Movie of the Day – Oldboy

Well, this is part two of the three-part movie of the day posting and we continue with the 2nd of the vengeance trilogy.  It should be noted that these three movies have no tie to one another and the only theme that they share is revenge.  While Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance was about the consequences for our actions, the revenge that we seek at all costs, Oldboy deals with the aspect of how far a human being is willing to go with vengeance.  To what depths of the human soul can be fueled only by revenge and the toll that it takes on a person.

So now for the plot of the movie.  It should be noted that there is a huge twist that takes place near the end of the movie, so the plot synopsis will be brief, but I will talk about the ending in the final portion of my article.

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