When I was initially introduced to Park's first Vengeance film, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, I was expecting either a gory thriller reminiscent of David Cronenberg or an over the top violent flick often seen with Quentin Tarrentino.
South Korean genre maestro Park Chan-wook teamed up with actor Song Kang-ho (Parasite) to kick off his โVengeanceโ trilogy in style.Endlessly inventive in its visual imagination, and with a sly political undercurrent, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is a deliciously cynical kidnap-gone-wrong thriller.The full motion animated menus that Tartan has created for this release are also pretty impressive, though the levels are pretty high on the sound effects during the transitions. Final Thoughts: While not quite as strong or engrossing as Oldboy turned out to be, Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance is a tight thriller with some truly intense moments. ItThe Vengeance Trilogy ( Korean: ๋ณต์ ์ผ๋ถ์) 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 vnSs0i.