there this whole theory of horror that some people adhere closely to that the monster and the violence should be keep off screen . park chan wook throw that concept completely out the window and show directly what he want and what he want to show be pretty much anything he can think of . leave it to the actor and dialog to create subtlety and from a stylistic perspective park seem willing to do just about anything to get his point across . whether it long involve ensemble scene with the camera whiz around a mah jong table or entire week confine to a single shot between two other scene and dialog from the scene before and after bleed over them and park doesn not keep to a specifically structured style but focus more on tell the entire story of a couple relationship from virginal remove through utter codependence to utter self annihilation and use vampirism a the link and priestliness a the drama . it that simple and and that complex and at the same time . you get ta give him credit . too many people be ready to compare any modern vampire movie to twilight and with twilight almost always be the lesser of the work and but here the story be actually comparable and but this one be more raw and honest . none of this sparkly come in the window during the night to talk crap and but anything range from the dirtiest and most desperate and virginal sex scene to eventual spousal abuse a the two lead begin to vie for power over one another . it the same deal guy and girl meet and girl find out guy be a vampire and decides to join him anyway and but with no happily ever after and just straight up limited time a they become force to keep each other close and closer and run out of option . the girl motivation be particularly interesting a one desperately crave power and attention and to a fault and foil by the guy who just want to live a good life a best he can under the circumstance and but be a hypocrite who can not admit that he merely use his vampirism a an excuse to act against his moral training . the movie isn not perfect and it do tend to stretch ( there no three act and five act and or any act structure here and just scene after scene of character building and dysfunctional romance ) and but what great about it be that park chan wook be willing to show everything frankly and honestly while delight the horror sensibility of tension and gore . he also provide an expertly choose soundtrack to hit the emotional high note in a pretty effective way and too . polarisdib .