Countering injustice through retaliation has become a theme that has attracted much attention in recent years. After all, that kind of exhilarating revenge story is hard for anyone to resist? Just three years ago, "Model Taxi" won a staggering 156% Ratings Against the Sky. And recently, a new Korean drama has caused an uproar again. The scale of the plot is bold, and the reversals are endless. On the day of its premiere, it quickly won the ratings championship in 11 regions of Netflix, and in less than a week, it became the weekly champion of the largest number of non-English dramas. Many viewers sighed after watching the movie. "Seeing half is getting more and more fascinating", Uncle Yu excitedly shared - the attraction of "The Embarrassment of the Killer" is that its creator lineup is very strong. Director Lee Chang-hee previously directed the 2019 hit "Others Are Hell". Starring Sun Xijiu with it"Tibetan fox system"**The image of the male god has attracted much attention. partnered with Kim Ji-won in "My Liberation Diary", and the tacit understanding between the two is impressive.
And in "Crime City 2", Sun Xijiu once again created a villain with a very brutal personality. His tough appearance and handsome temperament can be described as the pinnacle of strength. This time, Sun Seok-gyu plays an unscrupulous policeman, which complements his temperament. The other lead actor, Choi Woo-sik, is an atypical canine handsome guy. In "Parasite", he plays the younger brother who is weak in appearance; And in "The Witch", he is incarnated as a fanatical ** murderer. And in "The Embarrassment of the Murderer", he combines these two very different characters into one, who is both an ordinary college student and a serial murderer. This extreme contrast creates a thrilling viewing experience. On the surface, Yidang (Choi Woo-sik) seems to be an ordinary college student. Born in an ordinary family, the experience is not surprising. Watching his classmates find jobs one by one, he felt lost about the future.
In addition to working at a convenience store, his only hope is to go to Canada for a working holiday to escape the reality of emptiness. If there's anything special about him, it's that he has someone who can make mistakes without being discovered"Genetic lottery"。cheating, stealing, and even murdering, not only did he never arouse suspicion, but he never left even the slightest evidence.
It's a really creative setting. It is this plot that makes this show unique in terms of look and feel, and it can be called a unique and enjoyable drama. So, what's going on here? Let's move on to the plot. One day, Yidang was working the night shift at the cash register of a supermarket. Just then, a middle-aged man walked in. Obviously, he had already drunk too much, and he repeatedly attacked Yidang. After a few tugging, thanks to someone who came out to clear the siege, things did not deteriorate further. When it was finally time to get off work, something unexpected happened.
On the way home, Yidang was surprised to find the man who had been drunk lying motionless on the ground. Although it was not clear what was going on, Yidang kindly reminded him that it might rain. Unexpectedly, the other party not only did not appreciate him, but insulted him and beat him. was beaten inexplicably, which made Yidang, who had been dull, feel a tingle. He happened to have a hammer brought back from the convenience store, and on impulse, he struck the man on the head with the hammer. By the time he reacted, he was no longer breathing. The crime was confirmed, and Yidang couldn't sleep after returning home, and the condemnation of his conscience tormented him. When he closed his eyes, he could always see the tragic condition of the deceased, and his ears were filled with the accusations of the deceased against him. After several days of struggle, he went to work at a convenience store with trepidation. Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the door, I ran into a policeman. Just as Yidang was hesitating whether to turn himself in, another police officer arrived and announced that the case had been solved.
What is even more surprising is that the deceased was not a middle-aged man with a heavy burden, but a sinner-guilty serial killer. Knowing this, Yidang breathed a sigh of relief. However, it didn't take long for the case to take a dramatic turn. It turned out that on the night of the crime, a woman who claimed to be a "blind girl" passed by. Surprisingly, not only was she not blind, but she also brought Yidang's lost hammer home. Because of this, the real murder weapon was not detected by **. Now, the "blind girl" came to the door and demanded that Yidang pay hush money. Otherwise, she will make the evidence public. Yidang originally planned to break the fortune and eliminate the disaster, however, he didn't expect the other party's demands to become more and more excessive. In desperation, he shot again to kill. I thought I couldn't escape this time, but I didn't expect the "genetic lottery" to play a role again. The guide dog licked off all the evidence and fingerprints at the scene, allowing the truth to be covered up.
