Would you Recognize Evil if you Saw It?

ooo a Philosophical Wiz Post

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Index

I. Reflection

II. Markets

Reflection

Look me in the eyes.

If there was evil in it, would you see?

Could you recognize that there was evil in my soul and hate in my heart?

How many of us would really recognize it if we came across it. True Pure Evil. Because the thing about evil is its persuasive. What generates it is human just like you.

There’s an amazing movie called “Memories of Murder,” and it is hands down a cinematographic masterpiece (photo above, on HULU). The themes, symbolism and layering, the aesthetics, and the pacing as the race against time begins, because each time it rains there’s another murder. It also arguably has one of the greatest movie endings of all time. It focuses on South Korea’s first serial killer as the detectives hunt desperately to solve the case. It is not a horror, so no worries if horror is not your cup of tea. I consider it to be in my top 10 favorite movies.

But I digress, and if you are not wanting a **SPOILER**, stop here. This visually stunning movie starts with the main detective claiming he has shaman eyes, he can see into people’s souls and see the truth. He will know just by looking into a suspect’s eyes whether they committed the crime.

This from the start the audience understands is somewhat clearly a lie, but he is a bit delusional/pretending it to be true, which he doubts intensely as the case goes on, yet still looks to find evil, hoping something will spark.

As the movie climaxes, he has who he believes to be the serial killer, yet there is still intense doubt.

“Look me in the eyes”

If he cannot determine whether the man he has is actually the killer, the man will be killed by lynching. His life hangs in the balance of the detective and his ability to truly know and see evil.

“Look me in the eyes”

The serial killer stares intensely back blankly, not giving us anything.

Finally,