However, one should not think that it was only The Host and later of course Parasite that showed promise in this director. Bong Joon-ho spins a in-depth, personal, funny, and intimate story in Memories of Murder, a trait of his which we'd see repeated in his humane and layered films.
Memories of Murder is loosely based on Korea's first real serial killer, a string of murders which happened from 1986-1991. Leading the investigation is frequent Joon-ho collaborator Kang-ho Song as a tough but slacker cop, a in-over-his-head small town cop who discovers the first body. The little police station he works for is inbalanced, especially after a specialist from Seoul is sent in to help on the case. They work as more bodies show up, as false leads arise, and as actual clues eventually show their head.
Memories blends together good atmosphere, plenty of comic moments, and at it's center a dark mystery with macabre and voilent tone. These things are all very well balanced over the 2+ hour running time, and with great perfomances and a well written, concise script, you can see this crew is going somewhere. See Parasite, please, and if you like it, give this cool murder mystery a shot!
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