I have the South Korean blu-ray for "Bedevilled" that was released on July 15, 2011 and that blu-ray delivers on all fronts. The film itself is a very powerful and intense study of suffering, reaching your limit and brutal, savage revenge. South Korean cinema never ceases to amaze and astound me. If you enjoyed South Korean films like "Howling", "Helpless", "The Chaser", "The Isle", "Memories of Murder", "Mother", "Secret Sunshine", "Mowhere To Hide", "Old Boy", "Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance", and "Lady Vengeance", then "Bedevilled" is right up your alley. I will buy Well Go Usa's blu-ray in appreciation for them releasing this intense film in the United States. I REALLY HOPE that Well Go USA picks up the South Korean film "Howling" (2012) next, starring Song Kang-Ho (who starred in films like "The Host", "Memories of Murder", "Hindsight", "Thirst", "The Quiet Family", "Secret Sunshine" and "Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance"). "Bedevilled" and "Howling" are MUST-SEE films! South Korea's "Helpless" and "The Cat" aka "Two Eyes That See Death" are also 2 newer South Korean films worth seeing. Don't hesitate, "Bedevilled" is not to be missed and it is a MUST-OWN blu-ray; it is not rental fodder.
This film was heart breaking to watch yet entertaining because of the amazing acting by the two leading ladies who play childhood friends Bok-nam and Hae-won,Hae-won Going on to a live a nice cozy life and Bok-nam whom is thrust into a horror filled life . Hae-won moved to Seoul leaving Bok-Nam on the island, after several letters and calls from Bok-Nam,Hae-won finally decides to go visit her on the island and the two continue where they left off which wasn't always nice.It's a revenge fueled no holds barred Asian horror/thriller that doesn't involve ghosts but real circumstances that happen to more people than we can ever know.The films depiction makes us believe that it exists within this film and in real life as well.
It has some good gore scenes but isn't anywhere near as gory as many other Asian horror films although bloody and incredibly Violent but they give us enough for it to be very effective.You will think about this film long after you finish watching it.I watched it twice because I wanted to make sure I understood every aspect,the second viewing was more personal than the first."Bedevilled" is a beast of a movie coming from South Korea, the land of extraordinary film making (Just had to add that in). It takes us into the life of a very small community of islanders (9-10 people) that basically live by they're own rule. It is brutal, heart breaking, sad and horrifying all rolled into one great revenge film.
Hae-won is a young and stressed woman due to her job and a crime she witnessed. When she finally explodes at work her boss makes her take a vacation at which time she decides its best to get away. She takes a trip to where she grew up, Moodo Island, where she reconnects with her childhood friend Bok-nam who has a daughter of her own. As she settles in she notices that Bok-nam is treated like a slave by the whole community and is mistreated daily by her abusive boyfriend Man-Jong but yet never comes to her aid. One day Bok-nam tries to escape with her daughter only to get caught by Man-Jong.
In a violent struggle Bok-nams daughter is accidentally killed by Man-Jong prompting the community to cover up what really happened when an investigator is called in. Bok-nam finally losing her last straw, goes on a murderous rampage to exact revenge on those that have done her wrong and the people responsible for the death of her daughter, including her childhood friend Hae-won.
I absolutely loved this film. It shows how one person can be pushed around their whole life and finally snap when the one thing they loved the most is taken away from them. It tests the bonds of friendship and takes betrayal to a different level. It is a very violent and some what gory film that will suck you in and have you rooting for this poor abused woman as she cuts her way through this abusive community.
I really can't say anything bad about "Bedevilled" at all and recommend you pick up a copy and enjoy this South Korean masterpiece.
