Oldboy - What's the Difference? 

This is the first case of the book being actually LESS disturbing than the film.

For the last scene, the main actor Choi Minsik asked the director Park Chanwook whether Daesu still knew Mido's his daughter. The director didn't give him an answer or any direction on that and went on filming the scene since he wanted it to be an open ending. The main actor, Choi Minsik later said he had figured he could not have acted Daesu in that scene without settling his mind, so he acted while having an image of Daesu failing to lose his memory and still knowing the truth.

The plot twist was so good

Funny that out of these two versions, it's the Japanese one that doesn't involve incest. Go figure

Manga: ten years Movie: fifteen years Remake: twenty years This poor guy is going to spend his whole damn life in that room if this story is retold many more times.

Park Chan-wook is such a brilliant guy. He didn't just adapt the book but he improved, developed the ideas, philosophies and of course the freaking trippy and cinematic visual.

Park chan wook the South Korean director who adapted oldboy said in an interview he felt the manga would not translate well cinematically and that while peeing he tried to ask the right questions that would lead to answers. Like why 15 years maybe it's enough time for the daughter to grow up but why would the villan want that... so on so on. I have to say that's what's special about park chan wook oldboy , it's a haunting wierd trip.

I remember my first time seeing OldBoy and that plot twist was just iiinnncredible. It still gives me goosebumps to think about it. Anyway, I had no idea it came from a manga too, but great video! Thanks!

I loved this film, a true masterpiece, glad you covered it

The hallway fight scene is so epic literally everyone is just copying it .

The plot twist made me SCREAM out loud.

This is best Christmas gift anyone can give me.

The ending for the movie wasn't a happy smile. It slowly turned into a light sob of remembrance of his past.

Does anyone else think that the reason for revenge in the manga is uhh kind of really dumb?

Still cannot watch Oldboy to this day, it fucked me up so bad, emotionally. Great vid!

I swear there's only one guy narrating this. Clint and Michael always sounded the same to me.

I'd like to mention that Old Boy is part of a trilogy called The Trilogy of Vengeance (or something like that), along with Sympathy for Mr Vengeance and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance. I totally recommend all of them as they share a final plot twist that you never see coming.

the music in that movie is incredible!

The thing that killed me about the Spike Lee film is that the idea behind "Oldboy" actually has a lot of potential for remakes/spin-offs/etc. Someone who is held captive against their will only to suddenly be let free? There's hundreds and hundreds of different directions that story could go! So why just retell the exact same story over again? If they ever try to remake it again, I hope they just use the set-up but come up with an original storyline and characters.

when movie is better then manga. Madness... But i love it.

Awesome video! You guys finally cover this masterpiece!

Oldboy film: amazing actors, amazing fight scenes Director: worth watching anything he's done Choi Min-Sik: awesome actor Bought the film after seeing it in a shop but knew nothing about it! Paid full price and have never regretted it! Definitely one for any film buffs to watch. LOVE IT!!!

I can't, for the life of me, tell their voices apart

I think I would be disappointed if that was the twist after 1600 pages. Maybe it's better than it sounds

when i read the manga, i feel betrayed that the ending is kind of stupid. i mean yo wtf hahahahah. we waited for that long just to finally know that its really not that big of a deal. This also makes Old Boy movie adaptation 2003 a legendary

That continuous fight scene in the movie is freakin awesome! Glad you guys did this one. Loved the movie but haven't read the manga yet.

This movie is so good, nothing like old boy, sometimes you gotta watch asian movie to see the crazy shit they do, this movie would never been made in the US, and the main actor goddamn

It's interesting to note that, while, in the manga, Ojisan and Eri are not explicitly revealed to be related, they still have the same distinct nose and, out of all the characters in the manga (however important or trivial), they are the only ones to have it. It's like Bram Stoker's Dracula : in the novel, Dracula and his female companions have the same distinct aquiline nose and it's never explained if they are family members - let alone the exact nature of their relationship (friends, father and daughters, teacher and apprentices or lovers). Also, even after they both learn their love was caused by hypnosis, they still decide to be a couple - though they still decide to go out of their way to keep their relationship hidden from every single person who learned about the hypnosis.

