괴물
"Man has made his newest predator."
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona, Ko A-sung
The Host — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
새끼 잃은 부모 속냄새를 맡아본 적 있어? 부모 속이 한 번 썩어 문드러지면 그 냄새가 십 리 밖까지 진동하는 거여.
Context
Spoken to his adult children as they hide out in an abandoned building.
Meaning
Captures the profound, agonizing grief (han) of Korean parenthood and sets the emotional core for their quest.
사망잔데요... 사망을 안 했어요...
Context
Gang-du trying to explain to indifferent authorities over the phone that his daughter is alive in the sewer.
Meaning
Highlights the Kafkaesque absurdity of bureaucratic systems that prioritize paper records over real human lives.
아~ 조국에 몸 바쳤건만, 취직도 안 시켜주고 말야.
Context
Spoken bitterly by Nam-il while trying to trace phone signals through a former university friend.
Meaning
Reflects the disillusionment of the "386 Generation" in South Korea—students who fought for democracy in the 1980s only to face unemployment during the post-IMF economic shifts.
No virus? 바이러스가 없단 말이죠? 그죠? 바이러스 없다잖아!
Context
Exclaimed by Gang-du inside the medical facility as he overhears an American doctor admit to a Korean doctor that the "virus" was manufactured as a cover story.
Meaning
Exposes the false premise of the global panic.
그만 좀 투덜거려! 그 시간에 하수구 하나라도 더 뒤져봐 좀...
Context
Spoken to her complaining brother Nam-il during their weary trek through Seoul's dark underground conduits.
Meaning
Emphasizes pragmatic action over idle complaint.
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