I Saw The Devil: The Deranged Path of Revenge

 I Saw the Devil

"Revenge is a fools game"

 

but how would you act if your loved one is taken away by the devil himself.

I saw the devil is a Korean film directed by Kim Jee Woon. It is a revenge film in which the protagonist goes on a rampage to search for the killer of his wife. Choi Min Sik who is the antagonist of the movie acts as a depraved and psychopathic serial killer having no remorse for any of the actions that he has committed. 

The movie starts off with the protagonist wife, stuck in the middle of nowhere as her car gets broken down, the antagonist sees this as an opportunity to fulfill his sick desires. The protagonist's wife is raped and decapitated by the killer; her body parts is found near the river by a kid, which is then reported to the authorities. During the funeral the protagonist vows to find the killer of his wife, as he finds the killer he brutally beats him up to the point of killing him, however he decides not to kill him and instead places a tracking device on the killer, thus the hunt and the series of torture begins. The protagonist tracks the killer down wherever he goes and tortures him however what makes the antagonist so deprave is that he does not see this as a threat but rather enjoys it and sees this as a game of cat and mouse.

The ending of the movie is ambiguous and bittersweet. The antagonist makes it clear that he does not feel pain neither does he have any fear of death hence even though the protagonist kills the antagonist he becomes completely distraught and realizes that he was never able to hurt the antagonist the way he was hurt. 

Throughout the movie the protagonist faces the dilemma of turning into a monster himself. Therefore, the title of the movie "I Saw the Devil" refers to the actual devil that the sick and twisted antagonist was however, it also refers to the protagonist as he turns into a devil as well, while seeking for revenge.

The road to revenge is painful and nothing ever comes out of it. This movie is filled with brutal and gory scenes which may be difficult for some people to watch however, the storyline really allows the audience to engage with the movie thus I would recommend this movie to people who are looking for an engaging thriller/revenge movie.