this too, is true detective: list of requirements
southern gothic backdrop is a MUST. open, eerie fields are a bare minimum requirement, preferably with religious imagery or esoteric occult symbolism. dilapidated infrastructure, listless crowds serve as set dressing, and peripheral characters have a kind of meridional sleaze.
must have one or the other: a detective figure, preferably engaged in some form of psychosexual homoerotic partnership with a more established member of the force. the detective is more archetypal than literal, a truth seeker who’s connection to the crime is largely an exercise in thought, tied to the victims only by proximity, until it becomes all too personal. this figure must be distrusted by the majority of the ensemble, a proverbial outsider who’s behaviors and mannerisms are considered different and untrustworthy.
our other option is a violent murderer who more often than not is symbolic of a higher power. supernatural elements, specifically the unknowable cosmic horror of Cthulhu, are tied to the distinctly human motivations of sexual, power based crimes. brutality is absolutely necessary, the victims that ultimately matter are always women, crucified and debased.
corruption within the higher power. invariably, it always comes down to the police force, how this institution meant to protect often harms with impunity. if you wish to view it from a more abstract lens, the police can be a stand in for a parent, a father too preoccupied with his life’s work failing to stop the monster from crossing the threshold, the mother who welcomes him with open arms. the christ on the cross hanging in the doorway, watching the children suffer in his name.
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"feminine urge" this "masculine urge" that but what about the "mentally unstable urge" to watch the same 4 or 5 crime k-drama shows you've been watching since 2005
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MEMORIES OF MURDER (2003) dir. Bong Joon-ho
THROUGH THE DARKNESS (2022) dir. Park Bo-ram
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Spoke Art has released Memories of Murder and Parasite posters by Guillaume Morellec. Each 24x36 screen print is limited to 100 and will ship in 5-7 weeks. They're $65 each or $115 for the pair.
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