Yeah, at one point I kinda guessed the twist, but as the movie went on it did a good job of making me think otherwise, and eventually making me forget about it all together.
The thing that made the twist so great was not the twist itself, but how it was done, and how plausable and meaningful it was to exploring the emotions and needs of the characters.
Again, amazing movie.
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Last edited by BackFire on Jan 9th, 2006 at 02:36 AM
Yeah, his reaction to the disclosure is amazing and terrible at the same time.
My understanding of the final denouement is that he [SPOILER - highlight to read]: gets the hypnotist to erase his memory of the disclosure, so he can carry on tupping his daughter guilt-free - do you concur?
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Yeah, that's what I got out of it. That's what was truley shocking about the realization, makes a great and accurate statement about humanity and our sometimes horrendous need for happiness, even if it means ignoring the truth.
Also, it had some kick ass music.
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Definitely one of the best movies I ever saw. Very intriguing, original story brought with so much style. I loved the balance between heartbreaking drama and jawbreaking action, and thumbs up to the clever humor that popped up here and there.
9/10, you want this one in your collection
During the summer I get those unlimited rental things and watch as movies as I can. I've watched 75-80 movies this summer and this is EASILY my favorite of the summer. Great (disturbing) story and awesome violence. That fight in the hall puts Kill Bill to shame (mostly because its just as badass, but more realistic). I highly, HIGHLY, recommend this movie.
(btw, The Proposition is my #2 for the summer)
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I was impressed with it. Actually, I've been impressed with most of the South Korean films that I have seen. So far there has only been one that I didn't really care for, and it wasn't that bad.
There is a remake in the works. Check imdb for info.
Possibly be good as a remake, though there's more of a chance that it won't be. It was still a pretty good movie. Though, wouldn't it had just been easier if he carried a gun at the end (or throughout the whole story), and shot the guy in his penthouse? Much less painful than what he ended up doing. Guns > Scissors > Fist.
Arent they getting Nicolas Cage and Natalie Portman? Also i heard they cutting the sex scene with the daughter which is grotesque but wuld ruin the whole thing.
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