Vengeance, Confinement and the Myth of Memory in Old Boy (2003)

"Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Weep, and you weep alone". Park Chan-wook's Old Boy isn't just a revenge thriller - it's a cinematic descent into madness, memory and myth. A loose adaptation from the Japanese manga of the same name, the film follows Oh Dae-su, a man who has been imprisoned for fifteen… Continue reading Vengeance, Confinement and the Myth of Memory in Old Boy (2003)

The Prison Movie

Is there some sort of catharsis when watching a prison movie?  Safe in the knowledge that one has not broken any laws that would cause them to lose their liberty. Of all of the genres out there for film, I am always happy to be the voyeur when it comes to the prison or liberty… Continue reading The Prison Movie