Oldboy Page #3

Synopsis: An average man is kidnapped and imprisoned in a shabby cell for 15 years without explanation. He then is released, equipped with money, a cellphone and expensive clothes. As he strives to explain his imprisonment and get his revenge, Oh Dae-Su soon finds out that his kidnapper has a greater plan for him and is set onto a path of pain and suffering in an attempt to uncover the motive of his mysterious tormentor.
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Chan-wook Park
Production: Tartan Films
  38 wins & 18 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.4
Metacritic:
74
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
R
Year:
2003
120 min
$637,778
Website
9,519 Views


MlDO

Who's Mi-do?

A little girl who cries a lot.

Joo-hwan...

did l...

really talk too much?

My friend...

maybe you should...

Iook for the criminal

among people you're close to.

Search:
Evergreen

Chat to Evergreen?

Congratulations.

Your case was automatically

dismissed yesterday.

"But please remember this."

Open quote.

"Like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter...

"like a bird from the snare of the fowler...

"free yourself."

Close quote.

Who are you?

Who are you? You bastard!

I decided when I was a prisoner...

that if I got out, I would trust no one.

If I met anyone suspicious...

I would invent a secret,

only known to the two of us.

That lD, Monster,

is a trap I designed to catch him.

You let a stranger into your home.

Who the hell are you?

Who's Evergreen?

I tracked down that Evergreen ID

and found the owner's details.

-Are you ready to jot it down?

-Go ahead.

It's Su Dae-oh.

Does the surname 'Su' even exist?

-Address?

-Saewoon Apartments in Eung-am.

Building 7, flat 407.

Actually, life in a bigger prison...

does not suit me very well.

Evergreen.

Who are you?

Is that what you wanted to ask?

No. You must find that out for yourself.

Come on, it's a game.

First who, then why.

When you know the answer,

come and see me.

I'll mark your work.

You have until July 5.

Oh no, only five days left.

Too short?

Chin up.

If you succeed,

I'll kill myself instead of Mi-do.

That's right, Mi-do.

I'm going to kill...

every woman you love until you die.

Well, you're notorious...

for not protecting your women anyway.

Wow, you're strong, Mr. Monster.

Yes, you are the monster that I created.

But you will never...

find out why if you go through with this.

You have been curious for 15 years.

Are you still going to kill me?

Sit down there.

Ah, the tooth torture!

You won't have enough time.

I have a pacemaker for my weak heart.

When it was put in...

do you know what I said to the doctor?

"Dr. Hopkins...

"give me...

"a remote control to turn my motor off."

"Pardon? Why?"

"So that I can kill myself easily. At any time.

"I'll pay you an extra $100,000 for this."

What a dilemma.

You want to kill me right now...

but then you won't know

why you were imprisoned.

You want to torture me,

but I say I'll kill myself first.

Revenge? Or the truth?

What a problem for you.

I've been watching over you for 15 years.

I've fared well, thanks to you.

I wasn't bored or lonely.

Seeking revenge is the best cure

for someone who has been hurt.

Try it.

The loss of 15 years...

the pain of losing your wife and child...

all this can be forgotten.

Once again, revenge is good for your health.

But...

what happens

after you've had your revenge?

I bet that hidden pain

probably emerges again.

Are you there, Oh Dae-su?

Oh Dae-su.

Long time no see.

Hasn't she been tied up too long?

You left her door open.

Save me, Dae-su!

I can't. I'm going to die.

This dentist is very good.

Keep still.

Keep still.

What's his problem?

You see...

they say that people...

shrivel up because of their imagination.

So don' t imagine anything.

You'll become brave as hell.

Now here comes the real thing.

Sir, I'm glad you told me about this place...

but I haven't even started yet!

Let's go.

Let's go now.

Let's fight.

Let's fight.

What a tough guy!

Your hand.

I'll chop off your hand.

You touched Mi-do's breasts.

Let's get out of this dump.

So do you trust me now, you bastard?

It looks hard to accomplish.

I looked into it.

The reason the bank

refused to pay 270 million won...

was not due to any building irregularities.

They have internal problems.

So I don't think we'll have any trouble.

Chairman Choi's 23 clients' shares

are at 25 percent....

Dae-su.

Yeah?

Did he really say that he'd kill me?

Yeah.

Because I'm the woman you love?

Dae-su.

What?

Where is my love?

I'm getting lonelier in the nights

The words you send with your eyes

I can feel with my hand

So many nights have passed

My heart is going to you

As I shed my sad tears

You're the face I miss

They packed up their stuff

and left in a rental car.

Also, Mi-do called the restaurant

and left her job.

Let's go after this is done.

You should get some rest today, sir.

I can't even sleep.

Because I'm lonely.

Mr. Han.

Do you really think...

that Mi-do has fallen in love

with Oh Dae-su?

Already?

Dae-su!

It hurts so much.

But I'll endure it.

You shouldn't forget this.

How did you hold out for 15 years?

There's always a way.

Do you like it?

You do like it, don't you?

I want to make you feel good, Dae-su.

You need not worry about the future.

Imagine nothing.

I am grateful for all those years

spent in that prison.

If I was the old Oh Dae-su,

would Mi-do still have liked me?

He could only have known that I said

I would chop off Mr. Park's hand...

by putting a bug on us.

And he knew where we were by tailing us.

I've been bugged. Please find it.

You know...

maybe he freed you...

because he has fun watching you run wild,

seeking revenge.

And he'll never tell you why,

so he can toy with you forever.

Couldn't that be why?

"Evergreen Press, online printing system. "

"Evergreen Pasta and Pizza.

"Evergreen Services,

for security, parking, cleaning.

"Evergreen Tree Garden.

Evergreen Old Boys.

"Sangnok High School alumni homepage.

"Evergreen Secret Diary,

Jung Sang-rok's personal site.

"Norwegian Wood, Evergreen"....

WELCOME TO EVERGREEN OLD BOYS

THE SANGNOK HlGH SCHOOL

ALUMNl HOMEPAGE

It's time to close now.

Can I just look at

the records for the class of '79?

It's dark. Put the lights on.

Take your time.

LEE WOO-JlN

Joo-hwan?

Let me ask you something.

Do you remember Lee Woo-jin from school?

I think he went to study in America.

Lee Woo-jin?

I don't know him.

So is that the bastard's name?

How did you find out?

I looked through all the school yearbooks.

I need more than just a name.

Got anything else?

Look at the student records.

Do you know Lee Soo-ah?

She was in our year.

Lee Soo-ah?

She died.

-What classroom was she in?

-Room two, I think.

She was my classmate.

Next to yours.

But what about her?

Why is there no photo?

She died. That must be why.

How did Lee Soo-ah die?

Yeah, you wouldn't know.

She died after you transferred.

She went to the Habchun Dam alone

and fell into the water.

She drowned.

One week later,

they found her bloated body in the water.

-What was she like?

-Her?

She was a complete slut.

On the outside,

she acted like a innocent lady...

but inside, she was just a filthy whore.

The rumor was going around school

that she'd f*** anyone.

I should have got in there.

I also heard that her family was filthy rich.

Her grades were good, too.

But the worst thing was

that she was a total slut.

God, this is such an old story.

Dae-su, I can't remember

because it was so long ago...

but that Soo-ah, well--

Joo-hwan, what is it?

Joo-hwan, is something wrong?

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