THIS WAS DISTURBING - Watching OLDBOY For the First Time

ldboy (Korean: 올드보이; RR: Oldeuboi; MR: Oldŭboi) is a 2003 South Korean action-thriller film directed and co-written by Park Chan-wook. A loose adaptation of the Japanese manga of the same name, the film follows the story of Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik), who is imprisoned in a cell that resembles a hotel room for 15 years without knowing the identity of his captor or his captor's motives. When he is finally released, Dae-su finds himself still trapped in a web of conspiracy and violence as he seeks revenge against his enigmatic captor (Yoo Ji-tae). His quest becomes tied in with romance when he falls in love with a young sushi chef, Mi-do (Kang Hye-jung).
Oldboy attained critical acclaim and accolades worldwide, including winning the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, where it garnered high praise from Quentin Tarantino, the president of the jury. In the United States, film critic Roger Ebert stated that Oldboy is a "powerful film not because of what it depicts, but because of the depths of the human heart which it strips bare". The film's action sequences, particularly the single shot corridor fight sequence, also received commendation for their impressive execution.
The film's success led to two adaptations: an unauthorized Hindi remake in 2006 and an official American adaptation in 2013. As part of Park Chan-wook's The Vengeance Trilogy, it serves as the second installment, following Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) and preceding Lady Vengeance (2005).
In 2008, Oldboy was placed 64th on an Empire list of the top 500 movies of all time. In 2020, The Guardian ranked it number 3 among the classics of modern South Korean Cinema.
Cast
Choi Min-sik as Oh Dae-su, a businessman who seeks revenge after being held in a mysterious prison for 15 years. Choi Min-sik lost and gained weight for his role depending on the filming schedule, trained for six weeks, and did most of his own stunt work.
Oh Tae-kyung [ko] as young Dae-su.
Yoo Ji-tae as Lee Woo-jin, the man behind Oh Dae-su's imprisonment. Park Chan-wook's ideal choice for Woo-jin had been actor Han Suk-kyu, who previously played a rival to Choi Min-sik in Shiri and No. 3. Choi then suggested Yoo Ji-tae for the role, despite Park believing he was too young for the part.
Yoo Yeon-seok as young Woo-jin.
Kang Hye-jung as Mi-do, Dae-su's love interest.
Ji Dae-han [ko] as No Joo-hwan, Dae-su's friend and the owner of an internet café.
Woo Il-han [ko] as young Joo-hwan.
Kim Byeong-ok as Mr. Han, Woo-jin's bodyguard.
Yoon Jin-seo as Lee Soo-ah, Woo-jin's sister.
Oh Dal-su as Mr. Park Cheol-woong, warden of the private prison.
Oh Kwang-rok as Suicidal man.
Oedipus the King inspiration
Park Chan-wook stated that he named the main character Oh Dae-su "to remind the viewer of Oedipus." In one of the film's iconic shots, Yoo Ji-tae, who played Woo-jin, strikes an extraordinary yoga pose. Park Chan-wook said he designed this pose to convey "the image of Apollo." It was Apollo's prophecy that revealed Oedipus' fate in Sophocles' Oedipus the King. The link to Oedipus Rex is only a minor element in most English-language criticism of the movie, while Koreans have made it a central theme. Sung Hee Kim wrote "Family seen through Greek tragedy and Korean movie - Oedipus the King and Old Boy." Kim Kyungae offers a different analysis, with Dae-su and Woo-jin both representing Oedipus. Besides the theme of unknown incest revealed, Oedipus gouges his eyes out to avoid seeing a world that despises the truth, while Oh Dae-su cuts off his tongue to prevent the truth from being revealed.
More parallels with Greek tragedy include how Lee Woo-jin is portrayed as akin to an immortal Greek god while Oh Dae-su is merely an aged mortal. Lee Woo-jin looks young compared to Oh Dae-su, though they are supposed to be contemporaries at school. Throughout the movie Lee Woo-jin is portrayed as an obscenely rich young man who lives in a lofty tower and is omnipresent due to having listening devices planted on Oh Dae-Su and others, which furthers the parallel between his character and the secrecy of Greek gods.
Mi-do, throughout the movie, comes across as a strong-willed, young and innocent girl, and has been compared to Sophocles' Antigone, Oedipus' daughter. Though Antigone does not commit incest with her father, she remains faithful and loyal to him, similar to how Mi-do reunites with Oh Dae-Su and takes care of him in the wilderness (cf. Oedipus at Colonus). Another interesting character is the hypnotist, who, apart from being able to hypnotise people, also has the power to make people fall in love (e.g. Dae-Su and Mi-do), which is characteristic of the power of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, whose classic act is to make Paris and Helen fall in love before and during the Trojan War.

[@synsam12345]

6:00 - They haven't even moved past the opening of the film and the guy on the left is already falling asleep. What is this, "narcolepsy reacts" xD

[@samhasanain4841]

@@synsam12345 LMFAO

[@samhasanain4841]

LMFAO who falls asleep during Oldboy FFS?!?....Did u watch this at 3 AM after smoking too much weed? "Where this girl come from?" "Where did he learn how to fight?" You were SLEEPING! 🤣🤣🤣

[@whistle_missile2]

They are too shallow to review something lol

[@5calambres]

Imagine being the ONLY reaction chanel watching a masterpiece and falling asleep and not getting basic scenes.. you need to watch movies in private.

[@koreazn814]

more hate, more grows. yall have limited minds.

[@crillane]

it's not a happy ending, can't you see at the end the he couldn't forget ir at all?

[@chriskim9028]

That acting top of the class i think. Rocks or sands stil same sink to the water. One secretary life f*ck the up by cup of sands, may be.

[@sisikim-rf2eo]

7:27 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Benorge123]

React to memories of murder (2003). One of the best Korean movies ever!

[@gunkim9430]

Too high.

[@nowwwoo]

Great reaction

[@Malmijalhunter]

Really?

[@Malmijalhunter]

I've never watched this kind of trash review.
Stop reaction, just try the sleeping channel.