SSC 21: Oldboy (Park, 2003)

Tim & Tay dig into eastern cinema with the listener-selected Oldboy. We talk revenge, sensory overload, and a lot more in this episode.

Synopsis
When freed after being imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su seeks an explanation and revenge.

Oldboy, directed by Park Chan-wook, was released on Nov. 23, 2003, and stars Choi Min‑sik, Kang Hye-jung, and Yoo Ji-tae.

Oldboy is available on physical media.
 
Scene [0:35:23—0:42:22]
Oh Dae Su tries to find the location where he was imprisoned for 15 years, tracking down a dumpling delivery service that leads him right back to his captors, where he initiates his vengeful plan. Stars Choi Min-sik as Oh Dae- Su and Kang Hye-jeong as Mi-Do.

Links

• 4:00 - Tarantino as Jury President at Cannes
• 12:20 - The infamous hallway fight scene
• 13:00 - Oldboy (Lee, 2013)
• 19:00 - Morty's screenplay criticism
• 26:30 - Eisenstein  on cinematic immersion
• 27:00 - Park on Oldboy being "felt physically"
• 37:00 - Dan Harmon on montages
• 42:00 - Facetiming with my Mom, Bo Burnham
• 45:00 - The dutch angle
• 1:01:30 - The Spielberg oner

Recommendations

• Tim: The Gift (Edgerton, 2015)— available to rent on AppleTV
• Tay: The Wailing (Na Hong-jin, 2016)— available to rent on AppleTV

All links are verified at the time of publication and based on availability in Canada.

Next episode: The Handmaiden (Park, 2015)— available to rent on AppleTV

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