colaya

Sometimes little things become snowballs. That is the premise of this movie. The main character is indeed a decent man trying to do the right thing, which proves to be difficult. We play in life different roles that are not easy to harmonize, each one in different scenarios with different rules, expectations and colors. Father, husband, employee, friend, citizen: these are the roles that the protagonist wants to reconcile.But those roles do not always add up. This is an unpretentious, well-photographed movie with such simple premise and it delivers. Acting is a little bit uneven but there are also strong performances and a realistic atmosphere.

Overall this film reminds us the fragility of our seemingly inertial and routine life driven by the complexity of the diverse roles that we simultaneously play, which leads us to a life full of shades of grey rather than simplistic tones of black and white.

As almost everybody has said, if you want to try something different, this is your chance. It requires sense of humor, to be ready for some explicit violence (it is still vengeance, Korean style) and mostly, sense of irony.

Irony as a rethorical device drives us to wonder about what appears to be the case vs. what is actually the case. The definition of "irony" fits perfectly this movie:

"A strange, funny, or sad situation in which things happen in the opposite way to what you would expect".

Well, imagine that you apply that definition to something like "The Silence of the Lambs" and this is what you get. A well crafted film full of thrilling suspense but with strange, funny and sad twists. Don't take the movie poster at face value and don't ask about the plot (the irony goes from beginning to the very end, starting with the poster all the way to end credits). Just immerse yourself in this emotional roller-coaster and enjoy the ride!