Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wookis a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area, Thirst and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of 2002's Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, 2003's Oldboy and 2005's Lady Vengeance. His films are noted for their immaculate framing, black humor and often brutal subject matter...
NationalitySouth Korean
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth23 August 1963
Lots of people think the violence in the films I make is overwhelming, but they think they're seeing something that they aren't seeing.
Living without hate for people is almost impossible.
People who really try to be conscious of what they have done, who take responsibility, to me these kinds of people are heroes.
I cannot believe that violence depicted onscreen actually causes people to act out violently. That's oversimplifying the issue. If somebody commits a violent act after seeing violence in a movie, I think the question that needs to be asked is: would that person still have committed the act if he had not seen a violent film?
Actors are professionals who deal with people's emotions and their thoughts. So, working with this very intelligent, smart cast meant that sometimes I would only have to start speaking a word and these wonderful actors would immediately catch onto what I wanted them to portray, and how I wanted them to act.
Living without hate for people is almost impossible. There is nothing wrong with fantasizing about revenge. You can have that feeling. You just shouldn't act in it.
In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.
Actors are professionals who deal with people's emotions and their thoughts.
Visual elements are, of course, the director's job.
It is not possible for a person to be completely free of sin and be squeaky clean.
When you first hear Mozart's music, your first impression is that it's very alive, but if you peel away the layers, you can hear sorrow and sadness behind it, and that's what I try to be: multi-layered.
The reason I want to show shocking things is that they always pose an ethical question.
All of the characters in my films, they share one commonality. It doesn't matter whether they are good or bad, it doesn't matter whether they are smart or stupid, these characters all take responsibility for their own behavior. I'm much the same.
When you consider the concept of vampirism, it is inherently part of a Western culture.