User Reviews

This is somehow my introduction to the legendary director that is Park Chan Wook, I find it kind of insane that I have not seen anything else done by this man before I sat down to watch the first episode of his new hbo series "The Sympathizer", but this is definitely a fantastic introduction to this man if the rest of his work is anything like what happens here. Easily one of the most gripping first episodes I've ever seen in my television viewing history, truly every part of this thing works excellently for me. From the fantastic lead and Robert Downey Jr. Looking quite silly, plus the banger soundtrack that accompanied it and the masterful direction. I highly recommend everyone starts this show as soon as they can, I can already tell it's going to be a must watch, especially as it continues.

For the past decade the creators of TV shows (and movies, too, to a lesser extent) have taken it upon them to just irritate the viewers.

The most common trick is to make the screen so dark that you simply can't see anything. They then tell you that you need to buy a new TV and adjust the settings specifically for their show.

They also like to use audio to irritate us. Using actors with the most difficult-to-hear accents or make actors speak so fast/soft that you can't understand half of the dialogue.

In this show they use yet another trick - subtitles. How do they think we're supposed to read WHITE subtitles that appear on BRIGHT parts of the screen against a WHITE cinema screen or some papers on or on top white shirts? And it's not an accident - the subtitles themselves are made not just white but semi-transparent and they only hold two lines of subs on the screen for a mere second before they disappear.

WHY? Just tell me, why they do this to us EVERY time? They get huge money for it, fame, awards, mansions in Hollywood. WHY disrespect and hate the people who give them so much?