Song Kang-ho stares directly into the camera lens, looking straight at the audience.

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Timestamp: 02:00:00

Director Bong Joon-ho explicitly designed this haunting final shot to address the real-life serial killer responsible for the Hwaseong murders. Since the case was entirely unsolved when the film was released in 2003, Bong reasoned that the real culprit would eventually watch the movie in theaters. The final, unbroken gaze was a deliberate attempt to force the real murderer to lock eyes with the protagonist across time and space.

Song Kang-ho stares directly into the camera lens, looking straight at the audience. in Memories of Murder

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