I dislike using the quotes from the movie makers themselves, because these tend to kill some of the charm. During Il-Gwang's investigation of Hyo-jin, he inquires about someone Jong-goo met, someone he was not supposed to meet. In oriental superstition evil spirits are notorious for their deceptive ability. Ignoring the director for a moment, I could also simply argue that too many things do not add up if we go with your interpretation. - confirmation bias. The trinkets and apparel she is wearing are from people who are possessed. This is the reason for his blood/regurgitation and inability to pass. The Wailing is a beautiful, lush, and thoroughly provocative film, featuring great performances by its four stars: Kwak Do Won as local police officer, Jong-Goo, besieged by sudden vicious murders in his peaceful mountain community; Kim Hwan-hee as his daughter, Hyo-jin; Chun Woo-hee as a mysterious (unnamed) woman who seems to have some knowledge of what is behind the … Report Save. We see that a shaman is invited from the city in order to help Hyo-jin. One room in the farm had a nest-like bed which we know is used in death hex rituals where a possessed person sleeps in the bed while the shaman attempts to perform a ritual to kill the perceived evil spirit. A small village in the middle of nowhere. The Wailing Theatrical release poster Hangul곡성 Hanja … lol. Jong-goo had already sinned when he killed forest shaman, this is why the evil spirit could touch his hand. The Wailing was a bit confusing for the viewers. The Wailing review – Korean horror flick takes fear to the brink of an abyss. She fails the possession when he sees his daughter's hair clip and he starts doubting her. "He's just fishing. Normally, he was very outspoken and blunt, and in the car he was "playing the pronoun game" and speaking way more vaguely than he usually goes. It is the gullibility of the village that led to it's downfall. 0. Watching possessed On Sung-bok puts doubt into the mind of the young deacon. He knew how these people died, but could not figure out the whys. The Chaser, The Yellow Sea and now The Wailing. Korean director Na Hong-jin delivers a supreme evocation of evil in this intense rural-horror. Movie Reviews Great Movies Collections TV/Streaming Features Chaz's Journal Interviews Reviews The Wailing Simon Abrams June 03, 2016. It'll make you either satisfied or more confused. The daughter: I believe that the daughter was originally possessed by the Japanese man. Already a monster hit back home, Na Hong-jin’s spellbinding and scatterbrained “The Wailing” is 156 minutes of demented occult nonsense that gradually begins to … It's like a hidden threat deep inside. By which I mean it's a film that only reveals itself in hindsight and in some ways it doesn't even do that. Second shaman, Il-Gwang, comes from the city. Strangers invade yet he doesn't know if they are allies or enemies. Jong-Goo decides to visit the stranger along with his partner and a young priest who speaks … The photos looked very old. Here we have his attempt at the answer: that there is no logical explanation, it's all randomness. Upload subtitles. The evil spirit had a lot of incentive to kill Il-Gwang. A tense blend of genres, The Wailing succeeds at combining a mood of deep unease with visceral gore, buddy cop comedy, and a hallucinogenic mix of horror tropes — … Due to this case of mistaken identity, Il-Gwang mistakenly believes that forest shaman is the evil spirit. I'm under the impression that after dying and being resurrected the Japanese man was no longer the good Japanese man, but instead was possessed by a malevolent force, similar to how Park Chun-Bae's body was possessed after he died. Since the idea throughout the film, at least to the main characters, is that the pictures are used to harm people. And lastly, there's a line in the film that's said by the shaman that works really well for the mainstream theory, but maybe you could tell me how it works for yours also. You should go watch The Wailing.. Directed by Hong-jin Na. This second point was the most puzzling to me and my interpretation might well be a product of confirmation bias. TV Shows. The money shaman says something along the lines of "the worm has taken the bait", this happens after the main guy kills the foreigner.