Oldboy, in my top5 of all time fave films. Great vid.

I love that you guys are doing "What's the Difference?" But do you take suggestions, because I feel like Irvine Welshs inagural novel "Trainspotting" should be compared against it's it's film counterpart

It’s obvious why the motives were changed in the film. Sadness over a choir audition wouldn’t of translated very well. Lol

Your editing and software (not to mention the dynamic dialog), really made this Cinefix "What's The Difference" awesome.

Weird theory, could both main characters exist in the same universe? The movie and the film show the same building, with a floor that locks people away inside of it, but show two different people locked up by two different psychos.

The first time I saw the corridor fight scene I was in literal awe. I don't think any scene from any movie ever made me feel such a thing.

I love your channel, and the "What's The Difference" segments are greatly appreciated. Thanks and keep up the great work!

My second favorite film of al time! Thank you Cinefix, best Christmas gift ever!

The Korean film is a master piece and the ending enhances it without the ending it is just another good movie. The pacing is right, the color everything it all seems surreal...pacing is so important in a film like this to believe how the character becomes broken to share his depression elation emotional thoughts and him falling in love. The US version does none of this rushes everything and doesn't leave you asking questions.

"The manga is crazy long! at 8 volumes!" Really? 8 volumes is "crazy long?"

I love that each adaptation just has him locked up for longer and longer. It started with 10 years in the manga, 15 years in the movie, then 20 years in the remake. Let the poor man go.

Great video guys. Made me want to re-watch the film i haven't seen in years AND read the manga!

Funny because he was also being toyed on I Saw the Devil. Brilliant actor!

One of the best movies I've ever seen! wow (make a video abt Lolita - if with both movies, better - plssss)

This was really great! Good job!

Great video, thanks for the upload!!!

To be honest i predicted that Mido was DaeSu's daughter quickly but never thought there would be a darker side to the story

This film is the proof where a movie can be better than the original manga.

Thanks for the Xmas gift... I've been suggesting you guys cover this since 2016. Happy Holidays, Cinefix!

Great video. Wonderful summary. I always wondered how different the manga was.

I want to encourage fans of this movie to also check out the hollywood remake, preferably watch them both back to back. Seeing the flat and lifeless cinematography of the Spike Jonze version, the subpar editing, the generic soundtrack, the "just gimme my paycheck" acting and especially how laughably bad they handled the big reveal scene at the end will increase your appreciation for the original even more.

2003 oldboy is a masterpiece

This is in my top 10 movies of all time. I just love and it's the movie that got me into oriental cinema. Masterpiece. Great work on the video, just a thing that I wanna point out: in the end of the movie Dae-Su, that asked the hypnotist to erase his memory, when first hugs Mi-Do, is happy cause he doesn't remember that she is his daughter, but then is face morphs into disgust/terror, almost as in the end the hypnosis didn't work out. But then it ends and you're left with that mixed feelings, I think that part is absolutely brilliant, whether it was real or not. Fav channel on youtube by the way. Awesome work, everytime.

I love Oldboy. Great job as always

The true intention of the film was more compelling than the manga.

I loved the first adaptation of the manga the best cause it's what introduced me to the manga. And because the twist at the end was something I would have never guessed and caught me completely off guard. The only movie ever to have me shouting at the screen, "what?!".

This film has my favourite fight scene from any movie, that hall way is just beautifully shot and gruesome in equal measure.

Great feature man Thanks

Man I just watched this movie today! And it's on my recommendation! Hmmmmmmmm

im really impressed theres no whats the difference about the wanted movie and comic

That was a cool overview of both!

Awesome. Thank you for finally doing this video that i really wanted. For the next whats the difference video can you guys do the godfather.

