What she doesnt know that he is her father, who has been in captivity for a long time. By michael cunningham what you are about to read is my interpretation of the movie oldboy. Lee woojin dressed nice at the end because he thought ohdaesu was going to accept reality and the consequences and leewoojin was going to emerge from his prison and ohdaesu was going to go away. Feb 27, 2018 oldboy 20 is great film, i have to admit i liked it ever more than the original. Help joe find the dumpling that will reveal the name of his captor. Movies like oldboy 20 if you like oldboy you are looking for twist ending, bleak and suspenseful movies about with father daughter incest, incest, older man younger woman relationship, vengeance, solitary, strong sexual content and psychological torture themes of action, drama and mystery genre shot in usa.
Ive never been more shocked and surprised by an ending since maybe like the sixth sense 1999, olsen said. Revenge, like octopus, is a dish best served cold, but spike lees disappointingly straight remake of park chanwooks 2003 cult thriller is a lukewarm meal at best. Jackson welcomes you to hotel oldboy andy crump sep 17, 20 viral marketing has begun for spike lees remake of south korean revenge film oldboy, and it looks like hes made a movie thats at least as twisted as the original. Instead, lees rewrite was to manipulate our hero via tv show segments to convince doucett that his daughter was alive and well. The ending, shot in the southern alps of new zealand, is fascinating, and deeply ambiguous. Oldboy is een amerikaanse thrilleractiefilm uit 20 onder regie van spike lee. Oldboy 2003 vs oldboy 20 posted on august 6, 2014 by derek.
To be honest i came to look for oldboy 20, not realising it was a. It follows advertising executive joe doucett as he is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. Apparently, this was deliberate and calculated by park chanwook. Olduboi is a 2003 south korean neonoir action thriller film cowritten and directed by park chanwook. It stars josh brolin, elizabeth olsen, sharlto copley and samuel l. Oldboy movie clip last call for alcohol 20 josh brolin movie hd obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was. Any other comments or any ways to derail the actual conversation will be deleted. The line they chose was laugh and the world laughs with you, weep, and you weep alone.
In both versions oldboy is partly a revenge film and partly a mystery that asks why has. Acting by all involved was really great, writing, cinematography were also very solid, and the ending was so unexpected to say at least i saw the original in 2004 so i remembered. The original oldboy is a classic of not just asian film making but film making in general and cemented park chanwook as one of the most bold directors working today. Oldboy is about consequences but copleys character is so deliciously evil that the backstory never gains the necessary traction. Because of the storys sheer perversity, theres no possible mainstream appeal in this new interpretation. When chanwooks oldboy hit theaters in 2003, it was praised for its unique structure, its magnificent fight scenes, and its visual flair making lee a bold choice to adapt the film for an.
Comparison of the visual style of the original movie by park chanwook and the remake by spike lee. Can someone please explain the ending of oldboy 20 remake. Americanized remakes of beloved and admired foreign films inevitably result in disappointment. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his punishment. Much of the criticism toward this remake, directed by spike lee, has been made by comparing it unfavorably to the original. The film has flaws like any film does, but they are so minor when compared to the. Heres another possible theory that i want to put forward.
In any event the ending of both films is about atonement and here comes the revelation the. Arrival 2016 is an exceptional and revelatory scifi film that leaves its impact long after the film is finished and has to go down as one of favourite films of the past decade. Feb 09, 2015 oldboy is as haunting a mystery as it is a black comedy of absurdity, and one that i am ecstatic to share with my friends at drivein zeppelin. Pieces such as destiny and i will find you have more depth and nuance than might be expected. Oldboy remake to have darker ending, tweaked hallway scene. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his punishment, only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment.
Movies like oldboy 20 if you like oldboy you are looking for twist ending, bleak and suspenseful movies about with father daughter incest, incest, older man younger woman relationship, vengeance, solitary, strong sexual content and psychological torture. One of the most controversial upcoming remakes currently in development is the americanmade version of chanwook parks oldboy. In addition to the american remake in 20, oldboy was also unofficially remade in bollywood as zinda in 2006. Oldboy 20 trivia 29 add new elizabeth olsen did not know the ending of the film until she watched it for the first time at the new york city premiere. Like the first film, the reason behind joes detainment is the. Oldboy is a 20 film directed by spike lee, and a remake of the famed korean film from 2003. In the original oldboy, the ending is revealed in a very slow methodical manner allowing you to really take in what happened. Oldboy daesu is an obnoxious drunk bailed from the police station yet again by a friend. The korean director gussied up a grim tale of imprisonment, incest, and liveoctopus consumption using a squalid exploitationflick aesthetic that provided his baroque narrative with a visual analogue. We do not actually know what he asked of the hypnotist.
May 15, 2012 this feature is not available right now. In 1993, alcoholic advertising executive joe doucett gets drunk after losing a major account. I think i know why he gave the girl the diamonds at the end, so. Oldboy 20 is great film, i have to admit i liked it ever more than the original. Nov 28, 2011 one of the most controversial upcoming remakes currently in development is the americanmade version of chanwook parks oldboy. Elizabeth olsen did not know the ending of the film until she watched it for the first time. However, hes abducted from the street and wakes up in a cell, where he remains for the next 15 years. Oldboy 20 original motion picture soundtrack roque. Kim byungok provides a cult element in the film as mr. While the project has been in the works for years, originally.
Based on the cult favorite by director park chanwook, the film. If you havent watched it yet then please do, its one of the best movies ever made. The big problem with lees oldboy is that for all its dark confidence, it doesnt reimagine the original boldly enough. It follows advertising executive joe doucett as he is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years. Could it be that he actually wanted the father side of him erased.
