How deep is your Hate?

Watched Old Boy yesterday. I have to say that this film is TOTALLY AWESOME. It's difficult not to compare this to Se7en, coz both film involves meticulously planned act of vengeance. Se7en is a great film, but it really pales in comparison to Old Boy. Perhaps the comparison is not too fair, as Se7en was realistic, while Old Boy sometimes go into the realm of slick editing, arty settings, and surreal flashbacks. The most detailed crime in Se7en took 1 year to execute; Old Boy's took 15 years.

Oh Dae-Su is the unlucky man who got kidnapped and placed in a locked appartment for 15 years. There's no window, and the only thing moving in his prison was the TV's images. He was fed well, and when he tried suicide, he'd be rescued by his captors, only to live longer in his prison. They even drugged him so he cannot become INSANE (which can be a good way to escape from his living hell). From the TV, he found out that his wife was murdered, his daughter's missing, and he's the police
s prime suspect. He dunno who kidnapped him, how long is his sentence, and what he did to deserve this. So he started guessing who did this to him, and jotted down the names of people he wronged in his life in a notebook. Before he knew it, he filled volumes and volumes of notebooks with names. Only then he realized his so-called 'innocence' is not so innocent after all. He wanted vengence, and started training his body for the task by punching the walls till his knuckles peel off.

15 years has past, and he woke up one day on a rooftop, OUTSIDE. The world he knew was gone. His family was no more. The only thing keeping him alive and sane, then, was REVENGE. Little did he know that his captor was not yet finished with him. In fact, it has only just begun...

A plan that takes 15 years to accomplish? Just how deep is His hate? What did His target do to deserve all this?

Really makes you start thinking who you have wronged so far in your life, and what consequences would come out of it. Be careful of how you treat other ppl. Be VERY careful.