When a movie STARTS with the "No animals were harmed" card like Barking Dogs Never Bite does, you know terrible things will happen to those dogs. So tender hearts, be warned, but it's really more (darkly) comical than it is violent. Bong Joon-ho's first feature already shows his interest in how people are interconnected, and that our actions have often unintended consequences. So one man trying to get some peace and quiet in his apartment block by getting rid of a yapping dog sparks a series of events, which in turn makes Bae Doo-na's character try to do something nice and also get mixed results. In a sense, both are "barking dogs" unhappy with their situation, but rather ineffective at changing it. They can bark, but they can't bite. It is a story about failure, and even knowing that, it's still damn unpredictable. You won't see the twists coming, though admittedly in part because the two leads' stories don't immediately have a connection and you're left wondering what one thread has to do with the other.
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dondyarizona
Odd story with supposedly deeper meaning and Doona Bae. That's your formula for a nice directorial debut.Siskoid
When a movie STARTS with the "No animals were harmed" card like Barking Dogs Never Bite does, you know terrible things will happen to those dogs. So tender hearts, be warned, but it's really more (darkly) comical than it is violent. Bong Joon-ho's first feature already shows his interest in how people are interconnected, and that our actions have often unintended consequences. So one man trying to get some peace and quiet in his apartment block by getting rid of a yapping dog sparks a series of events, which in turn makes Bae Doo-na's character try to do something nice and also get mixed results. In a sense, both are "barking dogs" unhappy with their situation, but rather ineffective at changing it. They can bark, but they can't bite. It is a story about failure, and even knowing that, it's still damn unpredictable. You won't see the twists coming, though admittedly in part because the two leads' stories don't immediately have a connection and you're left wondering what one thread has to do with the other.