Old Boy (2003)
Based on a manga of the same name, director Park Chan-Wook turned the story into a cinematic fever dream of almost epic proportions. It's hard to describe what exactly makes this film so damn good, but it's a lot. The story, the twists and turns, the cinematography, the action, the dark humour strewn throughout... This is one of those films you need to have seen at least once and maybe you can enjoy the everloving fudge out of it. It isn't easy on the mind, though. Oh Dae-su is our protagonist, and we are introduced to him when he's drunk and sitting in a police station, being a total jerk. It's both funny and annoying. But when he is kidnapped shortly after leaving (like almost five minutes later), things take a turn for the darker. He wakes up in a prison cell that looks a lot like a cheesy hotel room, with no idea how or why he got there. To make things even worse: he is stuck there for 15 years... Then one day, with no explanation, he is suddenly on the top...
