The Wailing
Written & Directed by: Na Hong-jin
The film starts with a brutal murder and some weird incidents happening, which sets the tone for the film. The film is a blend of investigation and supernatural elements, in spite of the tension being so chilling in the film because of the consequences and the stakes which are so high; it doesn't have the same thrill as an investigative drama because this also has supernatural elements. What happens because of that is, the filmmakers succeed in raising interesting questions, which creates immense suspense and mystery but they don't have to answer them, have pay offs and connect dots like a conventional investigative thriller because a supernatural element doesn't answer our questions, it strikes them off. This is the only setback in the choice of this genre. The lead actor, Kwak Do-won does a brilliant job; he carries and expresses our terrors in this world.
This film also has suspects, but they don't play on if they did it or not; instead they create drama by having the victim's father attack the suspect, the Japansese man, and then play out on if he did it or if he didn't do it, then what about the attack; what are the consequences for that. The cinematography is totally Fincher-esque; I definitely think that David Fincher's films have revolutionized the way we consume content and especially on Netflix. The yellow and the blue tints added with cameras of such high dynamic range and smooth pans and tilts; you place the camera anywhere, it'll give you visuals decent enough to make the world cinematic. Oriol Paulo's films have been made that way, a lot of Netflix originals like Ozark, Unbelievable, Fincher's shows of course are doing that. In this film, we see a lot of garbage in some shots, in the forest and in some other scenes too; but it all adds to the tone of the film and the visuals look beautiful. It feels like it's a different filter which makes any world look beautiful, I'm sure that's not the case and a lot of hard work goes into it.
This film also has suspects, but they don't play on if they did it or not; instead they create drama by having the victim's father attack the suspect, the Japansese man, and then play out on if he did it or if he didn't do it, then what about the attack; what are the consequences for that. The cinematography is totally Fincher-esque; I definitely think that David Fincher's films have revolutionized the way we consume content and especially on Netflix. The yellow and the blue tints added with cameras of such high dynamic range and smooth pans and tilts; you place the camera anywhere, it'll give you visuals decent enough to make the world cinematic. Oriol Paulo's films have been made that way, a lot of Netflix originals like Ozark, Unbelievable, Fincher's shows of course are doing that. In this film, we see a lot of garbage in some shots, in the forest and in some other scenes too; but it all adds to the tone of the film and the visuals look beautiful. It feels like it's a different filter which makes any world look beautiful, I'm sure that's not the case and a lot of hard work goes into it.
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