Weep and you'll find yourself alone.

Rating: 8/10 (24 January 2005)

"Laugh and the whole world will laugh with you, weep and you'll find yourself alone." Afterall, the world accepts a man with power. Everything is of power. I'm not saying about muscle or political power. The world needs someone with soundness. They praise someone who succeeded through their external adverse objects. But they simply ignore who is week in mind. A man with wickedness in soul cannot share love, instead he gives harm to others. They will feel uncomfortable, they would feel -'If I do with him, I may spoil myself...' Though they say differently each other, each of them are so selfish. Self-protection is first. In fact, NO ONE would come to a real weeper. Two man's weeping in 'OldBoy' were quite different each other. Woojin wanted Daesoo to know his weeping but daesoo couldn't be the same. Daesoo still could laugh with the world. "Though I am a sinner who must die, haven't I still a chance to live?" He was not weak. Daesoo, who seemingly completely lost, didn't lost everything. He survived. The real weeper - woojin, he is alone till his death. NO ONE tries to hull him up. The real weakness is evil. Power is goodness. The real weakness can not be saved. The real weakness has no value to live. No ONE understands the weak body. They just complains to him thoughtlessly "Why aren't you laughing?"
OldBoy represents this tragedy.