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Based on what is stated by the director, Lee Chang-dong, there are two ways to explain the movie Burning. One is literally, where Ben is a sociopath serial killer, he has murdered Hae-mi, and Jong-su takes his revenge by killing Ben.
Jan 2, 2019 · While overall the coincidences do make it look like Ben murdered Hae Min, every clue does have an explanation. Ben has a collection of items belonging to women, and eventually has Hae Min's watch, confirming Jong Su's suspicions.
Oct 26, 2018 · Based loosely on Haruki Murakami's short story Barn Burning, "Burning" is Lee's first film in eight years, and it is a bleak and almost Darwinian vision of the world, survival of the fittest laid bare in sometimes shocking brutality.
Nov 14, 2018 · Burning takes its basic plot line of boy-meets-and-loses-girl from Haruki Murakami’s 1992 short story “Barn Burning.” In both the film and the original story, the male protagonist loses...
Dec 10, 2018 · Burning is based on the Murakami’s short story Barn Burning, which shares its title with another story, by William Faulkner, who is referenced in the film. What elements from each story...
Oct 17, 2018 · When Hae-mi returns from her extended escape, she's accompanied by the well-spoken, well-to-do, deeply mysterious Ben (Steven Yeun), an inexplicably rich charmer with a bottomless wallet. He lives...
Oct 26, 2018 · Based on an elliptical short story, “Barn Burning,” by Haruki Murakami (itself a riff on a Faulkner story of the same name), Burning centers on Jong-su (Yoo Ah-in), an alienated wannabe-writer ...
Burning (Korean: 버닝; RR: Beoning) is a 2018 South Korean-Japanese psychological drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Lee Chang-dong. The film is based on the short story "Barn Burning" from The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami, with elements inspired by William Faulkner's story of the same name.
Feb 22, 2021 · Burning Film Analysis: A Masterpiece in Social Commentary. I discuss the 2018 South Korean Film by Director Lee Chang-Dong. I talk and the, characters, themes, ending, and what they all mean...
Oct 25, 2018 · One of the most beautiful scenes in a movie this year — in many years — comes midway through “Burning.” Two men and a woman are lazing around outside a home.
