The film's plot follows Kim Soo-hyeon (played by Lee Byung-hun), a National Intelligence Service agent whose pregnant fiancée is brutally murdered by a psychopathic serial killer, Jang Kyung-chul (Choi Min-sik).
Released in 2010, the South Korean film I Saw the Devil , directed by Kim Jee-woon, is often regarded as a landmark of the revenge-thriller genre. Unlike standard narratives that end once a killer is caught, this film explores the psychological and moral erosion that occurs when a protagonist chooses to hunt a monster by becoming one themselves. Narrative Structure and Subversion I Saw the Devil
The film's title, I Saw the Devil , serves as a multi-layered metaphor that can be interpreted in several ways: I Saw the Devil - Movie Review The film's plot follows Kim Soo-hyeon (played by