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One Thought I Had... (slight spoilers)

posted 18 years ago by dagrattle
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...and sorry if someone else has mentioned this; there are too many threads to check.

A big purpose / result of Tae-Suk's "house-crashing" is to fix things in the houses he enters, to make them better than they were before. (They massively clean up the photographer's house, for example.) No matter what theory you subscribe to as to what's going on, it seems that that's the end result in Sun-Hwa's house as well, even if she does end up back with her abusive husband. But this is the only house where he "fixes" a person, and not just inanimate objects (although each entry comes closer to that ideal; he fixes what remains of the old man's life in the last house that they enter together).

Just a thought while I mull over what I've just seen...

[–] drulorn 18 years ago

Yeah I haven't thought about that I think. Nice discovery!

[–] jlprizm21 18 years ago

wow..i didn't think about it that way. i don't think he realizes that he was gonna fix her life but just by falling in love with her he makes her life better. interesting way of looking at it...

[–] junay01 17 years ago

I see where the OP is coming from, but how is she "fixed" when she can't even stand up for herself and leave the man that is physically abusing her?

How in the hell does "Crash" win Best Picture and "Do The Right Thing" didnt even get nominated?

[–] dagrattle 17 years ago

That's why I used quotes; things are by no means perfect, but she's in a better place for having known Tae-suk.

There's an earlier thread somewhere on here going into why leaving the husband may not be an option for her.

[–] birdman3501 17 years ago

Good post, dagrattle. I think you're point is very valid. I had not thought of that angle at all, but once you mentioned it, it seemed so true and obvious.

Yes, the woman stays with her abusive husband, but you get the sense she is not going to accept it anymore, including the scene near the end in which she slaps him back. In the beginning, one gets the sense she is broken of spirit and accepts passively his abuse. In the end, however, she is not passive and is ready to stand up for herself. Her "spirit" has been fixed.

I did question why she stayed with him at all, but this is a movie of many mysteries. Perhaps divorce is very difficult in Korea?

In any event, great point. Very illuminating.

[–] birdman3501 17 years ago

Oops, that's "your," not "you're" in that last post. I hate when I don't proof my posts!