What's even more amazing is that this person known as the blind girl turned out to be a demon who killed his biological parents for the purpose of defrauding insurance money.
Yidang got rid of two criminals in a row, but it attracted the attention of the other vigilantes because of this. When we see all this, we should be able to understand why Uncle Yu said that this is an unusual cool drama. Rather than a plot about a victim seeking revenge on his perpetrator, the story depicts an ordinary man who accidentally kills again and again, each time just as a criminal, while he himself escapes justice. The originally mediocre college student has become the Dark Knight, and it is this setting that gives the play a sense of coolness. However, it's not enough to feel good. With the help of this plot, the series actually focuses on the gray area of human nature Is there a certain standard for lynching? Or what is the standard of justice? In order to solve this problem, a character in contrast to Yidang is set in the play, and the policeman Zhang is embarrassed to play by Sun Xijiu.
With the emergence of ** in endlessly, all kinds of anomalies and coincidences make Zhang embarrassed and suspicious.
He firmly believes that Yidang is relevant to every case, and believes that she is the real murderer, despite the lack of direct evidence. This suspicion is not important in the eyes of the rest of the police department, as long as the case can be solved, and they think that Zhang is too suspicious. Moreover, Zhang is not a good policeman in the hearts of his colleagues. His threats to suspects in the interrogation room and the use of beatings of witnesses to extract confessions were considered routine. In general, as long as the suspect can be caught, he will absolutely stop at nothing. Although these actions have not been made public, they have occasionally been forced to suspend due to some difficult circumstances. With such a bad policeman, it is difficult for anyone to be willing to cooperate with him. On the surface, Zhang Embarrassment and Yidang seem to be similar characters, both in order to achieve fairness and justice, and even do not hesitate to use evil to counter evil. However, this is not the case. This begs another question, that is, where is the bottom line for the implementation of justice?
For Yidang, she considers herself the "chosen one".
Because she was endowed with a unique ability from heaven, she took it for granted that she should kill the guilty. But in Zhang's embarrassing values, the bottom line is very different. Even when he was confronted by a heinous criminal, he insisted on capturing him alive and bringing him to justice. In his view, catching the prisoner is the bottom line of justice enforcement. This point of view is fully reflected in the play, especially the feud between him and Matsumura (played by Lee Hee-joon). As an embarrassing career in Zhang, Matsumura was a former police officer. He was supposed to uphold justice, but he fled the scene after injuring his colleagues. And the policeman who was injured was the embarrassed father. After Matsumura left his job, his behavior became even more extreme.
In the name of justice, countless deaths have been caused. Subsequently, he fled abroad and successfully disappeared. After a few years, he finally found Matsumura's traces and began to hunt him down.
However, Matsumura did not stop his blatant evil. He even threw his cronies from upstairs who he had worked so hard to find, causing them to be hospitalized with serious injuries. From both public and private point of view, such people should be punished as they deserve anyway. However, when Matsumura appears in front of Painstry and threatens the hostage's life, Painstaking is unable to pull the trigger for a long time. He clearly understands that neither personal hatred nor the pursuit of justice can be a reason for him to break the bottom line of law enforcement. In the absence of justice, heroes emerge. They condescend to look at the criminals and punish them. This emotion of countering violence with violence can easily resonate with the audience. However, it also constitutes a huge irony of justice itself. Is it really punishing evil and promoting good? Take the first person he killed in the play. The uncle's beating and scolding behavior can be said to be out of control after drinking, and before his identity as a serial killer**, it was obviously not enough to sentence him to death.
When he tried his best to swing the hammer, he didn't know the true identity of the uncle. Therefore, it is not so much that he is seeking justice for the uncle's victims, but that he is only taking revenge on those who provoked him in the most extreme way. This begs the question, is there an objective standard for good and evil? In the play, Matsumura, a blackened former police officer, punishes a person every time he asks the other person to write a confession, including but not limited to making a loud noise in public, not following traffic rules, etc. For these reasons alone, the other party has to pay the price of his life, which is obviously too absurd. Everyone's definition of "evildoer" is different, and there is no unified standard of measurement, is it really justice to commit violence according to individual standards? It's just like a real-life network environment. Although cyberbullying is not advisable, it is common sense. But many times, when the target of cyberbullying is an abomination in the eyes of the public, cyberbullying seems to be given a color of justice again.