Hisnameis“Geun-seong”(whichmeans“perseverance”inKorean),buthelacksperseveranceinhisactions.Workingasamedicaldevicesalesrepresentative,hehasneverachievedevenanaverageperformance.Hehasnointentionofmakinganeffortandwantstobecomefamousthroughinternetlivestreamingtomakealotofmoney,justlikeeveryoneelse.Also,heisatwistedindividualwhogetsentangledinotherpeople’saffairs.Atalongawaitedhighschoolreunion,Geun-seongencountersJong-man,whohasbecomefamousasaVJ,andheexposestheschoolviolenceheexperienced,whichgainedhiminstantfame.
ThemoviefollowsGeun-seong’sjourneyofdescentintowickedness,takingadvantageofsomeone’sweakness.Itportraysextremeselfishnessinbelievingthereisnoproblemaslongashecansucceed,evenifitmeanstramplingoverothers.ThisextremegreedisnotlimitedtoGeun-seong.AsaresultofGeun-seong’sactions,includingJong-man’scareerbeingjeopardized,everyoneinthefilmisonlyconcernedaboutthemselves.Whatishappeningtotheworld?Geun-seongadoptsanattitudethathewilldoanythingforfametoearnalargesumofmoney.ThedirectorfocusesonGeun-seong’sfaceinextremesituations,withoutanysympathyoraffectiontowardshim.Youmightcatchaglimpseofyourownfacethere,andsensethetragedyofthisera.(HUHNamwoong)
