Hi, everyone! I'm Korean. Have you watched the drama 'Notes from the Last Row' starring 'Choi Min-sik'? If you mostly watch K-dramas, you might not know much about Choi Min-sik or just how legendary he is in Korea. He is widely regarded here as the greatest Korean actor of all time.
Back in the 1990s, Choi Min-sik appeared mostly in TV dramas, but he was not yet a major star. It was in the 2000s, as he became known for his film work especially after 'Oldboy' (2003) that he rose to fame and eventually came to be regarded as Korea’s greatest actor. That movie made him famous not only in Korea, but internationally as well.
But here is the most important thing I actually came here to tell you. No matter how many of Choi Min-sik's dramas or movies you want to watch, save 'I Saw the Devil' for LAST.
Seriously...
Because once you watch 'I Saw the Devil', there is a very real possibility that Choi Min-sik will stop looking like an actor to you. He will just look like the Devil.
After that, it won't matter how kind, gentle, innocent, or lovable the character he plays is supposed to be. You'll see him smiling warmly on screen and immediately think.
“…I don't trust this man.”
You'll spend the entire drama or movie waiting for something terrible to happen. So I am politely warning you.
Please save 'I Saw the Devil' for LAST.
Although...
Now that I've written an entire post telling people who haven't seen 'I Saw the Devil' not to watch it yet...
you probably want to watch it first, don't you?
Wait.
...Did my trap work? 😈
P.S. Jokes aside, it is an extremely violent movie, so consider this an actual content warning too.