The world doesn't always laugh with you

Rating: 8/10 (5 October 2014)

Oldboy is certainly one that is full of entertainment and twists. Unbeknownst of the thriller I was about to watch, this film offers an extremely thick but thought-provoking plot. At each step of the story, viewers try to question and seek out answers--only to be one (or several) step(s) behind.
From the introduction, we follow a flamboyant character who's about to endure hardship like no other. Life is not always fair, and that statement is magnified in this tale. Imprisonment, especially without justification, is torture. Not knowing its extent is even worse. With each day no different than the last, time seemingly runs forever, and sanity is in low quantity as time progresses.
Whether we agree or disagree with the antagonist's decisions is one debate (albeit one-sided), but the lesson taught by this extreme example is one that deserves reckoning. From the "harmless" teases to the malicious attacks, everything we do has an effect, whether minuscule or grandiose in nature. Only time will tell our fate, but be conscientious, since you never know what may happen next.