However its been a while since i watched the film, so im not sure. The film is an official remake, or as labeled by lee a reinterpretation, of park chanwooks 2003 south korean film of the same name. P ark chanwooks oldboy was a story of men transformed into beasts, the monomaniacal pursuit of revenge stripping them of their already tenuous humanity. Oldboy movie clip last call for alcohol 20 josh brolin.
For viewers unfamiliar with the history behind spike lees oldboy, the 20 film is a remake of the cultclassic 2003 south korean film of the same name, directed by chanwook park. Oldboy serves as a stark reminder with only a few exceptions. Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for twenty years without reason. But, the movie quotes a poem a few times, solitude by ella wheeler. Oldboy is a 20 american neonoir action thriller film directed by spike lee and with a screenplay by mark protosevich. The movie title screen had 20 tick marks instead of 15. Who thought remaking park chanwooks 2003 cult classic, oldboy, was a good idea. The only bit i didnt really understand was why he handed all those diamonds to the guy, and then just to be imprisoned again did he give that black guy not to be racist, idk his name the diamonds just to pay him to be locked up for the rest of his life or what. Oldboy is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of joe doucette, a man who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement, for no apparent reason. Nov 26, 20 revenge, like octopus, is a dish best served cold, but spike lees disappointingly straight remake of park chanwooks 2003 cult thriller is a lukewarm meal at best.
The differences between spike lees oldboy and the original. Probably his greatest moment is during the ending sequence, when his true intentions and reasons are revealed, as he appears as a man so sad but so pathetic at the same time. Oldboy is the second installment of the vengeance trilogy, preceded by sympathy for mr. The five major fails of spike lees oldboy the nerds of color. Feb, 2014 can someone please explain the ending of oldboy 20 remake.
Nov 27, 20 ben kendrick is the publisher of screen rant, the sites head film critic, as well as host of the screen rant underground and total geekall podcast. Not all of their changes work ill get into that later but what they tried to do is admirable without being disrespectful. The five major fails of spike lees oldboy the nerds of. Maybe he actually couldnt let go of her as a lover so in the end he decided. Where the film s first half is a kafkaesque fable of guilt and punishment, the second is a riff on the criminal revenge. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive. Hey everyone, i know arrival is in a lot of film discussion circles but i just wanted to post my thoughts after rewatching for a 2nd time. The film is an official remake, or as labeled by lee a reinterpretation, of park chanwook s 2003 south korean film of the same. Nov 26, 20 p ark chanwooks oldboy was a story of men transformed into beasts, the monomaniacal pursuit of revenge stripping them of their already tenuous humanity. The only bit i didnt really understand was why he handed all those diamonds to the guy, and then just to be imprisoned again did he give that black guy not to be racist, idk his name the diamonds just to pay him to be locked up for the rest of. The original only received a very limited release in the usa, but it was critically acclaimed and won the grand prix at the 2004 cannes film festival. The differences between spike lees oldboy and the original oldboy. I forgot the villains name but he obviously knew exactly what he was doing. Elizabeth olsen in nude scene from oldboy which was released in 20.
What a lot of people seem to overlook in the ending is that is the very same hypnotist used to put oh daesus suffering in motion by someone with insane patience and calculation. Nov 30, 20 12 comments on the five major fails of spike lees oldboy its been a little over a day since i saw both versions of oldboy one by spike lee and one by park chanwook back to back. He is a member of the denver film critics society as well as the online film critics society with work referenced, cited, or syndicated on cnn, wikipedia, huffington post, rotten tomatoes, imdb, yahoo, and business insider, among others. Right from the get go, i knew the american version of the film was dumbed down and playing it safe. The studio that released oldboy doesnt seem to like the movie any more. Ben kendrick is the publisher of screen rant, the sites head film critic, as well as host of the screen rant underground and total geekall podcast. Forget spike lees 20 us remake with josh brolin, this south korean film is the only version of oldboy that needs to be seen. In this version, it felt like less than 12 minutes.
The ending scene in the 2003 version within woojin lees apartment was around 30 minutes. Lee woojin realizes in the end that he cannot force oh daesu to except what hes done and commits suicide, fades away. Unfortunately there is one minor hiccup that we need to address when talking about oldboy. Critical viewers may note that there were problems with the ending of the first oldboy.
Oldboy is as haunting a mystery as it is a black comedy of absurdity, and one that i am ecstatic to share with my friends at drivein zeppelin. Oh will be happy with mido but the burden of knowledge is carried alone. To be honest i came to look for oldboy 20, not realising it was a remake to this one from 2003. Oldboy 20 because the internet moves with the speed and ferocity of a hornet swarm, theres a chance that by the time you read this, spike lees american remake of oldboy will already have been stung to death. However, the studio that produced zinda went out of business, and thus no legal action was taken.
Spike lee and writer mark protosevich the cell, thor get plus points for not copying park chanwooks cult classic shot for shot like most american adaptations. An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. Nov 26, 20 7 surprising ways the original oldboy manga differs from the korean film by mike toole november 26, 20 anime, comics, daily lists, movies 0 comment here we are on the cusp of spike lees allnew version of oldboy, which promises to be an intriguing new spin on park chanwooks internationally renowned revenge thriller watch for the. The sites consensus is violent and definitely not for the squeamish, park chanwooks visceral oldboy is a strange, powerful tale of revenge. The more i reflect on the spike lee version, the worse and worse it gets in my head.