I've met some Korean people in real life and unfortunately I only discovered the best bits about their culture after all those people went back to their homes. There was Samsung and LG which I do think make good products and there is K-Pop which I think is nice. I really really wish the clothing stores in my country were run by Koreans because I swear to you Koreans and the Japanese are the only ones that have a real sense of Men's fashion that I can get behind. I can't stand drama and K-Drama isn't that different but when I finally got into watching Korean movies....... boy that was a treat. Recently I wrote about My Top 3 Korean Movies to Watch.Then today I came across this stupidity.

Oldboy (2003)

The movie follows some looser named Oh Dae-su who is captured & imprisoned for 15 years which is more than enough time for him to become pretty much a badass killer. Roger Ebert had to say this about the movie: "powerful film not because of what it depicts, but because of the depths of the human heart which it strips bare"

I beg to differ a little bit. The reason this became my #4 is the ending which many people seem to be pretty shocked or disturbed at. Personally my feelings were a mix of this

and This.

I'm not saying that the directing or writing was bad. It's just the character. I'm very picky and complaining when it comes to characters. I rarely like anybody I like in movies and I almost thought I'd like Oh Dae-su. But nope. The ending was so much overkill resulting from weak character and if the movies wasn't so well directed, written or acted it would have been a cringe fest for me. Then again, It took me almost an year to figure out what was depressing about Requiem for a Dream (2000). I loved the movie and it felt like an end of an orchestra than something depressing. Instead of a spoiler filled explanation, I'll just drop a second opinion.

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)

There really isn't a trailer to showcase what the movies is like. The movies has no pretentious garbage spitted by disgusting blobs like Batman or Superman living in their Utopian pipe dream. This is real people doing real stuff that is very hard to do. Think Punisher was a a group of ordinary people led by an intelligent lovely woman who isn't afraid to do what must be done.

Spoilers Ahead!

I Saw the Devil (2011)

Revenge is a dish best served periodically and incrementally.

• That's how I'd make an opening quote for I Saw the Devil

None of the movies I mentioned above are some naive stories about someone avenging another someone and finally it's over it's a happy ending stuff. All the movies I mentioned shows the impact of these incidents on these characters. There is complexity and depth and a lack of morally righteous pipe dreams. These are not comic books or some Hollywood R-Rated thingy. The subject matter is taken seriously and at times the character even excel the comic book variations. Just try to imagine you comic book characters (stripped of their super powers) juxtaposed with incidents in these movies. But before that there is one more to look at.

The Chaser (2008)

These 4 picks should be enough for a while and you won't come by better movies easily. They are not for the fainting hearts but don't expecting anything too intense or any form of gore porn. You can try some anime for that. Just because serial killer movies are popular in Korea doesn't mean they are the most on screen violence immune nation. Japan still takes the #1 spot. I hope I gave you some good bloody brain food :-)

Happy steeming!