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''I Saw the Devil'' is a 2010 Korean [[Revenge]] movie directed by Kim Ji-Woon (''[[A Tale of Two Sisters]]'', ''[[The Good the Bad |
''[[I Saw the Devil]]'' is a 2010 Korean [[Revenge]] movie directed by Kim Ji-Woon (''[[A Tale of Two Sisters]]'', ''[[The Good, the Bad, the Weird]]''). It stars Lee Byung-Hun as Kim Soo-Hyun, a government agent who swears to violently avenge the murder of his fiancée. Said crime was commited by [[Complete Monster|Kyung-Chul Jang]] (Choi Min-Sik), a psychopath to whom kidnapping, raping and murdering young women come as easy as breathing. What ensues is a dangerous cat-and-mouse game in which both men vow to destroy one another's life. |
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* [[Agony of the Feet]]: Kyung-Chul's ''both feet''. {{spoiler|one has its Achilles Tendon cut, another steps on a fishing hook}} |
* [[Agony of the Feet]]: Kyung-Chul's ''both feet''. {{spoiler|one has its Achilles Tendon cut, another steps on a fishing hook}} |
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* [[Anti-Hero]]: Soo-Hyun, who doesn't seem to care that his plan for revenge also puts innocent bystanders in danger. {{spoiler|At one point he lets Kyung-Chul rape someone long enough just so he could disrupt his enjoyment that much further.}} |
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Soo-Hyun, who doesn't seem to care that his plan for revenge also puts innocent bystanders in danger. {{spoiler|At one point he lets Kyung-Chul rape someone long enough just so he could disrupt his enjoyment that much further.}} |
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* [[Gorn]]: Duh |
* [[Gorn]]: Duh |
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* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]: Explored and discussed. |
* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]: Explored and discussed. |
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* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: Choi Min-sik was probably recognized (by Western audiences at least) as "the guy from ''[[ |
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Choi Min-sik was probably recognized (by Western audiences at least) as "the guy from ''[[Oldboy]]''." |
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* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: Kyung-Chul is friends with some cannibals. |
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: Kyung-Chul is friends with some cannibals. |
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* [[Infant Immortality]]: Just about the first thing the film does is subvert this. |
* [[Infant Immortality]]: Just about the first thing the film does is subvert this. |
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* [[It Got Worse]] |
* [[It Got Worse]] |
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* [[It's Not Rape If You Enjoyed It]]: A scene only available in the Korean version of the film (the director cut it out of the international version for pacing reasons) has Kyung-Chul raping his cannibal friend's wife only her for to enjoy it after a while. |
* [["It's Not Rape If You Enjoyed It"]]: A scene only available in the Korean version of the film (the director cut it out of the international version for pacing reasons) has Kyung-Chul raping his cannibal friend's wife only her for to enjoy it after a while. |
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* [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]]: Soo-Hyun uses this on some suspects early on when he's looking for the killer. |
* [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]]: Soo-Hyun uses this on some suspects early on when he's looking for the killer. |
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* [[Overt Operative]]: Soo-Hyun |
* [[Overt Operative]]: Soo-Hyun |
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* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Kyung-Chul has a son whom he left with his parents. |
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Kyung-Chul has a son whom he left with his parents. |
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* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]: Soo-Hyun's vow. |
* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]: Soo-Hyun's vow. |
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{{quote|''I'll promise this. I'll give him pain that's 1,000 times... no, 10,000 times more painful.''}} |
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* {{spoiler|[[The Killer Becomes the Killed]]}} |
* {{spoiler|[[The Killer Becomes the Killed]]}} |
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* [[Revenge]]: |
* [[Revenge]]: |
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* [[Serial Killer]]: Kyung-Chul. |
* [[Serial Killer]]: Kyung-Chul. |
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* {{spoiler|[[Serial Killer Killer]]}}: Soo-Hyun |
* {{spoiler|[[Serial Killer Killer]]}}: Soo-Hyun |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Kyung-Chul ends up in a situation straight from [[Bloodsucking Freaks]]: {{spoiler|in a guillotine, holding the blade up with his teeth}}. |
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* [[Tranquil Fury]]: Soo-Hyun maintains this state throughout the movie. |
* [[Tranquil Fury]]: Soo-Hyun maintains this state throughout the movie. |
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* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Near the end of the movie {{spoiler|Soo-Hyun succeeds in getting Kyung-Chul to beg for his life like so many of his own victims. Subverted in that it was an act on Kyung-Chul's part}}. |
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Near the end of the movie {{spoiler|Soo-Hyun succeeds in getting Kyung-Chul to beg for his life like so many of his own victims. Subverted in that it was an act on Kyung-Chul's part}}. |
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** {{spoiler|Then played straight when Soo-hyun leaves and Kyug-Chul's parents and son for earlier come to visit him. Kyung-Chul really starts to panic as they're about to see him in the state Soo-hyon left him in, holding a rope, that released would let the guillotine down, with this teeth}}. |
** {{spoiler|Then played straight when Soo-hyun leaves and Kyug-Chul's parents and son for earlier come to visit him. Kyung-Chul really starts to panic as they're about to see him in the state Soo-hyon left him in, holding a rope, that released would let the guillotine down, with this teeth}}. |
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* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: What happened to the schoolgirl and the kidnapped victim in the cannibal's house? Also, {{spoiler|Soo-Hyun's sister-in-law, though [[Word of God]] has it that she was killed}} |
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Latest revision as of 13:24, 16 December 2019
I will kill you when you are in the most pain. When you're in the most pain and shivering out of fear, then I will kill you. That is a real revenge. A real, complete revenge. |
I Saw the Devil is a 2010 Korean Revenge movie directed by Kim Ji-Woon (A Tale of Two Sisters, The Good, the Bad, the Weird). It stars Lee Byung-Hun as Kim Soo-Hyun, a government agent who swears to violently avenge the murder of his fiancée. Said crime was commited by Kyung-Chul Jang (Choi Min-Sik), a psychopath to whom kidnapping, raping and murdering young women come as easy as breathing. What ensues is a dangerous cat-and-mouse game in which both men vow to destroy one another's life.
