Seeing the Devil is a 2010 South Korean crime thriller directed by Kim Ji-woon and starring Lee Byung-hun and Choi Min-sik. The film tells the story of a serial killer who takes revenge on the serial killer who killed his fiancée, and unfolds a brutal cat-and-mouse game. The film has received high reviews both in Korea and internationally, and is considered to be a work that deeply embodies humanity, justice, and revenge. But what you may not know is that before the film was released, some extremely bloody and violent scenes were deleted in order to pass South Korea's film censorship. These images are only visible in the uncut version of the film, and only a few people can find this version. Today, let's reveal what thrilling scenes were deleted from this movie, and what are the differences in the meaning and impact of these pictures on the movie.
According to information on the Internet, the uncut version of "Seeing the Devil" is 2 hours and 31 minutes long, the Korean release version is 2 hours and 24 minutes, and the general release version is 2 hours and 21 minutes. This means that at least 7 minutes of content have been cut from the film, and 6 of the scenes are the most important and shocking. The 6 images are:
At the beginning of the movie, the killer Jang Kyung-cheol chops off her fingers with an axe after killing Jang Joo-hee, the fiancée of ** Shin so-hyun, and shows the process in the way of a back. This screen has been removed from both the Korean and generic versions, and can only be seen in the uncut version. The role of this picture is to highlight the cruelty and ** of the killer, as well as his insult and trampling on women, adding momentum and rationality to the revenge later.
In the middle of the movie, Shin so-hyun cuts his hamstring with a knife after catching Jang Kyung-chul for the first time, making it impossible for him to escape. This footage has been cut from the Korean version, and can only be seen in the generic and uncut versions. The role of this picture is to show Shin so-hyun's ruthlessness and ruthlessness, as well as his torture and toying with the killer, adding tension and danger to the repetition that follows.
In the middle of the movie, when Shin so-hyun was tracking Jang Kyung-chul, he found a remote mountain villa where a man called Hunter lived, he was a human flesh-eating ** killer who had some connection with Jang Kyung-chul. Shin so-hyun found some frozen pieces of human flesh in the villa, as well as some bodies of killed women. This screen has been removed from both the Korean and generic versions, and can only be seen in the uncut version. The role of this picture is to add to the horror and bloody atmosphere of the film, as well as hint at Jang Kyung-cheol's background and motivation, and set the stage for suspense and conflict in the later plot.
In the middle of the movie, when Shin so-hyun confronts the hunter in the villa, the hunter takes out a basin of bloody human flesh and feeds his two dogs. This screen has been removed from both the Korean and generic versions, and can only be seen in the uncut version. The role of this picture is to further show the hunter's ** and cruelty, as well as his contempt and desecration of people, adding excitement and pressure to the fight that follows.
In the middle of the movie, when Shin so-hyun was fighting with the hunter in the villa, Jang Kyung-chul also rushed to the villa, he had some kind of deal with the hunter, the hunter gave him a piece of human flesh, Jang Kyung-chul took the human flesh and sat at the table, began to eat, and talked to Shin so-hyun. This screen has been removed from both the Korean and generic versions, and can only be seen in the uncut version. The role of this image is to reveal the true identity of Jang Kyung-chul, who is a human-eating serial killer who shares hobbies and interests with hunters, and who doesn't care about Shin so-hyun's revenge, but finds it funny, adding drama and impact to the later showdown.
At the end of the movie, Shin so-hyun locks Jang Kyung-chul in an abandoned factory after capturing him for the last time, threatening his life with a sluice knife. Shin so-hyun connected the rope that controlled the knife to the door lock, then locked the door and left, while notifying Jang Kyung-chul's family to come and see him. Jang Kyung-chol's parents and son came to the factory, opened the door, the rope of the sluice knife was loosened, and the sluice knife fell, cutting off Jang Kyung-chol's head and rolling it in front of his family. This screen has been removed from both the Korean and generic versions, and can only be seen in the uncut version. The role of this picture is to show Shin so-hyun's final revenge, he not only wants to kill Jang Kyung-chul, but also let his family witness his death, so that they can also feel his pain and despair, and draw a tragic end to the movie.
The above are the 6 scenes deleted from "Seeing the Devil", do you feel shocked and frightened?Although these scenes have been deleted, they do not have much impact on the overall effect and meaning of the film, because the core of the film is not about blood and violence, but about humanity and revenge. The two protagonists in the movie are both people who are troubled by evil, and destroyed by evil, and the duel between them is actually a duel in their own hearts, they both want to see demons, but what they see in the end is their own hearts. New author business order support