More sympathy.

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance.

First film in the Vengeance Trilogy (followed by Oldboy, and Lady Vengeance).

This film is a perfect example of how revenge is pointless and only starts a vicious cycle of death.
Ryu – yup, that’s his name. Is deaf and has a sister who needs a kidney. He cant give his since he has a different blood type. He saves his money up only to lose his job and find out that there is no donor. He finds a shady organization that sells…organs. They rip him off of his life savings and steal his kidney. So he is left with no choice and he decides to kidnap his former boss’ daughter and hold her for ransom. That’s all Ill say. What happens next causes a complex cycle of revenge.

Who is justified – well everyone. In most films we see a person getting revenge on someone who deserves it, but in this film all parties deserved it, BUT all parties really didn’t deserve it – if you took the time to learn about them.

It’s hard to explain without giving away the plot, but this film really deals with a lot of moral dilemmas. The three films together represent all types of revenge stories told from all angles. In fact, it would make one hell of a great revenge anthology movie. A 6 hour epic of revenge and the way it ruins the lives of all involved.

If you ask me, I still like Oldboy the best, but only because of the mystery element – You were left guessing as to who wants revenge, and why. But other than that, all three films are great.

Buy the trilogy.

4/5

J-Man.