Hes a south korean director, and has only been making films for like five years but his vengeance trilogy (Oldboy, Sympathy for mr vengeance, lady vengeance) is really worth seeing. All the films (obviously) have the central theme of revenge, but each film seperately incorporates other themes into the thriller genre. Sympathy for Mr Vengeance incorporates the themes of illegal oragan donors, terrorism and kidnap, while Lady Vengeance looks at redemption and child abduction.
Oldboy is probably the best example of a thriller of the three. The story has been clearly lifted from the count of monte cristo, but it has been twisted to create something much more sinister. This shows it is possible to take a cliche story and twist it to confuse the audiences expectations. Not to give the ending away but it is really diturbing as it destroys the audiences perception of the rest of the film due to the shocking twist. The film itself has the typical thriller urban setting, but it is shot beautifully with steadicam and a lot of artificial light giving a kind of kubrick clinical feel which is really contrasts with the shaky cam used in the bourne films. The film although is a thriller it sometimes borders on horror due to the extremity of some of the violence, but it never quite pushes the boundary due to the clever use of cutaways.
They are REALLY worth seeing but not for the faint hearted!!!!!!!
Heres a link for the trailer of oldboy
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YLn1y9v6yno
Oldboy is probably the best example of a thriller of the three. The story has been clearly lifted from the count of monte cristo, but it has been twisted to create something much more sinister. This shows it is possible to take a cliche story and twist it to confuse the audiences expectations. Not to give the ending away but it is really diturbing as it destroys the audiences perception of the rest of the film due to the shocking twist. The film itself has the typical thriller urban setting, but it is shot beautifully with steadicam and a lot of artificial light giving a kind of kubrick clinical feel which is really contrasts with the shaky cam used in the bourne films. The film although is a thriller it sometimes borders on horror due to the extremity of some of the violence, but it never quite pushes the boundary due to the clever use of cutaways.
They are REALLY worth seeing but not for the faint hearted!!!!!!!
Heres a link for the trailer of oldboy
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YLn1y9v6yno
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