The Vengeance Trilogy (Korean: 복수 삼부작) is a South Korean thematically-linked film trilogy directed by Park Chan-wook, comprising Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Oldboy (2003) and Lady Vengeance (2005). Each film deals with the themes of revenge,[7]ethics,[8] violence and salvation. The films are not narratively connected and were dubbed a trilogy by international critics due to their thematic links.[9][10] The trilogy is considered a revision of the European revenge tradition set amid the 21st century globalization traumas in South Korea.[11]
The first installment in Park's trilogy was the 2002 film, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, a bleak and violent tale of revenge gone wrong. It tells the story of a deaf-mute man who kidnaps a young girl to pay for his sister's much-needed kidney transplant. When the young girl accidentally dies, her bereaved father goes on a search for answers and vengeance. The film did relatively poorly at the box office in South Korea finishing 30th in ticket rank. It covered less than half its production costs in both domestic and international box office gates, where in the U.S. it garnered gross revenues of $45,243.[4]
Oldboy (2003)edit
Park's next film in the trilogy was the hugely successful 2003 film, Oldboy. It told the story of a man who is imprisoned for fifteen years and then released with no explanation as to why he was confined and released. Now, he has been given five days to learn his captor's true identity and find out why he was imprisoned, or his new love interest will be killed. The film was very well received at film festivals and at the box office in South Korea. It won the Grand Prix award at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and received positive reviews from critics. The film has gained a cult following in the years following its release and is considered a modern classic.
The third and final installment in the trilogy was the 2005 film, Lady Vengeance. The film tells the tale of an innocent young woman released from prison after doing time for a child-killer still at large. Once freed, she seeks out her long-lost daughter and unveils her plan for revenge against the ghastly man for whom she served time. This film was also well received by critics and South Korean audiences alike. It grossed $7,382,034 in its opening week and competed for the Golden Lion at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival in September 2005.[13]
Kim Se Young explained the Trilogy's violence as "an allegorical tool which serves to convey social commentary pointed at the processes of democratization and capitalism in South Korea".[14]
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^Film Review: The Vengeance Trilogy 23 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine by film critic Richard Peña at Cine21(in Korean)
^Dodson-Robinson, Eric (2019). "Agents of the Other in Chan-wook Park's The Vengeance Trilogy". Revenge, Agency, and Identity from European Drama to Asian Film Agents of Vengeance. Leiden: BRILL. p. 128. doi:10.1163/9789004401280_008. ISBN9789004401280.
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External linksedit
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Movie Review: The Vengeance Trilogy at OneKnightStands.net (via Archive.org)
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Movie Review: The Vengeance Trilogy at Neoimages(in Korean)
at Maxmovie.com (in Korean)
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The Vengeance Trilogy Korean 복수 삼부작 is a South Korean thematically linked film trilogy directed by Park Chan wook comprising Sympathy for Mr Vengeance 2002 Oldboy 2003 and Lady Vengeance 2005 Each film deals with the themes of revenge 7 ethics 8 violence and salvation The films are not narratively connected and were dubbed a trilogy by international critics due to their thematic links 9 10 The trilogy is considered a revision of the European revenge tradition set amid the 21st century globalization traumas in South Korea 11 The Vengeance TrilogyThe Vengeance Trilogy Blu rayDirected byPark Chan wookScreenplay byPark Chan wook 1 3 Lee Jae sun 1 Lee Jong yong 1 Lee Mu yeong 1 Hwang Jo yun 2 Lim Chun hyeong 2 Jeong Seo Gyeong 3 Produced byLee Jae sun 1 Lim Jin gyu 1 Kim Dong joo 2 Lim Seung yong 2 Cho Young wuk 3 J J Harris 3 Beth Kono 3 Lee Chun yeong 3 Lee Tae hun 3 StarringChoi Min sik 2 3 Song Kang ho 1 Shin Ha kyun 1 Bae Doona 1 Lee Young ae 3 Kim Shi hoo 3 See below CinematographyChung Chung hoon 2 3 Kim Byeong il 1 Edited byKim Sang bum 1 3 Kim Jae bum 3 Music byJo Yeong wook 2 Choi Seung hyun 3 ProductioncompaniesCJ Entertainment 1 Studio Box 1 Egg Films 2 Show East 2 CJ Capital Investment 3 Centurion Investment 3 Ilshin Capital Investments 3 Korea Capital Investment 3 Moho Films 3 Samsung Venture Capital 3 TSJ Entertainment 3 Distributed byCJ Entertainment 1 3 Tartan Films US UK Show East 2 Release date2002 2005CountrySouth KoreaLanguagesKorean 1 3 English 3 Japanese 3 BudgetTotal 3 films 11 5 million 1 2 3 Box officeTotal 3 films 40 7 million 4 5 6 Contents 1 Films 1 1 Sympathy for Mr Vengeance 2002 1 2 Oldboy 2003 1 3 Lady Vengeance 2005 2 Recurring cast members 3 Analysis 4 Reception 5 Home media 6 References 7 External linksFilms editSympathy for Mr Vengeance 2002 edit The first installment in Park s trilogy was the 2002 film Sympathy for Mr Vengeance a bleak and violent tale of revenge gone wrong It tells the story of a deaf mute man who kidnaps a young girl to pay for his sister s much needed kidney transplant When the young girl accidentally dies her bereaved father goes on a search for answers and vengeance