Symbols are cool, but they're even cooler if they can be interpreted within the narrative and can stand on their own without being 'metaphorical'. Here's how the legendary South Korean director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Thirst, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, etc.) uses symbols in his 2016 drama / thriller, The Handmaiden...by not really using them.

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If you read Korean, here's a short take on The Handmaiden's ending:
https://brunch.co.kr/@zack-hwang/1

Timestamp
0:00 Introduction
1:13 Symbolism
2:09 i. Costume Design
2:45 Gloves
4:28 Tailcoat Suit
5:02 ii. Set Design
6:57 iii. Recurrence
7:54 Repeating Images
8:56 The First Jump
9:46 The Invisible Layer

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