Oasis Page #3

Synopsis: Jong-du, a young man just out of prison for manslaughter, is a social misfit: fidgety, snuffling, laughing inappropriately, without a super ego. When released, he calls on the family of the victim; they send him away, but not before he has seen Gong-ju, a young woman disabled severely by cerebral palsy. Both are abused by their families, and both are used by them as well. Although their relationship begins with Jong-du's criminal behavior, a friendship develops. They talk of favorite things; he washes her hair; they go out; in late night phone calls, he helps her past her fears of the dark. Is there a place in the world for these two inarticulate people?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Chang-dong Lee
Production: Lifesize Entertainment
  20 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.0
Metacritic:
79
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%
Year:
2002
133 min
Website
351 Views


Did you call me "Hey"?

I mean "Sir"

That's better

Sir, how the hell does this work?

Take this

What's your favorite color?

My favorite color?

Let's see...

My favorite is white

Mine too... It's clean

And your favorite season?

Uh... summer

I like winter!

I don't like summer,

I get all sweaty

Mosquitoes, flies... I really hate them

Your favorite food?

Jajang noodles!

Best thing in the world!

I really craved for it

during my military service

And you, Your Highness?

I like everything...

I'm no princess about food

...except beans

Beans?

I hate beans the most

Why do you hate beans?

Makes me feel like throwing up

There's something wrong with them

Gong-Ju!

Is someone in here?

No! No one!

I thought I heard talking

Just... radio

Don't you get tired

of listening to it all day?

You've hardly touched your food!

I'm going out this evening

Can you make do

with these leftovers?

That's alright... I'm not very hungry

Why are you smiling?

Something nice happen to you?

I'll be going

"If I were a poet,

I would sing for you..."

"Like a child resting in its

mother's bosom..."

"I want to..."

"A little calf was sitting on

the stove and crying..."

"Ma! Pa! My bottom is burning!"

I'm... scared

Scared of what?

Over there... the shadow

It's an Oasis!

What so scary?

It's only the

shadow of a tree outside

But... it's still scary

Don't worry,

I'll get rid of it for you

How?

By magic! I'll make it

all disappear by magic

Close your eyes

Abracadabra!

Going...

Going...

Gone!

Gong-Ju! We're here!

My voice?

You like my voice?

Yep, there's something

about my voice

Pardon?

You're saying my voice is good...

But my face makes you sick?

Your Highness

You're upsetting me!

What's wrong with my face?

The shadow?

The shadow is scaring you again?

And you need my magic?

Okay, let me concentrate...

Abracadabra!

Abracadabra!

It's going...

It's going...

It's going...

I'm going out on a date!

You're going to have no fun!

It's Sunday but you're stuck here!

No date for you! You're out of luck!

Quiet!

What's so funny?

Blue crab soup, broiled eels, fried

octopus, fried rice...

Marinated beef, shabu-shabu,

shark's fin soup...

Welcome!

Sorry, we're closing

Excuse me?

Lunch is over

You're closing?

Please try somewhere else

What about these people?

We just finished serving lunch,

we can't take any more orders

Let's just go

It's an NBA game...

Michael Jordan!

Please try somewhere else,

I'm sorry

Hey, I'm watching that!

What?

Enjoy your meal!

Come on

Let's go

Come in

What're you doing there in the cold?

What do you want to eat?

Anything

Anything?

I'll have... Jajang noodles

Jajang noodles? Sounds great!

Want to watch TV?

Hi, this is Mangwon auto shop

Two orders of Jajang noodles,

one of fried dumplings...

One mixed seafood, a bottle of

Gaoliang, and make it fast!

Hello, Mangwon auto shop...

Oh hi, sister-in-law

No, he isn't here, it's Sunday

Who knows where he went?

You should keep a better eye on him

Something's fishy about him lately

The money? Oh, that...

That's what I was trying to tell you

That hurt!

Yeah, but I didn't want to wake you

Of course I know what I did!

That's so upsetting

"That's so upsetting"

If you say that, I feel bad

"If you say that, I feel bad"

What? That's not what I meant...

F***! Now it's cut off!

Why are you angry with me?

What did I do?

You got angry with me!

How dare you?

What's upset you all of a sudden?

Why are you like this?

The Jajang noodles are here

I'll tell you about the dream

I had last night

I was in your room,

dancing with Your Highness

But we weren't alone

An Indian woman, a kid and an elephant

...the ones from the oasis

You know,

that Oasis picture on your wall

I know it was only a dream...

But it seemed so real

What the f*** is all this traffic?

Sh*t, this feels great!

Step out, Your Highness!

It's alright, you can get out

Isn't this great?

We're on the expressway,

Your Highness

When would we get to stand

in the middle of an expressway?

You have a go too, Your Highness

Isn't this great?

Aw, f***...

Out of the car!

Now, you bastard!

How could you take out

a customer's car?

I'm very sorry

Everything has been repaired

The car's running fine

I took it out for a test drive,

and there's no problem

That's not the issue

Do you know how long

I've been waiting here?

I'm terribly sorry

How should I know he was

picking it up on a Sunday?

Come inside

Do you have a driver's license?

Well, do you or not?

You know that it was

revoked after the accident

So you went driving without a license

in a customer's car?

Haven't I told you to grow up,

and behave like an adult?

How many times have I told you

to be responsible for your actions?

Bend over

I said, bend over

Start counting

Why... won't you tell me?

You'll see when we get there

Anyway, it's a nice place

so you should look pretty

I'm already pretty now

Welcome! Which party are you with?

Mrs. Hong's

Just a moment, please

Right at the end there

Have a nice time

Thank you

I think I'm the last to arrive

Long time no see, Jong-Du!

You're late!

Hi, uncle!

Happy birthday, Ma!

Don't call me your Ma!

I don't know you!

Who's this you've brought?

Let me introduce her...

This is Miss Han Gong-Ju

She's my friend

What kind of friend is she?

Sorry?

What kind of friend

have you brought here?

Just a friend...

Since it's Ma's

birthday and everything...

I thought it'd be nice

to bring her along

That's nice!

Please enjoy the dinner,

while you are here

This is for members of the family only

You can't just bring someone

without asking!

Why not?

Anyhow, you should know her too

Who is she?

Remember the sanitation worker?

The man who died in the accident?

The car accident?

Uncle, I went to prison

because of that accident

And?

She's his daughter

Let's step outside

Why?

I want to talk to you

Let's eat first and talk later

Now!

You're driving me crazy,

you know that?

How did you meet that girl?

I went to her house

Why did you go there?

Because I felt guilty

Why did you feel guilty?

If anyone should feel guilty,

it should be me!

Jong-Il, let me talk to him

Jong-Du, look at me, will you?

You've got it in for me, right?

You blame me, don't you?

Why would I blame you?

Why else would you go to her house

and bring her here?

Let me talk to him

You go back inside, Jong-Il

Listen to me carefully

No one forced you to go to prison

You volunteered, didn't you?

After Jong-Il ran over that guy,

you were to first to say it

That he had a family to feed

and a future, so you'd go in for him

You also said you had

prior convictions, had no job

and knew the way to jail

Isn't that what you said?

You have a good memory, don't you,

you bastard!

So you shouldn't act this way

What have I done wrong?

Tell me the truth, Jong-Du

What exactly is in your mind?

What do you mean?

Why did you bring her here?

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