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This amazingly good horror film about how far you can push the limits of temptation of the human soul, poor little city girl goes home to revisit her past and the friend she left behind, it don't take long while on vacation to discover the reason why she went to the city in the first place.The small village has a lot of ignorant people saying and doing ignorant to each other, a culture of suffering and abuse,especially towards one particular person,whom the city girl bears witness to,the city girl tries her best to help her friend,but the woman takes it in stride until tragedy strikes, the theme of the long suffering soul is pushed to extreme limits,this film shows you how rage could drive a person straight to hell!the graphic violence is used to not only frighten but teach us the we are only human and will do whatever it takes to seek revenge for a wrong doing!whether its right or wrong,good or bad,this film will haunt you after watching it...must see!Want Bedevilled (2010) Discount?
Actually there are a lot of good Korean movies but this one is one of the most recent ones I've had the chance to watch. Bedevilled is a movie about 2 Women. One who lives in the city and is cold hearted and self centered. She's only concerned about herself and has little regard to how other people feel. The movie begins with Hae-won coldly turning down a loan for a desperate elderly woman. As a result she has a trick played on her by one of the maintenance workers that don't quite agree with her attitude. The entire mishap causes her to assault and blame one of her coworkers who is a lot more kind hearted and concerned about the companies clients. She ends up being forced to take a "leave" from work. Along the journey we get to see more of her cold attitude where she witnesses a crime and doesn't care enough to point out the people who did it even though the father of the victim begs her too. She just carries on about her life unconcerned.Hae-won has no where to go on her vacation so she decides to visit the island where her Grandfather lived and where she spent part of her childhood. The island is isolated from the mainland and the community there holds their fare share of secrets. When Hae-won arrives at the island she is visited by her childhood friend Bok-nam. The two girls were once very close but over time drifted apart. Mostly this was forced by Hae-won who never bother to read the letter Bok-nam sent her. On the island Hae-won spends her time learning about how much has changed over time little by little. Bok-nam is a kind hearted woman but is treated like dirt and looked down on by the entire community. They refer to her as "b#@ch" and or "stupid b#@ch", and make her do the bulk of the labor on the island. Bok-nam is also shared by her husband and her husbands brother who rapes her when he wills it. Bok-nam's husband openly cheats on her by hiring prostitutes and sleeping with them in the presence of herself and her child. There is no respect at all for Bok-nam who is really just a desperate woman that wants to leave the island with her daughter for a better life but can't due to her abusive husband and community that keeps holding her back from leaving.
Eventually Hae-won learns about Bok-nam's situation but does little to nothing at all to intervene other than deciding she would like to return home to Seoul early. Bok-nam beg's Hae-won to take her and her daughter with her but she declines and when Bok-nam tells her a sad truth Hae-won accuses her for being a liar. Bok-nam then deperately tries to escape on her own but is caught by her abusive husband who brutally beats her in front of her daughter. That's when the story takes it's turn and story of vengeance begins.
Overall Bedevilled is a great movie because it's the first time it shows just how truly selfish some people are. The main character in this movie is just that and even after witnessing a murder she will ignore it and act as though she didn't see a thing just to protect herself. There is a lot of despair and also satisfaction in the film but the ending really speaks volumes as to just who Hae-won is. You find out at the end (maybe a spoiler or not it's not exactly put upfront in the movie) that Bok-nam proteced Hae-won as a kid. She was stronger than her and looked after her. One day when the two are attacked by a group of boys Bok-nam fights them off while Hae-won runs. Unfortunately Bok-nam ends up getting hit over the head and knocked out where she is then sexually molested by the boys. Hae-won just sits behind a tree staring and not attempting to get help.
Hae-won has been a "unkind" person her entire life and towards the end Bok-nam tries to tell her that. Sadly for Bak-nam everyone has been unkind to her as long as she's been alive. Her only joys in life were her childhood friend Hae-won who turned out to be worthless and her daughter whom she couldn't protect. Every man (but the old guy) she has met has either treated her like dirt or a sex object so the movie hints when she meets someone that isn't from the island and they're kind to her.
Bedevilled could be a horror movie,could be a drama, could be suspense, could be a tragic story but really it's all of the above. The only part that the movie didn't play out on was if Bok-nam was in love with Hae-won or if she was just mind warped from seeing another woman that wasn't broken down from working fields all day.
Overall this is a good movie well worth watching!
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