1. The Monster is used in two senses: first, a person whose appearance, character, and behavior are strange and odd. Second, a person of unknown identity. In games, the Monster is used as a metaphor for a munchkin.

2. Monster (Lee Jeong-hong, 2023) follows a journey to find the culprit centered on a car-damage incident.

3. The film has earned multiple accolades, including the Best Director Award and the Critics’ Prize at the 11th Muju Mountain Film Festival in 2023, the Best Film at the 44th Korean Film Critics Association Awards in 2024, a spot on Yeongpyeong’s Top 10, the Best New Director Award at the 33rd Buyl Movie Awards, the Best Director Award at the 11th Ddal-kkot Film Festival for a feature, a Cinematography Award, and the Best New Director Award at the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards, demonstrating its acknowledged craftsmanship.

4. The carpenter Ki-hong (Park Ki-hong) is annoyed by the dented car roof, and, urged by the landlord Jung-hwan (An Ju-min), begins to search for the culprit, and discovers the yellow-haired person (Lee Gi-ppeum) captured on the dashcam; he grows intimate with the landlord’s wife Hyun-jung (Jun Gil), and everything gradually begins to go awry.