i loved this film, but i can see why others hate it

Rating: 10/10 (4 October 2005)

I loved OLDBOY, i couldn't get over how good it was. I thought it was superbly directed and written, and the extremely challenging role of Oh Dae Su was played with great dexterity and creativity. The soundtrack was fantastically atmospheric! However i do believe that the ending of the movie was a little long winded, and i can see why some would see old-boy as sadistic and gratuitously violent,but i believe its violence was necessary, i mean if i got locked up for 15 years without any apparent reason, i wouldn't exactly be blowing kisses to find out why. It also helps form the identity and develop the 'monster' side of Oh Dau Su, in parallel with the less sadistic 'sane' Oh Dae Su. Oldboy does in some ways have a message "laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone" which helps our protagonist maintain his sanity during his captivity and eventual release. A fantastic film, the best foreign movie i'v ever seen, and so of course the Americans will make their own version, anyone smell a lookingintothedistancegrimacingwhilewearingovercoatstrippedofalldepth americanized remake? maybe its just dog sh*t