that's what i thought for a moment (because he tried to strangle her few scenes earlier), but when she hugs him at the end when he is being sent back to hospital, i had to change my mind. there can be no animosity between them. she, infact, has pity for him.
I think Sophie told Hyeok that because she really genuinely didn't know how best to handle the situation, despite her intelligence. As the investigation had been wrapped up, she just let the fact slip. She didn't realise the effect it would have on Hyeok because she didn't appreciate the relationship between Hyeok and the others, although she might have understood the basic facts. She could not understand Korean relationships because she was a foreigner- that is what her actions said to me. The tone of the film underscores the shared minguk between North and South Korea, relevant to its release at the time of the North/South summit. Maybe Sophie's character represents the tragedy of Koreans removed from their country by the diaspora after the Korean War- and their failure to adequately understand Korean culture.
shareIt was my impression that she did it because it was her job. She's the detective, so she has to solve the mystery, even if no official action is going to be taken. I guess the whole scene is there to show that Hyeok didn't lie about the shooting out of a calculated desire to escape blame, but rather an internal denial process. He was lying to himself as well.
How dreadful revealing the truth turned out to be.
Let's not forget that all along the movie, there was many instances where we were told that even thought Lee was a sharp shooter, he NEVER actually had shot anyone. He's simply not a killer. I guess the fact that the men he did kill at the end were his true friends turned out to be one of life's irony that he just couldn't take. Makes you appreciate also just how much of a fish out of water Lee was in this army life.
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