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Mystery first came into the film scene
in the 1940s as Black Cinema or as the
french call it Film Noir.
NARRATOR
But Film Noir is not as popular as
it was in the 1940s and 50s but has
developed into films associated with
murders.
MAN IN CAR
Man you really creeped us out
NARRATOR V.O.
Such as in the Zodiac
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and Memories of a Murder
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gun shot from the scene.
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But not all Mysterious deal with
detective trying to find out who
committed the murders but can have a
normal civilian commit a crime.
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Such as in Diabolique two women kill
a man for whom they both show hatred
towards but
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The real mystery in the film is not who
did it or why they did it but the real
mystery comes later in the movie
NARRATOR V.O.
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When Michels dumped body is not found
or has resurfaced in the schools pool.
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Mysterious can also have a normal
civilian use the death of a loved one
to find the murderer and get revenge.
T.V REPORTER
Ms.Kim Ja-hyuns body was found with
stabs wound to the neck. This was a
cold blooded murder.
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The real mystery in this film is who
imprisoned him for 15 years and why
did they do it but Dae-su also wants
to know who murdered his wife and
where his daughter is. But the real
mystery in all these films is how
the cinematographers restrict certain
information from the audience
MUSIC
slow eerie violins start to slowly
fade in as the title comes into the
center.
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In murder mysterious the
cinematographers have to restrict
certain information from the viewing
audience which can happen by using
different perspective.
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In the movie Memories of a Murder we
gain perspectives from Kwang-ho.
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The perspective of a victim
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The flashback of a surviving victim
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the screams of the victim when the
screen goes to black
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And even the point of view shot from
the murderer
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In the movie we know more than the
detectives do because of the different
perspectives we gain throughout the
movie but never see the face of the
murderer. The director does this due to
the movie being based on the true and
unsolved case of Hwaseong murders.
SURVIVING VICTIM
I dont know about the rest, but one
thing I remember. His hands were very
soft.
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In this scene we gained information
about the murderer and one of the
attributes he posses but as
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previously stated we dont seem to see
his face even though the camera can pan
up to view his face.
SOUND EFFECTS
rain pouring and lighting
DETECTIVE CHO
So, you saw his face?
KWANG-HO
Three times
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DETECTIVE CHO
Do you remember him in detail?
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Once again the murderers face is
not seen by the audience but we gain
another perspective as to how he
looks and we also have the suspect who
matches those similarities.
WORKER
Park Hyeon-gyu
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Something similar can be seen in the
Film Zodiac. The Zodiac is also based
on unsolved and true case that occurred
in San Francisco but instead of the
audiences knowing more than the main
characters the audience actually finds
out when the main characters gain
information. The film is told through
their perspective.
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even though we see
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the crime happening
KWANG-HO
He was Handsome
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Though the audience may see the crime
happening we still do not see the face
of the murder because
NARRATOR V.O.
(match audio) we are to far to see
the murderer or the murderers face is
covered by a black mask.\
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(match audio) Can not be sure as to who
it is even though we want to believe
the murderer is the character we
suspect.
DETECTIVE TOSCHI
I cant tell if I wanted it to be Allen
so bad because I actually though it was
him or wanted all of this to be over.
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In the other two films they depend
solely on the perspectives of the
main characters and not outside
perspectives.
NARRATOR V.O.
The audiences may witness the the
murder but does not gain more
information than the main characters.
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This is done in both film so we suspect
who the killer is but
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In Diabolique,
character with
perspective we
throughout the
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Cristina in the film can not go through
with the murder of her husband.
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while Michel Mistress is more than
willing.
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This can also be seen while Nicole
tries to drown Michel and the reaction
cuts of Cristina show how shocked to
witness such a thing
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Cristinas weak heart in the movie is
a major essentially for the plot due
to Cristina and Michel planning to kill
her by scaring her to death.
CRISTINA
exhaling her breath in out of shock
CRISTINA
(hyperventilating)
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cut to close up of
Michel getting out of the
bathtub.1:53:11
CRISTINA
(hyperventilating)
Cut to Close up of
panicked and scared
Cristina.1:53:12-1:53:15
CRISTINA
(heavy breathing)
cut to close up of
Michel getting out of the
bathtub.1:53:16-1:53:19
CRISTINA
(heavy breathing)
CRISTINA
(groans)
CRISTINA
(groaning in pain)
SOUND EFFECTS
water dripping from Michel into the
water
SOUND EFFECTS
Cristinas head hitting the floor
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In the scene we see Michel come back
alive but in later scene with Nicole
Cut to close up of
Nicole and Michel
kissing.1:55:51-1:56:00
NARRATOR V.O.
She is seen kissing Michel.
MICHEL
She was tough, for all her complaints
about her weak heart.
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After the death of Cristinas death the
perspective changes and the audience
finds out that Nicole and Michel
planned it out from the start to be
together.
NARRATOR V.O.
A similar thing happens in Old boy
as he starts discovering why he was
captured for 15 years and who his
daughter really is.
MUSIC
The background music starts to increase
and becomes more intense as the pages
start to increase pace
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The audience is seeing that Dae-sus
lover is actually his daughter but
are made to perceive her as his lover
because earlier in the movie.
MI-DO
Your Daughters address is on the front
and on the back is the map of your
wifes grave.
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One of the things Dae-su does not know
is how Soo-ah died because he believes
Woo-jin was afraid of fathering his own
son and nephew and killed her but in
reality
SOO-AH
I have no regrets. Do you?
WOO-JIN
(crying)
WOO-JIN
(crying)
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The music is sad violins playing
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Woo-jin didnt want to let go of his
sister and wanted to safe her even with
the rumors of them going around.
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In the movies, the information that
is restricted from us it presented to
shape the way we view the film.
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In Memories of A Murder we dont know
who the killer is but we want to think
its the handsome Hyeon-Gyu but
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The only evidence that could pin him to
murders tell the audience otherwise.
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A similar thing happens in zodiac when
all the evidence that collect when
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all signs point to a certain suspect it
isnt enough to pin him to the murders
so
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We are left disappointed and frustrated
as the detectives are.
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The movie Diabolique is different when
shaping are perspective because
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We are left as Shocked and scared as
Cristina since most of the story is
seen through her perspective we never
gain more information than she does but
when
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She dies the perspective changes and we
find out Nicole and Michel planned it
from the beginning.
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In the movie Old Boy it is similar
since we learn the only information
that Dae-Su gains so we feel the shock
he feels when we find out why he was
captured but
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We also gain Woo-Jins perspective to
feel sympathy for him due to his sister
dying whom he loved very much.
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So as you can see the Different
perspectives we gain can not only
provided information but it can also
restrict it if we block the scene
well by not showing the face or over
exposing the face and also having
shadows over the face to hide the
suspect.
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And that is the Mystery of Murders
Mysterious
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