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A South Korean movie very loosely based on a Japanese manga of the same name, and is the second and most well-known installment of [[Park Chan Wook|Park Chan-wook's]] Vengeance Trilogy, which begins with ''[[Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance|Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance]]'' and ends with ''[[Sympathy for Lady Vengeance]]''. The film also has several parallels to ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'', as well as [[Shout
Oh Dae-su is an alcoholic businessman with a wife and daughter who is released by the police after a night of drunken misconduct, and then is abruptly kidnapped without a trace. Locked inside a hotel room, completely cut off from the outside world except for a TV, and drugged with knock-out gas every so often, he eventually learns that during his disappearance his wife has been killed, and he has been framed as the murderer. Enraged by his predicament, he finds ways to pass the time, writing his memoirs, [[Took a Level In Badass|training his fists]] and slowly inching towards his eventual escape.
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* [[Face Death With Dignity]]: {{spoiler|Woo-jin}} takes a hot shower and puts on his best suit before shooting himself.
* [[Fan Disservice]]: {{spoiler|The first time audiences see the sex scene between Dae-Su and Mido, it's probably tantalizing. Once they're hit with the revelation of Mido being his daughter, the scene is much less appealing in retrospect or upon repeated viewings.}}
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* [[Gambit Roulette]]: Woo-jin. So much.
* [[Go Mad From the Revelation]]: Dae-su, after learning he has been framed for the murder of his wife.
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* [[Limited Special Collectors Ultimate Edition]]: Quite a few different editions for the film have been released, including various limited editions.
* [[Love At First Sight]]: Deconstructed.
* [[Near
* [[No Animals Were Harmed]]: Very Averted. Four real octopuses were used for the eating scenee. (Choi Min-sik, a Buddhist in real life, gave a prayer before eating each one.)
* [[The Oner]]: A number of them throughout the film.
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* [[Psychological Horror]]
* [[Punch a Wall]]: A large part of Oh Dae-su's self-training.
* [[Shout
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: Vivaldi's ''Winter'' plays while Oh Dae-su rips Mr Park's teeth out.
* {{spoiler|[[Surprise Incest]]}}
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