The film did relatively poorly at the box office in South Korea finishing 30th in ticket rank It covered less than half its production costs in both domestic and international box office gates where in the U S it garnered gross revenues of 45 243 4 Oldboy 2003 edit Park s next film in the trilogy was the hugely successful 2003 film Oldboy It told the story of a man who is imprisoned for fifteen years and then released with no explanation as to why he was confined and released Now he has been given five days to learn his captor s true identity and find out why he was imprisoned or his new love interest will be killed The film was very well received at film festivals and at the box office in South Korea It won the Grand Prix award at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and received positive reviews from critics The film has gained a cult following in the years following its release and is considered a modern classic A remake was directed by Spike Lee in 2013 12 Lady Vengeance 2005 edit The third and final installment in the trilogy was the 2005 film Lady Vengeance The film tells the tale of an innocent young woman released from prison after doing time for a child killer still at large Once freed she seeks out her long lost daughter and unveils her plan for revenge against the ghastly man for whom she served time This film was also well received by critics and South Korean audiences alike It grossed 7 382 034 in its opening week and competed for the Golden Lion at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival in September 2005 13 Recurring cast members editActor Roles Sympathy for Mr Vengeance Oldboy Lady Vengeance Oh Kwang rok Anarchist Suicidal man Se hyun s father Song Kang ho Park Dong jin Hired assassin 1 cameo Shin Ha kyun Ryu Hired assassin 2 cameo Choi Min sik Oh Dae su Mr Baek Yoo Ji tae Lee Woo jin Adult Won mo cameo Kang Hye jung Mi do TV announcer cameo Oh Dal su Park Cheol woong Mr Chang Kim Byeong ok Mr Han PreacherAnalysis editKim Se Young explained the Trilogy s violence as an allegorical tool which serves to convey social commentary pointed at the processes of democratization and capitalism in South Korea 14 Reception editFilm Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic Sympathy for Mr Vengeance 54 56 reviews 15 56 21 reviews 16 Oldboy 82 147 reviews 17 77 32 reviews 18 Lady Vengeance 76 86 reviews 19 75 23 reviews 20 Home media editIn the United Kingdom Tartan Films issued a box set on DVD In the United States Vivendi Entertainment released the same set 21 22 23 24 25 References edit Boksuneun naui geot 2002 Box office business Oldeuboi 2003 Box office business Associated The 13 March 2014 Movies Movie Times Tickets Online MoviesTrailers Moviefone com Screened com Archived from the original on 18 November 2011 Retrieved 2014 03 17 a b Sympathy for Mr Vengeance 2005 Box Office Mojo 16 February 2006 Retrieved 17 March 2014 Oldboy 2005 Box Office Mojo 8 December 2005 Retrieved 17 March 2014 Lady Vengeance 2006 Box Office Mojo 1 October 2006 Retrieved 17 March 2014 Choe Steve 2009 Love Your Enemies Revenge and Forgiveness in Films by Park Chan wook Korean Studies 33 29 51 ISSN 0145 840X JSTOR 23719259 Herbert D 2012 Trilogy as Third Term Historical Narration in Park Chan wook s Vengeance Trilogy Film trilogies new critical approaches London Palgrave Macmillan pp 181 197 doi 10 1057 9780230371972 10 ISBN 978 0 230 37197 2 Park Chan Wook s Vengeance Trilogy Archived 14 July 2012 at archive today at the Dryden Theatre Film Review The Vengeance Trilogy Archived 23 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine by film critic Richard Pena at Cine21 in Korean Dodson Robinson Eric 2019 Agents of the Other in Chan wook Park s The Vengeance Trilogy Revenge Agency and Identity from European Drama to Asian Film Agents of Vengeance Leiden BRILL p 128 doi 10 1163 9789004401280 008 ISBN 9789004401280 allmovie Oldboy Overview Palisades Tartan Ladyvengeancemovie com 29 September 1944 Retrieved 17 March 2014 Kim Se Young 2010 A Sociohistorical Contextual Analysis of the Use of Violence in Park Chan wook s Vengeance Trilogy Electronic Thesis or Dissertation Ohio University Retrieved 2 November 2019 Sympathy for Mr Vengeance Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved 20 April 2020 Sympathy for Mr Vengeance Metacritic Retrieved 20 April 2020 Oldboy Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved 20 April 2020 Oldboy Metacritic Retrieved 20 April 2020 Sympathy for Lady Vengeance Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved 20 April 2020 Lady Vengeance Metacritic Retrieved 20 April 2020 DVD Outsider The Vengeance Trilogy DVD overview Archived from the original on 2 March 2009 Retrieved 7 January 2010 Palisades Tartan Releasing Vengeance Trilogy DVD Box Set ComingSoon net 28 September 2009 Retrieved 17 March 2014 Brian Gallagher 30 September 2009 Chan Wook Park s Vengeance Trilogy Comes to DVD on November 24th Movieweb com Retrieved 17 March 2014 Vengeance Trilogy Blu ray Tin Sympathy for Mr Vengeance Oldboy Lady Vengeance Blu ray com Retrieved 17 March 2014 Vengeance Trilogy Sympathy for Mr Vengeance Oldboy Lady Vengeance Movies amp TV Retrieved 17 March 2014 External links editMovie Review The Vengeance Trilogy at Eye for Film Movie Review The Vengeance Trilogy at OneKnightStands net via Archive org Movie Review The Vengeance Trilogy at Culturazzi Movie Review The Vengeance Trilogy at Neoimages in Korean Cartoon about The Vengeance Trilogy at Maxmovie com in Korean Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Vengeance Trilogy amp oldid 1221578499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
