A woman with a bruised eye and a cut lip appears to have her hands bound over her head; we learn that the woman is a paid actress and see her wipe away the black eye and cut lip. VIOLENCE/GORE 9 - A man walks into his teenage daughter's bedroom and as she goes to unbutton her shirt in a suggestive manner (please see the Sex/Nudity category for more details), the man shoots her in the chest with a shotgun (the force of the impact sends the girl backwards and we see a spray of blood hit the wall); the man leaves the room and shoots a woman in the torso (we see blood spray from behind the woman and a large, gory hole is shown in the woman's stomach); the man then walks into another room where his teenage son unbuckles his pants in a suggestive manner (please see the Sex/Nudity category for more details) and the man shoots the teen boy in the chest and shoulder (the impact blows the teen boy backward and blood and gore spray from the wound); the man cocks the gun again and shoots himself in the head (blood and gore spray from his head, almost half his skull is shot off and his dead body collapses on top of the teen boy). He is the one who orchestrated Joe Doucett's twenty year imprisonment to make him pay for his family's abysmal death. Become a member of our premium site for just $1/month & access advance reviews, without any ads, not a single one, ever. Yes, you heard me right: a dad that spies on his daughter from a small jail. Oldboy is a movie that doesn't hold back with its depictions of the taboo events that can unfold in our lives and the ever-growing thirst to get revenge on those who have wronged us. The remake chooses to hint at several of the most memorable elements from Oldboy 2003 with teases to those beloved scenes a common tool across modern movie remakes of old stories. [24] Lee even removed his trademark "A Spike Lee Joint" credit for a more impersonal "A Spike Lee Film" during the editing process. Adrian Pryce is the main antagonist of the 2013 remake of Oldboy. It is intentionally left vague if the phantom pregnancy was what happened or if that is just what Lee Woo-jin said to hide himself from his past actions and the possibility of actually causing his sister to become pregnant. Joe's actions at school ruined what was, in the perception of the stranger, a close, loving family life. and instead of just one person committing suicide the dad shoots his daughter . On return to Chucky's bar, Joe finds the Stranger there with the woman with the yellow umbrella, his bodyguard Haeng-Bok. Adrian shows Joe that Marie is really his daughter and that he had engineered events to this point to make Joe feel what it is like to lose everything. Even after the Oldboy remake came out in 2013, 2003's Oldboy continues to inspire modern series and movies. A man coaxes a mouse into captivity and we then see the mouse with ten baby mice; the man is extremely happy and tells the mouse never to leave; the man wakes up later and the mouse is missing causing him to panic and shout, a tray is slid under the door and he finds the mouse, dead and surrounded by its dead babies with a smear of blood on the plate; the man cries and appears inconsolable. There are juicy and nauseating sound effects, but its fairly brief. The movie title screen had 20 tick marks instead of 15. The illusion of seeing someone or something is still there, but it doesnt dig as deep. A man smokes a cigarette, we see a woman smoking a cigarette, a man smokes and chews on a cigar. A man chases a woman, he runs onto a football field and grabs the woman's arm, the woman shouts at the man and a nearby young man grabs the man and punches him; the man punches the young man to the ground and then fights the young man's five friends, including smashing one of the young men's heads against a bottle and straddling one of the young man and punching him with such impact that his neck whips backwards (a group of young women beg the man to stop); as the man walks away, we see the bodies of six young men lying on the ground and they all appear unconscious. The hallway sequence is allegedly re-edited by producers in Oldboy 2013 and is about 15 seconds shorter in comparison, and tries to outdo how impressive the original sequence is. As a result, Arthur moved them to Luxembourg, but later murdered his wife and Amanda, severely wounded Adrian and committed suicide. This write-up will be chock full of spoilers which will save you a lot of time and money. Become a member of our premium site for just $2/month & access advance reviews, without any ads, not a single one, ever. [17] Elizabeth Olsen,[18] Samuel L. Jackson[19] and Nate Parker[20] were all later announced to have joined the cast. Its been a little over a day since I saw both versions of Oldboy one by Spike Lee and one by Park Chan-wook back to back. The two embrace, and there's a conflicted expression on Oh Dae-su's face that makes one wonder if he will ever truly forget what the truth is. After all, neither of the characters attempting to get revenge in the film have good endings. A well-paid actress has pretended to be Mia the entire time, as well. While there, Joe gets a call on his cell phone from a man calling himself the Stranger, mocking him. At the school, they look through yearbooks; Joe recognizes one student, Adrian Doyle Pryce, and recalls tormenting his sister, Amanda, for her promiscuity, which led to the revelation that their father, Arthur, had incestuous relations with them both. Lee Woo-jin shoots himself after convincing himself that revenge was all he wanted out of life, thus preventing him from ever moving on and forever locking his life to the past, and Oh Dae-su tries to make himself stay with his daughter in an attempt to make himself ignorant of the painful truth. "[33] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Although Spike