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Oldboy (2003)

Film
DirectorPark Chan-wook
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Form & technique
  • The non-linear narrative structure and use of hypnotism.
  • The sound design of the single-take corridor fight scene.
  • The scene where Oh Dae-su eats a live octopus.
  • The final shot of Oh Dae-su's ambiguous smile in the snow.
  • The film's global art-house success and distinctive visual style. → The Glocal Aesthetic
Tropes
  • Oh Dae-su's physical transformation from salaryman to fighter.
  • The climactic reveal of incest and Dae-su's self-mutilation (tongue cutting).
  • Lee Woo-jin's excessively elaborate, 15-year revenge plot.
  • The film's altered revenge motive compared to the original manga.

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