"The late 20th century revitalized South Korean cinema. Censorship laws had previously made filmmaking a stringent process, and further laws limited the country's exposure to foreign films. Once these laws were weakened, South Korea entered a cinematic renaissance."
"Park's 2000 film Joint Security Area had become the highest-grossing South Korean film ever, and the critical favorite was getting noticed at events like the Seattle and Berlin International Film Festivals. He'd follow that up with the bloody revenge drama Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and then, in 2003, the film many consider his best, Oldboy. It tells the story of Oh Dae-su, a man mysteriously locked in a room for 15 years who's suddenly released. He then has to literally carve a path through the plot to find the culprit behind his imprisonment."
"It's violent and filled to the brim with doomed tragedy, culminating in a twist ending that left audiences surprised and deeply unsettled. It also contains one of the most influential action scenes in modern cinema. At one point, Oh Dae-su has to fight through a corridor of private prison guards, and echoes of its brutality and ingenuity can be found in everything from low-budget adventure movies to big-budget Marvel blockbusters. If one thought major film festiv
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