I just watched The Wailing and it had a lot of nonsense. Whenever you suspected intention of character that would reveal what really going on they'd throw in a 30 second shot of character expressing emotion that conflicts with suspected intent. But I found best way to analyze, from race allegory perspective.
Here's the key to the movie: The women in white represents white woman (America).
The American is corrupting this Korean village causing families to kill eachother while they all blame an old Jap and look for salvation from 
big city businessman.
How people are possessed.
The men are seduced. Jong Boo resists, waking from dream calling her a whore. His partner obviously didn't
The child becomes gluttonous. Eating massive amounts of food
The women become whores. The woman appears naked at police station another infected drunk at bar with multiple men.
All become crazy and violent killing their families, this is Korean War
Race allegory applied to Jap:
Old and harmless/secretly helpful at the beginning. But highly suspected by villagers. After he is killed and thrown off cliff he is possessed by white woman who turns him into devil.
Does this relate to Japanese/Korean history? Probably, don't really know any except that they hate Japan because of Empire
Why a devil? Idk, probs calling Americanized Japan devilish
Why was white woman sad when Jong Boo left to go see his family? Was she telling the truth? No that makes no sense. She's just a melancholy peepee that kills/corrupts for no reason but is sad about it. This is how this movie sees America.
What were the photos about? Journ*lism. The city man and Jap are trying to use the photos to save people but ultimately this has no effect. Demon at the end is corrupt journ*list
What were those rituals? Jap was using Japanese tradition to try and save village, city man was using Korean tradition to try and kill Jap.
Why did possessed child want to stop the Korean ritual? I really don't know. My race theory is going off track and I'm returning to original nonsense movie opinion now.
Yes it is nonsense movie but spooky and good 8/10
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"The Wailing" is a South Korean horror film directed by Na Hong-jin. While the film does not have a direct religious meaning, it incorporates elements of various belief systems, particularly shamanism, Christianity, and Buddhism. These religious elements serve as symbolic representations of the battle between good and evil, moral ambiguity, and the consequences of human actions.
In the film, a rural village is plagued by a mysterious illness and a series of violent deaths. The main character, a bumbling police officer named Jong-goo, becomes entangled in the supernatural events surrounding these incidents. As he investigates, he encounters a shaman, a mysterious woman, and a Japanese stranger who may be linked to the supernatural occurrences.
Shamanism plays a prominent role in the film, with the shaman serving as an intermediary between the living and the spirit world. The shaman's rituals, chants, and exorcisms are depicted as attempts to combat the evil forces responsible for the afflictions in the village.
Christianity also factors into the narrative, as Jong-goo's mother-in-law converts to Christianity in the hope of finding salvation and protection from the supernatural forces. However, the film presents Christianity as a double-edged sword, exploring themes of faith, doubt, and religious extremism.
Buddhist beliefs and symbolism are present as well, particularly in scenes involving temples and statues. Buddhism's emphasis on karma and the consequences of one's actions aligns with the film's exploration of moral ambiguity and the characters' struggles with guilt, remorse, and the cyclical nature of suffering.
Overall, the religious elements in "The Wailing" contribute to the film's thematic depth and atmosphere, exploring the complexities of human nature, the battle between good and evil, and the consequences of our choices. It invites viewers to ponder existential questions, the nature of faith, and the impact of belief systems on individuals and communities. However, it is important to note that interpretations of the film's religious symbolism may vary, as the director intentionally leaves many aspects open to interpretation.
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That's nice sweaty. Why don't you have a seat in the time out corner with Pizzashill until you calm down, then you can have your Capri Sun.
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Tell it to ChatGPT, your superior bot.
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Overrated, literally place, Japan meme, except Korea. People will see a Korean movie and think it's automatic kino because Korea. They're subhumans.
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Love this movie.
Obviously I’m going to recommend
Noroi: The Curse if you liked this one, but I’m sure you’ve already seen that one if you’ve seen this one.
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Yes that's the disappearing Japs one. Haven't seen it in long while but IIRC that one was more clearly allegorical rather than just barely nonsense.
That's what I liked about this one is many nonsense movies are just obviously nonsense so you dismiss them and stop thinking
but The Wailing is just sensible enough 
to make me think 
and post on rdrama 
about.
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Drama? They're kinda like Kiwi farms lite (so they like to use slurs and sort of promote harassing people who they think react funnily), and they've started to try to move their userbase offsite to a different site and the admins usually don't like that (unless you're /r/metacanada, then it's cool I guess).
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