Like eating a live octopus that wriggles and wraps its tentacles around your face as you chew, viewing Park Chan-Wook’s Oldboy is an uncomfortable delicacy. This August, the visceral tale of revenge has been rereleased to American audiences, making over $1 million at the box office—surpassing the cumulative gross of its original 2003 theatrical run. So why, 20 years later, are people lining up to sold-out showings of the film?
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