Oldboy is a Fantastic movie! This is a revenge film about a man named Oh Dae-Su, Played brilliantly by Choi Min-sik, who seeks revenge after being trapped in a cell for 15 years. After being released randomly with nothing more than lots of money and a phone, he must find out who did this and why this all occured.
The basic gist is that a variety of violent set pieces occur for him to find out who did all this to him. One of the most famous scenes in cinema come from this movie, THE one-take fight scene in the hall way. It has a place in cinematic history and for good reason. The co-ordination with the stunt team, camera man and main actors must have been pain staking and I can appreciate the level of detail needed to really portray the visceral nature of the scene.
Choi Min-Sik, again, was a stand out performance. He's able to portray two sides of the character, the drunken father, as well as, the harden prisoner. The supporting actors also did a fantastic job with each performance. Chan-wook Park was able to get an emotional performance for each of the actors and that has got to be commended.
The cinematography and lighting was superb with the outside being more saturated and lively in comparison to the dingy and claustrophobic environments of the interior. The plot was also fantastic, with the ending being particularly surprising and disturbing. The writing was fantastic and each character was well-developed and well-written.
This movie is a master piece in cinema. And if you appreciate film as an art form, you have to watch this movie.
Review by DeletedBlockedParent2016-01-24T13:42:22Z
Oldboy is a Fantastic movie! This is a revenge film about a man named Oh Dae-Su, Played brilliantly by Choi Min-sik, who seeks revenge after being trapped in a cell for 15 years. After being released randomly with nothing more than lots of money and a phone, he must find out who did this and why this all occured.
The basic gist is that a variety of violent set pieces occur for him to find out who did all this to him. One of the most famous scenes in cinema come from this movie, THE one-take fight scene in the hall way. It has a place in cinematic history and for good reason. The co-ordination with the stunt team, camera man and main actors must have been pain staking and I can appreciate the level of detail needed to really portray the visceral nature of the scene.
Choi Min-Sik, again, was a stand out performance. He's able to portray two sides of the character, the drunken father, as well as, the harden prisoner. The supporting actors also did a fantastic job with each performance. Chan-wook Park was able to get an emotional performance for each of the actors and that has got to be commended.
The cinematography and lighting was superb with the outside being more saturated and lively in comparison to the dingy and claustrophobic environments of the interior. The plot was also fantastic, with the ending being particularly surprising and disturbing. The writing was fantastic and each character was well-developed and well-written.
This movie is a master piece in cinema. And if you appreciate film as an art form, you have to watch this movie.