So Jae-won defends ‘The Assassin(s)’: “I could not find any point of insult”

Writer So Jae-won defended the film ‘The Assassin(s)’ after watching it.

He stated that he could not find any parts that were considered to insult President Park Chung-hee and Yuk Young-soo.

Leaving his impressions on his social media on the 5th, he highly praised director Hur Jin-ho's direction and the actors' performances.

Reveals he could not find points of insult

Writer So Jae-won wrote that after watching the film ‘The Assassin(s)’, he could not find any scenes that appeared to insult President Park Chung-hee and Yuk Young-soo.

He added a reaction suggesting that he had come to rethink the scope of creative works based on history.

He also questioned which scene in the film contains the rumors related to President Park Chung-hee that are at the center of the controversy.

Praise for direction and acting

He evaluated that it would not be awkward to call director Hur Jin-ho a master.

He also wrote that the actors' performances were of such high quality that it was difficult to find any flaws.

While he sent strong praise to the work itself, he pointed out that the issues lie outside the film.

Mention of those who survived

Writer So Jae-won said that when writing ‘Hope’, he met with the family of a victim of child sexual abuse and showed them the manuscript.

He revealed that he once promised to abandon the work if the expression was excessive.

He explained that when writing ‘Air Murder’, he directly visited victim organizations, and after the release, he first invited the victims and bereaved families.

This time as well, he expressed his wish that sincere feelings should first be conveyed to those related to the families in history.

Mention of families in history

He said that "those who survived" does not only mean the family of President Park Chung-hee and Yuk Young-soo.

He also argued that everyone who was by the side of history at that time are the survivor(s).

According to media reports, these remarks were interpreted as a sense of awareness regarding the attitude toward works dealing with historical tragedies.

Source: Media reports by OOO, etc., and communities

Translated from the Korean original with AI. The Korean article was itself written with AI assistance. Read the original (Korean)