yoloswegmaster wrote: ↑Fri Jun 23, 2023 7:59 pm
I only made the claim about him wanting to remove all traces of his first 2 films because a bunch of letterboxd users keep repeating it in their reviews but I'm struggling to find anything that will back that claim. Do you know what the quality of the subtitles for the 1080p version is like? I know the subs for the VHS copy was considered to be poor, so I wonder if it's the same for the new version.
I can answer this. My wife was the one who made the translation for the subtitles. Naturally, she was also one of the first reviews on Letterboxd. She is probably the English-language origin (at least on LB) of this factoid and I'd assume most reviews there got it from her.
I brought it up again to her after seeing your post and she dug up
this link (in Korean) where she originally read that. However, she said that website is more like a wikia-type site, so PCW wanting to "destroy every copy of the first two" should be taken with a massive grain of salt. She actually couldn't find any other sources with that sentiment, but in
this interview (also in Korean), PCW's statements are more in line with just considering JSA as his "first" film and hoping people continue to think that.