Mr. Vengeance
Von Uli am 14. April 2006, 11:50
Die New York Times über Park Chan-Wook, einen der faszinierendsten Regisseure der Gegenwart.
Park, always the bookish movie buff, stayed away from the demonstrations. He was too afraid. This left him with feelings of guilt and fear that he was never able to shake off. "Young people set fire to themselves," he recalled. "Others were taken away to be tortured. Some fell off buildings. The fear of violence made a big impression on me." Since the 80's, he said, "young people have fallen into two distinct groups. Those who participated actively are proud of their sacrifices. They changed society, but they also feel deprived, because they were unable to enjoy their youth. Then there are the others, who feel guilty for not having taken part. We enjoy our freedoms without having done anything to earn them. One of the worst legacies of military dictatorship is that it polarized a whole generation."
