Interesting movie

Rating: 10/10 (11 August 2005)

I watched this movie 4 times. It was interesting to find points that I had overlooked in the previous views.
Just one comment on various bells adopted in this movie, such as the chime of the hypnotist, cellular phones, door, bike, and etc. I thought about the importance of bells in our daily lives after watching the movie. Bells sometimes mark the beginning of a new scene in this movie. Oh Daesu was also conditioned to act as such after hearing the ringing sound of the cellular phone. We also begin and end some actions by sound (e.g., after receiving a phone call, we respond, think and act -- a sequence). In this sense, we are also conditioned to bells. In ancient times, drums or horns may have been used, while we are living surrounded by electronic bells (e.g., various alarming sounds in windows-based PC).
When I grew up in Korea, I hated hearing those bells everywhere -- home, subway, school, street, hospital, and even in Buddhist temples. I guess the director may have similar feelings on bells, considering he is of my age.