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| ▲This photo, provided by Eulyoo publishing company, shows, a cover of the scenario version of 'Decision to Leave'. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲This photo, provided by CJ ENM, shows, a scene from 'Decision to Leave.' (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲This photo, provided by CJ ENM, shows, a scene from 'Decision to Leave.' (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲This photo, provided by CJ ENM, shows, a scene from 'Decision to Leave.' (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
SEOUL, August 2 (Yonhap) -- “On a black screen Chinese character indicating mountain,"山" and word mountain in Korean,"산" gets written in cursive simultaneously. Fogged up sea, on the screen Chinese letter indicating the ocean,"海" gets written in cursive along with the Korean word ocean,"바다" simultaneously.”
Director Park Chan-wook’s block buster movie “Decision to Leave” deals with case of unnatural deaths from Busan and Leepo, which the evidences lead two different cases to meet in the middle. Main character Seo-rae acted by Tang Wei and Hae-jun acted by Park Hae-il gets acquainted due to the death from a fall case, and parts ways at a beach.
Recently published “Decision to leave scenario version” written by director Park Chan-wook and Jung Seo-Kyeong exemplifies much more detailed contrast imageries. According to the scenario, by writing down word mountain and the ocean it distinguishes the contrast between the scenes.
Unlike the movie, both parts starts off from the mountain and from the ocean. The scenario places both of the scenes at the mountain where Seo-rae’s first husband Ki Do-soo acted by Yoo Seung-mok dies, and the ocean where Hae-jun who gets transferred to Leepo police station goes on fishing. These contrasts lay the foundation between the frustration of Ki Do-soo who loves the mountain and Seo-rae who love the ocean.
The scenario put more emphasis on Seo-rae’s “山海經” which reads Shanhaijing “The Book of the creatures living in ocean and the mountains.” Shanhaijing is a Chinese geography book, but in the movie, the book was handed down by Seo-rae’s maternal grandfather and used as a book to create stories and to teach Korean. Small little Koreans written in Shanhaijing used for the cover of the published version of the scenario was written by actress Tang Wei.
Published version of the scenario includes the details one could not notice throughout the movie.
The TV drama Seo-rae watches in the movie is called “White Flower” and “Red Alart” the lines from the drama acts as the indication of Seo-rae’s emotional and current state throughout the movie. The drama “Red Alart” is a South Korean drama about sorting out the aftermath of the nuclear power plant incident. Influx of Chinese tourists spikes the demand for tour guides it provides Seo-rae with a reason to move to Leepo where Hae-jun is stationed.
Books placed on top of Hae-jun’s dining table in a scene where Hae-jun cooks shrimp fired rice to Seo-rae are books by Swedish writer, Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö, Martin Beck series. Director Park Chan-wook mentioned how he was inspired from the protagonist detective from the Martin Beck series to create Hae-jun.
The way Ho-shin acted by Park Young-woo, and Seo-rae got to know one another was deleted from the movie, but the scenario version contains the story of their first encounter. A grandma Seo-rae was taking care of every Tuesday as a caretaker passes away, and at the funeral home, Seo-rae encounters Ho-shin with the mourner’s armband staring at Seo-rae.
The Rolex watch Ho-shin has on when he was found dead in a pool, is the same exact model as Seo-rae’s first husband Do-soo had. It seems as Seo-rae collected Do-soo’s watch after he dies from a fall, and gifted Ho-shin with the watch after replacing a broken glass piece.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo.)
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