What is the point of Oldboy?

What is the point of Oldboy?

The movie is about Oh Dae-Su, who gets kidnapped by an unknown person for an unknown reason, on the day of his daughter’s birthday. He is kept at a hotel room for 15 long years, with just a TV as source of outer-world knowledge. He is provided food and gets a haircut whenever his captor feels he needs one.

Is oldboy a standalone film?

The Vengeance Trilogy (Korean: 복수 삼부작) is the name given to a South Korean thematically-linked unofficial film trilogy directed by Park Chan-wook, comprising Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Oldboy (2003) and Lady Vengeance (2005). Each film deals with the themes of revenge, ethics, violence and salvation.

What does the end of Oldboy mean?

Oh Dae-Su ends up having sex with his own daughter because he gets so consumed with extracting his revenge. He even stops caring about the his daughters whereabouts. However, the more tragic fate happens to Lee Woo-Jin. After extracting his perfect revenge he still ended up killing himself.

Was the sister pregnant in Oldboy?

Also did the sister ever actually get pregnant? It’s really unclear. Lee Woo-Jin tells Dae Su: “your rumor got so out of hand that the next rumor was that Soo-ah was pregnant. My sister got sucked into that rumor and began believing it.

Is there a sequel to Old Boy?

Lady Vengeance
Oldboy/Sequels

How much did oldboy 2013 make?

5.2 million USD
Oldboy/Box office

What does the expression old boys mean?

Definition of old boy 1 often capitalized O&B, British : an alumnus especially of a boys’ school. 2 : a man who is a member of a long-standing and usually influential clique especially in a professional, business, or social sphere.

Why is oldboy so popular?

Min Sik Choi’s acting is simply brilliant. He has given tremendous life to the central character Oh Dae Su. Some of the scenes have been directed too well – eg: The fight sequence involving Oh Dae Su & about 20 others was directed with so much realism. All these reasons make it a great movie.

Did Woo Jin sleep with his sister?

On the day before Dae-su was to transfer to a different high school in Seoul, he saw Woo-jin sleep with his own sister, Soo-ah.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSz249SDAMM