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Oldboy (Korean: 올드보이) is a 2003 South Korean action thriller film directed and co-written by Park Chan-wook. A loose adaptation of the Japanese manga Old Boy by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi, the film follows Oh Dae-su, who is imprisoned for 15 years without knowing the identity of his captor or his captor's motives. When he is released, Dae-su finds himself trapped in a web of conspiracy and violence as he…
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*Oldboy*, Park Chan-wook’s 2003 South Korean film, is routinely placed amongst the greatest films ever made. While such hallowed status can occasionally feel slightly overpraised in the relentless echo chamber of cinephile discourse, its position as one of the most iconic and influential works of 21st-century cinema is unquestionable. It was a pivotal force in imprinting South Korea firmly onto the global cinematic…More
Oldboy is a South Korean film directed by Chanwoo and is considered one of the greatest films in the history of world cinema This film is not only for its exciting story but also for its different presentation that made people talk about it for many years. The story revolves around Oh Daesu who is kidnapped and held in a closed place for 15 years without knowing the reason When he is suddenly released he begins a jo…More
Source # Index Introduction Revenge Good and Evil Plot Conclusion Rating > click on the desired section to move there directly # Introduction "Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone" This phrase, which is repeated by the protagonist numerous times, captures the essence of a manga-inspired work whose originality lies less in the plot (which includes an endless examination of the origins of the s…More
Canva ¡Bienvenidos mis panas amantes de las películas turbias y oscuras! ¿Como están? espero de corazón que muy bien, porque hoy, vamos a hablar de un clásico del cine coreano, Oldboy, estrenada en el 2003 y considerada por no pocos como una verdadera obra de culto y de admiración, entre los cuales, me puedo incluir, adelantadamente les digo, es una película que le recomendaría a cualquier que busque una historia os…More
A villain is a person who generally acts in a dastardly and cruel way with a psychopathic personality. Movies are full of them: Lord Valdemort (Harry Potter), Hanibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs), Annie Wilkes (Misery), Darth Vader (Star Wars), The Joker (Batman), Hans Gruber (Die Hard), Damien (The Prophecy) and countless other characters. The importance of villains is that without them there would be no reason fo…More
The first time I saw this movie in mid 2018, it was due to the personal recommendation of a Youtuber who generated or made video game content, but in that video in question he was playing various topics with his subscribers (it was an interactive live back then) while interacting with them, and he recommended this movie when they addressed the aspect of cinema or series, so well I decided to give it a chance, since…More
La venganza tiene un sabor amargo. Había muchas películas sobre la venganza en el cine, algunos viejos caminos que tienes para vengar a alguien y la película se basó en cómo la muerte desea que otros sean historias extraordinarias. Oldboy es una película así. La historia de cada venganza conduce al abismo. La película comienza cuando Oh Dae-su es secuestrado un día en 1988. Ni siquiera pudo despedirse de su esposa e…More
Oldboy is without a doubt my favorite South Korean film. I actually became interested in this masterpiece after being exposed to Korean cinema via Bong Joon-Ho's Parasite and Yeon Sang-ho's Train to Busan . After watching those films I remember googling "best Korean movies" and that is how I found myself watching OldBoy in the middle of the night with my daughter and being enthralled by it. It is without a doubt a m…More
I have watched a lot of movies, but I think this movie got me good. With certainty I can say that this movie is sick, twisted and incredible at the same time. It has the sickest story that has been ever recorded on a movie tape, painful, experience, unhuman characters and intense drama that will absorb your attention very quickly. Even though the movie is two hours, you won’t find it boring or swampy, it will keep y…More
NIce one! I only saw the original once around the time it came out, so I don't remember scene by scene. In a way, that's good, since I saw this movie mainly has its own thing. (Like it should) When I heard about this, I was very skeptical... "Another American mediocre remake of a terrific film"... that was my posture. Then I saw Spike Lee was directing it... Well, I'm a huge fan of his and there have been some incre…More
This was the first Korean movie that I had ever seen and I have been relatively hooked on Korean cinema ever since. Oldboy is the second in the Vengeance Trilogy and just like in the original star wars films from the 80's, the 2nd one was the best. It stars a team of very talented actors including my personal favorite, Choi Min-sik. You don't need to just take my word for Choi Min-sik's talent though, as he is widel…More
자신에게 소중한 것을 누군가에게 빼앗기면 복수심에 불타게 됩니다. 복수는 인류의 영원한 주제인데 이것은 감정의 교환이기 때문입니다. 딸상실증에 걸린 리암니슨은 딸을 찾으려고 온갖 차량과 총알과 제작비를 박살내고 동진은 죽어버린 딸의 복수를 위해 류를 잡아다 아킬레스건을 끊어 똑같이 익사시킵니다. 이렇게 보통은 악당이 자신이 빼앗은 것을 알고 있고 빼앗긴 자는 그것을 되찾기 위해 고군분투합니다. 하지만 자신이 빼앗은것도 인지하지 못하고 스스로 합리화 시키면서 살아가는 놈을 복수해야 한다면 조금더 계획적인 설계가 필요할 것입니다. 최후의 순간, 이우진(유지태 분)은 오대수(최민식 분)가 혀를 자르는 모습을 보고 미도(강혜정 분)를 지옥의 진실과 마주함에서 살려줍니다. 사랑의 대상이 알고보니 죄악이었다면 그것만큼 끔찍한 일은 없을 것입니다. 오대…More
Park Chan-wook is a director of hyper-stylized, hyper-violent films that sit uneasily, at least as far as some uncomfortable critics are concerned, between exploitation movie and high cinematic art. His The Vengeance Trilogy (복수 삼부작) : Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Oldboy (2003), and Lady Vengeance (2005) is regarded as a Korean counterpart to the work of Quentin Tarantino. Mr. Vengeance earned respectfu…More
