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Bong Joon Ho's fascinating cinema has once again succumbed to the classic Hollywood grand finale formula. As in many of his other films, the caricature like nature of the villains and the choices made for the sake of a grand finale weaken the power of his films. Perhaps these very choices are part of what makes him so 'successful' but because his films contain both very 'good' and very 'cheap' elements, they always give me a sense of being squandered.

Grand Theft Hamlet attempts something with exciting potential, yet the film's interpretation of Hamlet remains rather weak. Although the production explains the reasons for this within the film itself, it still leaves the impression that an even stronger and more nuanced adaptation could have been achieved with very little additional effort. In this regard, the film does not provide a fully satisfying cohesion as a Hamlet interpretation, yet it presents its innovative concept to the audience openly, without hiding its flaws and the reasons behind them.

Games are seen by many as both a poor means of self-expression and the lowest form of art, but this is likely to change.