Decision to Leave (2022)

[dave jenkins]

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5tDGJlV7tU&t=107s

Opens stateside next month!

[dave jenkins]

Blu in da house!

I now see that with the use of the song "Mist" (sometimes called "Fog"), Park Chan-wook has positioned his film to be the new In the Mood for Love. I like the fact they reference the 1967 original, but also do a clever 2022 update as a male-female duet for the end credits. Genius.

The blu has a really cool extra, a VFX reel, which, among other things, shows all the digital compositing. There's a lot more of that than I thought on first viewing. Of course, the reel is cut to the song "Mist."

[dave jenkins]

Although the following link contains spoilers, and some of the analysis is suspect, the many observations are very helpful when trying to sort the film's visual storytelling. See the film first, then go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srV-MaktbR8

And then watch the film again. And again.

[dave jenkins]

I now see that with the use of the song "Mist" (sometimes called "Fog"), Park Chan-wook has positioned his film to be the new In the Mood for Love. I like the fact they reference the 1967 original, but also do a clever 2022 update as a male-female duet for the end credits. Genius.

Turns out the song was actually the genesis of the project.

That and other revelations occur in this interesting Q&A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giuxCYs5NjE