Episode 24: Decision to Leave / Park Chan-wook / Korean Movie Recommendations

The Brothers follow the clues during a roundtable discussion of Park Chan-wook’s DECISION TO LEAVE. They explore the film’s structural and thematic similarities to Alfred Hitchcock’s VERTIGO, unpack its weighty themes about Korea and relationships, and highlight some of its complex visual storytelling. Afterwards, they broaden the conversation to include Park’s other films such as OLDBOY and discuss how DECISION TO LEAVE ranks in his filmography. Finally, they offer some Korean movie recommendations to anyone wanting to explore the national cinema beyond the films of Park and Bong Joon-ho and the TV series SQUID GAME.

0:00 - Intro
1:36 - Keynote
6:15 - Roundtable: “Decision to Leave”
40:19 - Roundtable: Films of Park Chan-wook
48:50 - The Current: Korean Movie Recommendations
56:40 - Outro

Clips from:
- “The Dark Knight” (2008) Warner Bros. Pictures
- “Decision to Leave” (2022) CJ Entertainment
- “Oldboy” (2003) CJ Entertainment
- “Squid Game” (2021) Netflix
- “Vertigo” (1958) Paramount Pictures