The Handmaiden

Holy fucking shit. This was mind-blowing. I watched the extended version, wich was almost 3 hours long and going into this, I hadn’t watched a movie this long in a while, so I was a bit nervous. But boy, was it worth it. This is an absolute masterpiece and definitely one of the greatest movies I’ve ever seen. I love every single part of this but I’m gonna break it down: The first part was already so strong that I completely forgot anything happening around me and I was completely dedicated to what was happening in the movie. The story and the assigned screenplay absolutely struck me and I felt like I could feel the movie move. It felt like I was moving along with it. The camerawork is undeniably phenomenal and the cinematography blew me away. At the point where the second part began, I hadn’t watched already forgotten that there were parts in the first place so I did not expect what was about to come. There were a lot of things that were still open and unanswered so I was released to get the backstory. In that second part, what really stood out to me, were the colors. Green is my favorite color and I found it being used quite a couple of times in there wich was great. There are some really gutwrenching sequences in the second part wich I also didn’t expect but they fit great into it. What I also loved here were numerous shots and the way the camera was moving in scenes we had already seen before but not from this angle. In the third part, everything was finally closed and I think it was the best way this could’ve ended. Some brutal scenes were also used in this one but they had this amazing approach that I love about Park Chan-wook. There is so much more I could say about this but I’m just tired of writing. I don’t even have to think twice about putting this in my top 4, it’s going right in there.