A great movie with a great twist despite the fact it’s a foreign film. We watched the first scene dubbed in English and it was terrible! I recommend turning the settings to Korean and just having English subtitles. Once we did that it was much better, and I’m not even a fan of subtitles. A couple times the cheesy 70’s porno-like music distracted me from what was going on but overall I was able to stay focused and keep up with it. In fact, I was paying attention so well, I had to explain a couple things to Ryan! This is unusual as he is typically the one who catches all the subtleties. Oh-Dae-Su is kidnapped one drunken night, and imprisoned for 15 years with no clue as to why. During his imprisonment he is gassed, hypnotized, and given sodium barbiturate at regular intervals. One day, he wakes up to find he’s free, wearing a suit, given money and a cell phone. He meets a young woman, Mi-do, who takes pity on him and his situation, and joins him in the journey to find out who his captor was and why he was imprisoned. As the story went on, I became more and more interested at how this was going to play out. The twist at the end threw me completely by surprise, and in fact, made me enjoy the movie even more because of it’s unexpectedness. This is a good example of how my boyfriend and this movie project have expanded my tastes.
