Lk21 Moebius 2013 ((full)) Today

This creates a perverse dynamic where the son, emasculated by the mother, seeks to regain his masculinity through identification with the father. The "phallus" becomes a literal and symbolic object of contention. The film’s insertion of a "replacement" stone/monk (a Buddhist motif common in Kim’s work) into the son’s body represents a grotesque attempt at reconstruction.