Lee's Oldboy fails to use the element of surprise and capture the visceral nature of Park Chan-wook's dark incestuous tale, it's still a tribute thatwarrants a watch. He had imagined that she did kill herself, after the bad mouth from the others (including Oh Dae-su, that's why the revenge). people imprisoned on the multiple cam shot that SLJ was watching. Stars: Samuel L Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Elizabeth Olsen, Josh Brolin, Michael Imperioli, Hannah Ware, James . For Oh Dae-su, a man that was just utterly demolished mentally, physically and emotionally, he did not have the strength to endure his life with the knowledge of the truth. Woo-jin orchestrated the entire thing to make Dae-su fall in love with his own daughter so that he too could know the pain of incest, with the knowledge that it cannot be resisted. Arthur moves his family away to Luxembourg where he later murders his wife and daughter with a shotgun and only wounds Adrian. But then, the most laughable thing happens: the villain shoots himself on the spot. I wish you luck with that Michael (thats the full version of your name by the way, in case you were wondering. As the film reaches its climax, Woo-jin reveals to Dae-su that Mido, who Dae-su had fallen in love with and had sex with, was actually his daughter. Oldboy.2013.720p.BluRay.DTS-5.1.x264-AXED (by: Matmanamane) Webdl ( 1 subtitles) Oldboy.German.2013.BDRiP.x264-EXQUiSiTE (by: Matmanamane) TH Thai Bluray ( 1 subtitles) Oldboy (2013) 720p BluRay - OCR (by: tre2004) TR Turkish Trke Webdl ( 1 subtitles) Oldboy.2013.BDRiP.AC3-5.1.XviD-AXED (by: mstskn) NL Dutch Nederlands, Vlaams Webdl Year of Release: 2013 USA Release: It's a question that, while seemingly easy to answer on the surface, provides some strong conflicting emotions when presented more directly into our lives. (at around 1h 12 mins) When Joe sneaks into Edwina Burke's (Evergreen Headmistress) home while she's talking to Marie, he pulls out a yearbook. Furthermore, the dimly lit sequence lasts about three minutes. The second film in Park Chan-wooks Vengeance trilogy back in 2003, Oldboy is the one most associated with the director's success. We hear a squishing crunching noise, which we learn is a man fatally smashing another man in the face with a hammer; we see as the man smashes the hammer into a second man's face, a spray of blood leaves the man's head as his nose bridge caves in from the hammer, and the man walks over to a third man and cleaves the claw portion of the hammer into his head (we see the man's eyes bug out and blood pours from the wound as the man slumps over and blood pools under the man's head). And if youre keeping track at home, both versions (American and Korean) are based on the Japanese manga of the same name by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. Reassure the child that you know they will have a hard time with the day, but that it's okay to be sad sometimes. [3][4] In November 2008, DreamWorks and Universal were securing the rights to the remake, which Will Smith had expressed interest in starring, with Steven Spielberg as director. Old Boy MPA Rating : for strong brutal violence, disturbing images, some graphic sexuality and nudity, and language. Directed by Spike Lee. Right from the get go, I knew the American version of the film was dumbed down and playing it safe. His unseen captors provide him with food, alcohol and hygiene items, but do not explain why he is captive. On holidays like Father's Day, that loss is even more evident because other children do have their fathers present. A man is seen shirtless nearly throughout the movie, we see his bare back and chest and he wears only boxer-style underwear. However, Adrian asks Joe to think why he had let Joe go in the first place, and shows that the interview with Mia was all a set-up, and "Mia" was a paid actress. That. Shawn Rounsavall is charged . One day, he sees an interview with Mia, who says she would forgive her father if she ever saw him. - NibblyPig Aug 24, 2016 at 14:51 Add a comment 1 Answer Sorted by: 1 A man holds a box cutter in his hand and it appears that he was planning on using it, but walks away when he sees an older man suffering from dementia. It could have been the best Hollywood thriller ever since the days of Hitchcock. 'Oldboy' Ending Explained: Is Revenge Really Worth It? Later that day, his meal arrives on a silver platter, and the mouse and her dead babies are revealed to be inside cooked with garnish for Joe. When Lee Woo-jin is breaking down the rules of the game for Oh Dae-su into in Oldboy 2003, he claims to have a pacemaker with a remote that could cause Dae-su's heart to stop at any moment, and threatens to do this if Dae-su tries to kill him one of the many horror movie tropes and easter eggs in Oldboy. Horrified, Joe writes Marie a letter saying they can never see each other again, and leaves her most of the diamonds, using the rest to pay Chaney to return him to the captivity of the hotel room. As the author, I had to make a fact correction regarding *Theres not an apparent explanation for how our hero meets his daughter in the first place. Furthermore, every meal comes with at least one bottle of vodka, Joes drink of choice. Parents need to know that Oldboy is a classic but brutally violent movie from South Korea, and a beloved cult favorite among fans of genre movies. Mi-do relates it to a time when she was alone on the subway and saw a human-sized ant in the same car as her. The story of Oldboy 2003 is based on how a father has been struggling to find his daughter for so many years. You can help us keep our independence with a donation. Director Spike Lee Cast Josh Brolin Elizabeth Olsen Samuel L. Jackson Sharlto Copley Michael Imperioli Lance Reddick So they remade Oldboy. 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