Really hecked me up

Rating: 9/10 (20 June 2016)

I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I started watching this film and BOY was I in for a ride. It's quite easy for me to get attached to protagonists and I often watch films with the protagonist as a focal point (a hard habit to shake when you're an emotional wreck like myself). Because of this I didn't see the plot twist coming at all. Understandably, it broke my heart as I had gotten quite attached to Dae-Su.
I will agree with other reviews that this film is expertly made when it comes to technical execution, but I didn't see the use for some of the more explicitly sexual scenes apart from them being uncomfortable to watch (and perhaps to make a comment on Dae-Su's sexual nature).
Any film that is capable of shaking you up to your core gets a good score from me, but this was also a really beautiful film to watch. In some ways it reminded me of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, though the subject of incest was dealt with in different ways. Oldboy deals with the very taboo subject in a more stealthy way, but both films make the viewer question whether there is a true distinction between good and evil.