- Agony of the Feet: Kyung-Chul's both feet. one has its Achilles Tendon cut, another steps on a fishing hook
- Anti-Hero: Soo-Hyun, who doesn't seem to care that his plan for revenge also puts innocent bystanders in danger. At one point he lets Kyung-Chul rape someone long enough just so he could disrupt his enjoyment that much further.
- Attempted Rape
- Badass: Soo-Hyun, especially during the fight in the old mansion where he takes out Kyung-Chul and two other serial killers, all of whom were hunting him.
- Bittersweet Ending Soo-Hyun manages to murder Chul-Jang, but then he realizes what he's become.
- Bottomless Magazines: A mild case when Kyung-Chul shoots three times with a double barrel shotgun before reloading.
- Bowdlerized: The Korean version was effectively censored by the Korea Media Rating Board; several shots of violence and some scenes depicting cannibalism had to be removed before being released. The international version is uncut and true to the director's intentions, however.
- Cowboy Cop: Soo - Hyun.
- Determinator: Soo-hyon, but not as much as Kyung-Chul.
- Disposable Woman: Joo-Yun.
- Film Noir
- Glasgow Grin: Soo-Hyun gives this to one of the cannibals by ripping open his mouth with his bare hands.
- Gorn: Duh
- He Who Fights Monsters: Explored and discussed.
- Hey, It's That Guy!: Choi Min-sik was probably recognized (by Western audiences at least) as "the guy from Oldboy."
- I'm a Humanitarian: Kyung-Chul is friends with some cannibals.
- Infant Immortality: Just about the first thing the film does is subvert this.
- It Got Worse
- "It's Not Rape If You Enjoyed It": A scene only available in the Korean version of the film (the director cut it out of the international version for pacing reasons) has Kyung-Chul raping his cannibal friend's wife only her for to enjoy it after a while.
- Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique: Soo-Hyun uses this on some suspects early on when he's looking for the killer.
- Overt Operative: Soo-Hyun
- Parental Abandonment: Kyung-Chul has a son whom he left with his parents.
- Pay Evil Unto Evil: Soo-Hyun's vow.
I'll promise this. I'll give him pain that's 1,000 times... no, 10,000 times more painful. |
- The Killer Becomes the Killed
- Revenge:
- Revenge Before Reason: What eventually defines Soo-Hyun.
- Sacrificial Lamb: Joo-Yun, whose death at the hands of Kyung-Chul kicks off the plot.
- Serial Killer: Kyung-Chul.
- Serial Killer Killer: Soo-Hyun
- Shout-Out: Kyung-Chul ends up in a situation straight from Bloodsucking Freaks: in a guillotine, holding the blade up with his teeth.
- Tranquil Fury: Soo-Hyun maintains this state throughout the movie.
- Villainous Breakdown: Near the end of the movie Soo-Hyun succeeds in getting Kyung-Chul to beg for his life like so many of his own victims. Subverted in that it was an act on Kyung-Chul's part.
- Then played straight when Soo-hyun leaves and Kyug-Chul's parents and son for earlier come to visit him. Kyung-Chul really starts to panic as they're about to see him in the state Soo-hyon left him in, holding a rope, that released would let the guillotine down, with this teeth.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: What happened to the schoolgirl and the kidnapped victim in the cannibal's house? Also, Soo-Hyun's sister-in-law, though Word of God has it that she was killed