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Some people fixate on color in films.

How a movie chooses to express its color palette—

Pastel tones for lighthearted stories.

Deep blues and blacks for darker narratives.

Color was an extension of a film’s identity.

And in True Hero—

"The overall tone is dark... but police scenes have sunlight, while the protagonist snuffs out whatever light remains."

The contrast was deliberate.

Black and navy painted the hero’s silhouette,

accentuating his brutality.

The occasional crimson flashes weren’t his colors.

They were stolen—

Belonging to others.

"They really went all in."

The audience could clearly see the director’s intent.

And yet—

The film marched forward without pause.

"W-why are you doing this?!"

"Do I need a reason to kill criminals?"

The leader of the human trafficking ring—

armed with a gun—

was subdued almost too easily.

A man with no proper training,

trembling with fear,

could never aim properly.

His bullet missed.

And in that moment—

the hero shattered his knee.

CRACK.

"AAAAARGHHH! AAAAAA!"

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"Quit whining."

Breaking a man’s knee and calling it whining.

The scariest part?

The hero’s face barely changed.

A typical movie psychopath would either grin,

revel in the moment,

or exhibit some kind of extreme behavior.

But—

"You think you’re any different? You’re just the same. This is murder."

"I know."

No dramatic theatrics.

No self-righteous justifications.

The hero simply continued.

Methodical.

Routine.

Like a butcher preparing meat.

He studied Ji Hyuntae’s face for a brief moment.

Ji Hyuntae—desperate—begged for his life.

"P-please... Please spare me..."

"Funny. They all say the same thing when they’re about to die."

The conversation ended there.

With one punch—

the hero snapped Ji Hyuntae’s spine,

killing him instantly.

He picked up the gun.

And then—

Ring-ring-ring.

He called the ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) police.

And left.

The one-take sequence still wasn’t over.

As the camera zoomed out—

The entire warehouse became visible.

Corpses.

Every single body with a broken neck.

"Holy shit."

Someone in the audience whispered without thinking.

The scene was grotesque.

This was justice, wasn’t it?

Crime meets punishment.

The so-called triumph of good over evil.

And yet—

The sheer realism of it left the audience unsettled.

It made them question.

Could they really cheer for something like this?

From a distance,

through the safety of news articles, headlines, and internet forums,

people said—

"Vigilante justice is necessary."

"Criminals deserve to die."

But now—

seeing the process, the consequences, the bodies—

Words failed them.

They all realized something.

"This... isn’t a cathartic revenge movie."

This wasn’t just a story about a criminal hunting other criminals.

It didn’t serve up satisfying retribution.

This was something else entirely.

WEEEOOOO WEEEOOOO

Sirens blared in the distance.

A fleet of police cars sped toward the warehouse.

By the time they arrived—

the hero was long gone.

"Jesus Christ. How many people did he kill?"

The officers inspected the scene.

But there was no witness.

No one to report the crime.

Which meant—

the person who called it in was obvious.

"They’re all dead."

Detective Choi Yongsoo stepped inside the warehouse.

The stench of fresh corpses.

The metallic tang of blood.

Each step he took—

the floor stuck to his shoes.

He surveyed the massacre.

Bodies—

twisted like broken dolls.

Some of them—

eyes wide open, frozen in terror.

"He even made sure they were dead."

The police analyzed the scene.

A gun had been fired—

but the weapon itself was missing.

And as they pieced together the details—

"Still... the people he killed were major criminals."

"What?!"

Choi Yongsoo snapped.

"So what?"

"H-huh?"

"So what do you want? A fcking medal for him? A bravery award?"*

He shoved his subordinate in frustration.

"This guy is tearing apart the legal system. Is vigilante justice actually justice to you?"

"I-I didn’t mean—"

"Like hell you didn’t. You read the headlines, didn’t you?"

‘Slow, ineffective police—faster justice instead.’

"Did that actually make sense to you?"

"I... I’m sorry."

"For fck’s sake, don’t fall for that bullsht. He’s just another criminal. A monster feeding off attention."

By now—

the hero had killed nearly thirty people.

And yet—

the media praised him.

"Vigilante."

"Executioner."

"True Hero."

They romanticized him.

Framed him as a symbol—

while simultaneously condemning the police.

"Everyone's clapping. Does that actually make him a hero?"

Choi Yongsoo felt his faith in the system waver.

Was any of this right?

Were they actually doing their jobs?

Lowering sentences for rehabilitation—

was that really the correct path?

Every time these thoughts crept in,

he forced himself to focus.

"A criminal killing another criminal doesn’t erase the crime."

A crime was a crime.

It didn’t matter if it was done with good intentions.

That fact would never change.

"I’ll be outside. Call me when forensics arrives."

"Yes, sir!"

Feeling suffocated,

Choi Yongsoo stepped outside and walked toward a nearby convenience store.

