And here it is, what I was waiting for - the 'S Korean cinema' angle:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/070419/2/136a8.html
Friday April 20, 08:19 AM
<b>Gunman's image 'could prompt copycats'</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Postings on internet film sites also noted a similarity between Cho's poses and scenes from the bloody 2003 South Korean film, "Oldboy." Cho immigrated from South Korea to the United States as a child.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->The news showed the 'similarity': first a clip from the violent S Korean movie 'Oldboy' where the hero (?) went around fighting with a hammer, then they showed a picture of Cho with a hammer. But my gawd, the parallels were so dazzling, I'm momentarily blinded now.
arcasm: (From what the news showed, the poses were not particularly similar IMO. But anyone here watched 'Oldboy'? Can they confirm/deny this is similar to those photos Cho made of himself?)
And here I was thinking this serial-murderer had <i>shot</i> his unfortunate victims - as in, <i>with a gun</i>. No, it's not gun control that's to blame in America: it's S Korean films' influence on the Korean youth! There you have it, more reasons to shove US films into S Korea.
Rumours ('postings on the internet') are apparently valid psych evaluations now... So everyone is sure this maniac watched S Korean films and was 'inspired' by them and not at all by US-made horror films like Saw III, Hostel, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and whatnot other sadistic, violent movies they've made recently.
Even though it says Cho had 'immigrated to the US as a child' and its then fair to say he could have watched American movies too. Interesting that even in blaming films people have to resort to distancing the matter from the US itself.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/070419/2/136a8.html
Friday April 20, 08:19 AM
<b>Gunman's image 'could prompt copycats'</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Postings on internet film sites also noted a similarity between Cho's poses and scenes from the bloody 2003 South Korean film, "Oldboy." Cho immigrated from South Korea to the United States as a child.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->The news showed the 'similarity': first a clip from the violent S Korean movie 'Oldboy' where the hero (?) went around fighting with a hammer, then they showed a picture of Cho with a hammer. But my gawd, the parallels were so dazzling, I'm momentarily blinded now.
arcasm: (From what the news showed, the poses were not particularly similar IMO. But anyone here watched 'Oldboy'? Can they confirm/deny this is similar to those photos Cho made of himself?)And here I was thinking this serial-murderer had <i>shot</i> his unfortunate victims - as in, <i>with a gun</i>. No, it's not gun control that's to blame in America: it's S Korean films' influence on the Korean youth! There you have it, more reasons to shove US films into S Korea.
Rumours ('postings on the internet') are apparently valid psych evaluations now... So everyone is sure this maniac watched S Korean films and was 'inspired' by them and not at all by US-made horror films like Saw III, Hostel, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and whatnot other sadistic, violent movies they've made recently.
Even though it says Cho had 'immigrated to the US as a child' and its then fair to say he could have watched American movies too. Interesting that even in blaming films people have to resort to distancing the matter from the US itself.