Bong Joon-ho’s “Memories of Murder” Brings Back the Horrendous Memories of South Korea’s First Serial Rapes and Murders on the Backdrop of the Country’s Military Dictatorship
Bong Joon-ho’s Memories of Murder is one of the most important and impactful crime thrillers of all time. The film is based on South Korea’s first serial murders that shook the country in the late 1980s. Before killing the victims, the serial killer sexually abused and raped the victims. However, the country was being ruled …