Decision to Leave

Director Park Chan-wook has mentioned that initially he didn't like the idea of using many text messages in the film. He even said that he considered making it a period piece, in order for the characters to write each other beautifully hand written letters instead of text messages on their phones. When he finally decided on a contemporary setting, when possible, he had the characters use a smart watch, voice recordings and translation apps instead of typing.

At 1:10, there is a close up of Ki Do-soo's Rolex Day Date with perpetual movement. This is an automatic watch, with sweeping second hand, and yet it is show to 'tick' to the next minute, and the minute hand jumps. This is not how Rolex automatic movements work.

Featured in Amanda the Jedi Show: The AVATAR Disaster - Way of the Water and Avatar 13 years later (2022)