NoOneJones
19Sep11
The end of this movie feels too close to Miike than to any sort of quality cinema.
Alot of interesting set up for what ends up being rather disappointing. Could have done without the distracting afro as well.
The end of this movie feels too close to Miike than to any sort of quality cinema.
I finally watched this for a second time. All the feelings I had during my first viewing came back. I just wanted to laugh and cry. I love pretty much everything about this film... the cinematography, the characters, the different tones, the emotion. The anticipation is almost too much, even the second time around... and that's a good thing. It's been almost an hour since the credits, and my heart is still pounding.
I finally saw the infamous "Oldboy". Easily the most shocking film I've seen since Dogtooth. Profoundly effective in highlighting the pain of human suffering in this multi-leveled revenge tale. Oldboy was made with the utmost intuition & natural story telling ability. As soon as I started it, I couldn't look away- the narrative was ahead of me, but my confusion was shared by the protagonist until final catharsis.
"Even though I'm no more than a monster - don't I, too, have the right to live?" - a strange but also fascinating revenge movie.