The Sounds of Bong Joon-ho

Bong Joon-ho is the second Korean filmmaker, after Park Chan-wook, whose sound was dissected and reassembled in this series. Although Joon-ho’s filmography is considerably less violent or sexual, his movies cut deep. Perhaps deeper. Some of his most brilliant aural choices rely on a vacuum. During the editing of a climactic action scene, Joon-ho is known to relay to his sound designer that he should place the studio speakers underwater inside an aquarium, before hitting the record button. This will happen