Photos in 'Bin-jip'

Go for it!

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I'd like to start a discussion on threads that go nowhere.

"Is this a joke? Because if it is, it's both funny and well-executed."

Who's the girl portrayed in the photo studio?
She looks like the female main carachter, but I think she's not.

My 2 cents...

Photos represent control and power. The camera captures your image. This way the camera has power over you. The lead character does exactly the opposite: by becoming invisble it becomes impossible for the human eye, let alone a camera, to assert any power or control over him. Visibility means imprisonment, invisibility means freedom. This is why we see pictures of the woman everywhere: her being photographed symbolizes how she is trapped in an abusive marriage. The male lead character is like her opposite, he is already sort of invisible because of his sneaking into houses and leaving marks, like an "invisible ghost" has been around.

It always strikes me as intriguing when the role of the camera is being investigated in a movie... (that is to say, I interpret the use of photographs in Bin-jip that way, I could ofcourse be wrong)

-- It wants no straps (The Exorcist)