The Wailing (곡성)

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The Wailing
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Title (English) The Wailing
Title (Korean) 곡성
Title (Hanja) 哭聲
Directed by Na Hong-jin
Written by Na Hong-jin
Produced by Suh Dong-hyun
Kim Ho-sung
Starring Kwak Do-won
Hwang Jung-min
Chun Woo-hee
Jun Kunimura
Release date May 12, 20216 (South Korea)
Running time 156 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Japanese




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Academic Analysis

곡성 vs 꼭성

The Korean title of The Wailing, 곡성, is an important element in setting the appropriate scene for the film, as well as bringing the director Na Hong-jin’s lived experience. Gokseong is a county situated in the southern part of the Korean peninsula in Jeollanam-do where, till this day, has been free of industrial influence. Na Hong-jin spent a large part of his childhood visiting Gokseong where his grandmother resided. During personal interviews, Hong-jin referenced his memory of the serene landscape that portrayed a feeling of living nature and high spirituality. Hong-jin explained that he vividly remembers how the land felt alive and that it could come to life and

Possession VS Zombie

According to Hisup Shin, author of “Monstrous National Allegory: The Making of Monstrous Otherness in Na Hong-jin’s The Wailing” the film differs from the popularized genre we see today. He states, “In contrast to the genre convention of mass contagion and apocalyptic narrative, the zombie sequence in the film from symptoms of infection/possession to zombification is a supernatural mystery that resonates with the spiritual or physical effects of horror. There is also no indication of establishing the social or symbolic meaning of zombification by linking it to any type of man-made errors.” The distinction Hisup Shin makes here is accurate, however, he continues to group The Wailing into the zombie genre. There is a distinct difference between zombies and those who are possessed, and the film should be categorized in the occult genre. To understand why, it is important to analyze the differences between a zombie and one who is possessed.

Zombie

Possession

Spirituality

Colonial Trauma

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