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Sunday, January 31, 2010
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A little bit late today, but here's the latest...
A little bit late today, but here's the latest...
Today's Feature
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
The third installment and easily my favorite of Park Chan-Wook's Vengeance Trilogy, Lady Vengeance is a vision of what Kill Bill could have been had it not been so kung-fu heavy (and trust me, I love Kill Bill, but come on.)
It begins with Lee Geum-Ja getting out of prison after being convicted of murdering Won-mo, a young boy. A Christian procession is waiting for her and the preacher who she befriended through her stint in prison presents her with a slab of tofu as a traditional "first meal" to cleanse her soul. She knocks the tofu to the ground and murmurs "Why don't you go fuck yourself?"
Geum-Jassi, you dog.
Geum-Ja simply isn't interested in redemption. After 13 and a half years of admitting to a horrible murder, her only thought now is to seek vengeance on the real murderer, Mr. Baek, who took her daughter ransom and forced her to take the heat. Because what has two thumbs and likes to kill children?
THIS GUY!
You may be wondering how Lee Geum-Ja managed to only get 13.5 years at prison? Well, it began with the media attention, saying she had the 'face of an angel', and as Geum-Jassi tells us, the same dress she wore when she re-enacted the killing of Won-mo is now sold out in every store. Then at prison she earned brownie points by acting as a maternal/madonna figure to all her inmates and as a disciple of The Preacher and a pastry chef who visits the prison to help provide outside skills to the inmates.
DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD!
Geum-Ja now seeks to distance herself as much as possible from her "Kind-Hearted" by lining her eyes in red shadow and striking crimson lipstick across her mouth.
Badassssss
She brings her plans to fellow released inmates who owe her favors, from a woman who she gave her kidney to making her a perfectly feminine custom gun to an ex-lover/hairdresser giving her a new apartment. She dreams every night of revenge on Baek, but bides her time, getting a job at the pastry shop where her former teacher now works.
"Oh, Lee Geum-Ja is pretty hot. Bow Bow, Chicka Chicka."
Geum-Jassi finally finds her daughter being taken care of in Australia by kind foster parents who welcome her into their home. She finally meets the daughter she only remembers as a baby, and despite repeatedly telling her that 'Mommy can't bring Jenny back to Seoul', she winds up taking her daughter back to Korea with her, back to finish her plot of revenge.
This movie is just incredible. I barely have words to describe the utter gorgeousness of how it was filmed and the astounding story that Park tells...
And now the clothes....
(can I also add that Park basically had a "Fade to Black+White" version? Because in the original there is essentially the color scheme of bright colors and popart patterns in the beginning and throughout the film it slowly fades to more light pastels and black and white, which is even more accentuated in the special edition version. The awesomeness overwhelms me)
"Live White",
The Glitter Child
PS: has anyone ever tried Lime Crime cosmetics? I'm dying to buy some next paycheck!
ON THIS GUUUUUUY!
Lee Geum-Ja finds that Baek has married a former inmate of her's and abuses her frequently. Geum-Ja uses this to her advantage, helping her old friend to free herself of this horrible marriage in return for information. But once Geum-Ja gets her hands on Baek, will she succumb to her need to destroy him the way he destroyed her? Or does the need of many outweigh the needs of the few?
And seriously, just look at this piece of art that Park has committed to celluloid...
This movie is just incredible. I barely have words to describe the utter gorgeousness of how it was filmed and the astounding story that Park tells...
And now the clothes....
(can I also add that Park basically had a "Fade to Black+White" version? Because in the original there is essentially the color scheme of bright colors and popart patterns in the beginning and throughout the film it slowly fades to more light pastels and black and white, which is even more accentuated in the special edition version. The awesomeness overwhelms me)
"Live White",
The Glitter Child
PS: has anyone ever tried Lime Crime cosmetics? I'm dying to buy some next paycheck!
posted by Charlie Buckett at
9:12 PM
3 Comments:
So adorable! I love the red pistol especially in the last collage. :D
lov the red colours!
xoxo
mycherrygum.blogspot.com
oh wow. great collage, i love everything!
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