You guys should do WANTED next. The comic and the movie are basically two different stories

I like this film

Oldboy is my favourite film. It is without a doubt the one film I wish I could see again over and over again for the first time.

Yes!!! Such a great movie! Watched it randomly on netflix, loved it!!

The pronunciation of Oh Dae Su is all over the place.

Amazing movie, way better than the manga I say.

Wow, what a coincidence! I’ve just watched this masterpiece with my brother the day before this video was uploaded, he had never seen it before (for me it was a rewatch).

i love it! I was shocked when i saw that film. I loved Park and korean movies!

The original manga reason for locking him up is so lame.

snowpiercer what's the difference

wow, didn't know their was so much more in the manga, i really need to check this out

you guys freaking did Old Boy!? This channel is honestly too cool to exist.

hey why don't you guys make "what's the difference " of Snowpiercer

I've seen some great cinematography in TV shows lately and would love it if you guys did some more videos with that! House of Cards, Westworld, Broadchurch, Black Mirror, to name a few/

i liked the mouse part in the remake. that was dark. great video, a wonderful Christmas present :)

I'm such a movie geek that I recognize the Action Essentials pack in the blood spatters at 6:49

Hmm i might have to read the manga, knew of it but never bothered with it, when i watched the original. Might do so now.... But with that..manga vs moive -- "ichi the killer" will that one ever get covered then?

YES! I LOVE the movie, but something that has always bugged me is that while Oh Dae-su is by no means an angle or great guy (ain't evil that is for sure) he wasn't the one that started spreading the rumor about Lee Woo-jin's sister. Yeah he saw them but it was his friend Joo-hwan started spreading it! I mean I get that Dae-su told what he saw but he also told his friend not to tell anyone, in more of a, "wow that was a odd thing I saw...oh well, BETTER NOT TELL ANYONE!" then changed schools cause he was moving! I know it's opinion, but the way I see it the guy you wanna luck up for really kicking it off is Joo-hwan! Maybe find Dae-su and have a few guys beat him up with a message of "keep your mouth shut!" I don't know that is just my opinion!

Music, Story, Cinematography, Acting, Dialogues 10/10 from 1st minute to last second totally eye sticking movie! Curiousity at peak. And you know new movie of this director is just out "Decision to leave" I mean come on! Just another awesome movie.. I just watched last night.

Yessss thankyou for doing this.

Gotta do ichi the killer

PLEASE DO THE GODFATHER

Awesome video

I got a t-shirt, iphone case and tattoo of this movie, so... I kinda liked it ahah I'm really happy you finally talked about it

I wouldnt mind if this video also had the spike lee remake. Just for curiosity since this film went so bad its unbearable to watch the whole thing

Is oldboy still on netflix? i would love to watch it again but with friends this time!

Not word to word, but I still remember the ending line of Oldboy's letter to the hypnotic lady: "Even if I am a monster, don't I too, deserve happiness?"

Awesome video. I would love to see a what's the Difference on battle royale the manga compared against it's film

Do the star wars prequels books vs movies. I'd like that.

Whats the difference trainspotting!!!!

One of the great movies I have ever watched

thank you

great film, a modern masterpiece!! I refuse to watch the American take on it though!!

the manga is better 🤷🏾‍♂️.

I really like these videos. You guys should do The Big Short, Moneyball, and Wolf of Wall Street.

I haven't healed from watching the movie yet. I don't remember any movie with such an emotional impact. I can't rewatch this movie. Especially his smile breaks me.

Nice. Do Charlie and the Chocolate Factory next!

Unpopular opinion here. The Spike Lee Oldboy wasn't terrible. In fact I feel he explained the ending better than the original did. Does that mean I'll watch that over the original? Hahahaha no. Fuck no.

Oh man this on is going to be so good and amazing XD

I'm really glad you paused a second time before the mido spoiler, and holy shit that was great.