Maybe something sweet would help clear his mind.

That was when he saw him.

A young man.

Unreasonably handsome.

For a brief moment—

they exchanged words.

And in that moment—

Choi Yongsoo knew.

He had nothing to prove.

No fingerprints.

No surveillance footage.

No tangible evidence.

But his instincts screamed at him—

"It’s him."

And so—

he grabbed the man’s wrist.

Clack!

"What the hell? Since when do detectives randomly grab citizens?"

The Grip Was Easily Broken.

Choi Yongsoo snapped back to reality.

What the hell had he just done?

For a brief second, he had acted purely on instinct.

Now, seeing it from an objective standpoint—

It looked bad.

He hurried to apologize, but—

"So I’m a criminal now? Just because you grabbed a random guy and said, ‘Hey, it’s you’?"

"I-I’m sorry, I just—"

"You’re always late, but you sure know how to harass the wrong people."

The man shut him down completely.

Choi Yongsoo couldn’t even finish his apology before the suspect disappeared into the crowd.

He should’ve at least handed him a business card.

Should’ve given something.

But in the end, he did nothing.

Just like every other time he had appeared.

"...."

He could only watch as the man vanished into the night.

Meanwhile, the media continued their relentless attacks on law enforcement.

They had no idea how many cases were piling up.

Had no idea how understaffed the police were.

Had no idea about the sheer logistics of handling crime.

All they cared about—

were the criminals that made it onto the news.

As long as they were high-profile—

as long as the headlines framed them as scum—

the public would rally behind their deaths.

And yet, it was still the police who had to investigate these murders.

The hero’s movements were becoming impossible to ignore.

And as they say—

A long tail is bound to be stepped on.

Swoooosh—

Rain poured down inside the tunnel.

There, finally—

The hero and Choi Yongsoo stood face to face.

A clash of emotions.

Everything they had been holding back—

unleashed.

"So you’re here to arrest me? Me?!"

"While people are suffering at this very moment?!"

"While I’m the one saving them?!"

A narrow tunnel.

A long, stormy night.

And a hero—

outraged at the government forces closing in on him.

"How could you?!"

"When I begged for your help, you told me you were too busy."

"You said there were procedures."

"But the moment I make the news, now you care?!"

Was this the trial of a hero?

Or the backstory of a villain?

In the blurred lines of morality,

his rage refused to subside.

"This is why you fail."

Disgusted, he turned toward the emergency exit.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Three warning shots into the air.

The next would be real.

A silent message—

Stop now, or we shoot.

But he ignored them.

"You— You’re nothing but a serial killer playing judge."

Choi Yongsoo tried to hammer reality into him.

But the hero—

already knew.

"Yeah. I know! I KNOW!"

"I killed people! I don’t deny it!"

"No matter how vile they were, I killed them! Multiple times! And now you’re here to tell me that’s wrong?!"

His voice cracked with bitter frustration.

And then—

he pulled someone from the shadows.

"Age: 35. No criminal record."

"Crimes: Rape. Arson. Multiple counts of corpse desecration."

A ghost.

Someone who didn’t even exist in police records.

A monster that had never been caught.

If what he said was true—

this was a criminal the authorities hadn’t even identified yet.

Which meant—

this wasn’t an act of revenge.

This was preventative.

"...."

Choi Yongsoo was frozen.

And behind him—

the rain poured harder.

THUD. THUD. THUD.

Before the police’s very eyes,

the hero executed the criminal.

Not a single bullet was fired in response.

Because no matter how vile a man was—

even criminals had the right to protection.

That was the duty of law enforcement.

The weight of that obligation held them down.

And in the silence—

a criminal, with no authority,

carried out justice.

SWOOOOSH—

The rain roared even louder.

"Here. Take this."

He tossed something toward Choi Yongsoo’s feet.

"That’s your job, right? Taking credit? Getting promoted?"

"Stop! Right there, you bastard!"

"You’ve been screaming all night."

"Don’t you feel ridiculous standing there doing nothing?"

At that—

Choi Yongsoo pulled the trigger.

But the bullet never reached him.

"Hah. I knew it."

"That’s exactly who you are."

And with those final words—

the hero vanished.

The camera lingered.

Choi Yongsoo.

Standing alone.

The police reinforcements arriving too late.

"Just catch him, and you’re getting promoted."

The words of his superior echoed in his mind.

At some point, they’d had that conversation.

What had his response been?

He couldn’t remember.

No.

He didn’t want to remember.

The film ended.

The music faded in.

Click.

The screen went black.

The lights gradually returned.

The credits rolled.

Not a single person stood up immediately.

The weight of the film lingered.

Emotions churned violently within them.

The theater was utterly silent.

***

True Hero – Opening Day.

[Watching True Hero at least five times.]