Oldboy

A film by award-winning South Korean director Park Chan-wook, Oldboy centers around Oh Dae-su, who is imprisoned for 15 years without knowing the reason. Throughout the film, Park Chan-wook utilizes various film techniques to construct his film, including long take, voice-over, high-angle shots, and tilting shots. Specifically, the use of high-angle shots reveals significant turning points in Dae-su’s life, where he is powerless to resist or do anything at all. The first time a high-angle shot appears

Mehtasim Mahfuz CCS 394 Professor Pi-Ju Liang Socio-Political Allegory in Park Chan Wook’s Oldboy 10 December 2015 Abstract One of Director Park Chan Wook’s most renowned works is the film Oldboy (2003). At face value, this film appears to be a regular mystery-thriller film. However, after further analysis, there are many parallels to contemporary Korean history and society. These parallels, or allegories, become more apparent upon review of the film. The film contains references

Trauma, History, and Violence in Oldboy and Caché After viewing the films of Oldboy and Cache we see the effects of the decisions that ultimately led to the deaths of both antagonist Lee Woo-jin and Majid. Throughout the analysis of both of these movies we can see how social class, hidden traumas, flashbacks and moral conflicts lead to the open endedness of both stories. The past can have a direct influence on the present and future. The effectiveness of cinematic violence as a means

A femme fatale, a French term for “fatal woman” (Schimkowitz, 2014), is a strong-willed, manipulative woman who is as alluring as she is dangerous. She is an irresistibly attractive woman who leads a man into difficult and dangerous situations with her seductive charms (Blakely, 2014). They used to be physically characterized as fierce sexing looking women with sharp eyeliners. This female archetype has been in existence since ancient times all around the world. The first example of a femme fatale

Having had international success at the Cannes Film Festival but mediocre reception in the US, Park Chan Wook's Oldboy has strong enough content that has elicited such criticisms of failing to convey any important social themes and instead preaching "revenge, brandish[ing] sharp metal instruments, and impatiently wait[ing] for [one's] turn to spill someone's blood]"

Oldboy (Spike Lee, 2013) adapted from Oldboy (Park Chan-wook, S. Korea, 2003) The original film focuses on Dae Su, a content family man, who, for no apparent reason, is abducted and forced to live in the same room for 15 years. When he is unexpectedly released, he is set on extracting revenge, although the sole evidence in his possession is the fact that he must accomplish this revenge in five days. Although “Oldboy” has revenge as its central theme, Park directs

Research Assignment 4: “Animal Luck” Over the years, animals have been in all kinds of entertainment media, film, television, and commercial, anything that has to do with media in general. Nonetheless, just like the main and minors, and even the extras, animals are actors as well. However, there is major controversy about the use of animals in any entertainment. Here are some key terms defined by the American Humane Association (AHA): Animal is any sentient creature, including birds, fish, reptiles

Surprise endings have been shocking audiences for almost as long as humans have been writing. From childhood folk tales like those from the Brothers Grimm to classic cinema like Planet of the Apes, continuing on to modern cult classics like Oldboy or Fight Club, twist endings have become a part of our media culture. Twist endings are exciting, works that can utilize it properly generate buzz and leave their audiences talking about them and sharing them for years. Surprise endings are truly the best

What I Need "When a Tralfamadorian sees a corpse, all he thinks is that the dead person is in a bad condition in that particular moment, but that the same person is just fine in plenty of other moments. Now, when I myself hear that somebody is dead, I simply shrug and say what the Tralfamadorians say about dead people, which is 'so it goes. '" This quote, from Kurt Vonnegut 's Slaughterhouse-five, has always stuck with me. Looking at the world through a softly tinted glass can brighten the edges

Spike Lee is an Afro-American director who has developed more fame and importance in the last 20 years. He portrays his stories in a way that nothing is fictitious and many of them are written about some real events. Lee has co-produced many of his films and has acted in some small roles within them. According to IMDb (2016), Lee 's work consists of: 26 films, 30 television programs, 45 commercials, 15 short films, starred in several films, and was a producer and writer of many other works. Although