In a police station, a guy becomes extremely inebriated and is tied to the wall. He gets bailed out by his friend who arrives. The man vanishes in the middle of the night from a deserted city street as the companion is on the phone. The man wakes up in what seems to be a run-down motel room. a desk, a TV, a bed, and a toilet stall. Near the floor is a steel door that has a slot for his meal tray. When he regains awareness, the room has been cleaned, his clothing have been changed, and he has gotten a haircut. Occasionally, a small melody plays and the room fills with gas.
This pattern has been followed for 15 years. He never learns who or why he is being held captive. He watches TV all the time, making it his entire universe. He writes in several journals, one after another. He strikes the wall repeatedly until his fists are reddened and then become firm. He yells. His blood and fingerprints were discovered at the scene of his wife's death, he discovers while watching television. the adoption of their daughter in Sweden. that he would be sought after if he managed to get away.
The Korean film "Oldboy," directed by Park Chanwook, observes him coldly and without showing any pity while placing itself outside of his situation. He subsequently speaks with the man who imprisoned him, and the man introduces himself as "a type of academic, and what I study is you."
This type of violent and sexually explicit film is no longer easily produced in the United States due to puritanical minority standards that are imposed on broadcasting and threatened even for cable. Studios are also reluctant to make films that might have a shaky distribution because of these standards. But a movie's substance is just what it is about; it does not determine whether it is excellent or poor. Not because of what it shows, but because of the depths to which it delves, "Oldboy" is a striking movie.
Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-Sik), the dad, is a wretch when we first encounter him; an alcoholic who now sits despondently in the police station while obnoxiously donning the angel's wings he foolishly bought for his little daughter as a present after missing her birthday. He's not a nasty guy; it's just that the booze has made him worthless.
15 years later, when he finds himself unexpectedly released from his odd confinement, he is a new man—focused on retaliation and ludicrously sensitive to compassion. He runs across a young woman who he recognizes on the television as Korea's "Chef of the Year" as he wanders inside a restaurant. Source: https://doramka.co
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