I finally got around to seeing Oldboy. Having already seen The Handmaiden, I think the Handmaiden is actually a stronger film. That being said, Oldboy is quintessential to understanding the evolution of Korean cinema. It's stylish, it's bloody violent, it's twisted and sick--it pushes cinematic boundaries. It's a brutally intense revenge thriller that is so ridiculous that it is comedic. And it's non-stop. The ending is so shocking and cringy it leaves you reeling. The whole movie you just can't look away because it's hypnotic. My favorite scene is a single shot fight scene; it looks like something out of Street Fighter in a 2D hallway.
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