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REVIEW: Old Boy GN 2




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bateszi



Joined: 02 Feb 2005
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Location: Cambridge, UK
PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:59 am Reply with quote
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Here's one for all the nitpickers: How come he can remember former co-workers and friends but not someone who hated him enough to lock him up for ten years?


To quote Chan-wook Park's brilliant live-action adaptation of Oldboy: "Be it a rock or a grain of sand, in water they sink as the same." Essentially this problem you've highlighted isn't a plot hole at all (sometimes you can indirectly offend someone, change their lives with a thoughtless passing remark). The beauty of Oldboy is in experiencing the massive plot twists for yourself.

If you haven't already, I seriously suggest you look up the movie. It isn't one of the few foreign movies in the IMDB top 250 for nothing Smile
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joesushi



Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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Location: Nyack, NY
PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:52 am Reply with quote
Agreed. Oldboy is one of my favorite movies ever. Chan-wook Park is just an amazing director.
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mrsticky005



Joined: 06 Nov 2008
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 3:44 pm Reply with quote
am I the only person who found the manga to be a lot better than the film adaption?
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