Director Park Chan-wook confessed that he feels burdened by the stereotypes that are placed on him. He has become known as a world-famous director through films such as "Oldboy," "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance," "Thirst," and "The Handmaiden."
Director Park Chan-wook has come to be called, and as a director with a distinctive personality, his works always have the stereotype of being "typical Park Chan-wook."
In a recent interview with Herald POP held at a cafe in Seogyeok-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Park Chan-woo
Director Park Chan-wook said, "I hope you will watch it without any preconceived ideas, just like a film by a new director." On this day, director Park Chan-wook said, "I'm not burdened by expectations that it will be a great film."
However, he confessed, "The biggest burden is the stereotypes about what his films are like," explaining, "Of course they're cruel and revealing, but they're also twisted and perverted in many ways."
In response to the compliment that he is a "learned pervert," he added, "Some people think that, but I don't think there are many. As I get older, I'll probably look like a 'perverted old man.' That's the worst."
Director Park Chan-wook also said, "It's a problem I want to get rid of someday. It's also why I couldn't use titles like 'Axe' or 'Fired'. I wanted to avoid preconceived ideas like in a film by a new director.
I would like everyone to look at it with a blank slate," he emphasized.
