Saturday, October 3, 2009

Old Boy Review

I was reading a review of a movie somewhere (I don't remember) and I remember reading a piece when the reader said that one of the grossest moments in cinema history is in Old Boy. Not when he pries off the teeth of a man, or when there is incestuous intercourse but the part that bothered the reviewer the most, was when the protagonist got a live octopus and ate it while it was squirming.

I watched the scene, and I seriously think that the scene is rather appetizing. I really felt like eating an octopus. Perhaps not a live one, but octopus side dish or something.

I was partly shocked, then later bothered, that the octopus scene was the one that disturbed the reviewer. How many things has he seen that incestuous intercourse and the prying of teeth is not one of the main disturbing things about the movie. A mere live octopus eating scene? Really? I'm guessing he's disturbed because it is something new and not ever done before.

Whatever.

3 comments:

simonchung said...

man, i was expecting some crazy deep analysis about that scene from you or something. it was such a good build up. hahahahahaha

Ricardo Chungo said...

dood. You're right! The title is pretty deceptive. Shoot!

Eric :) said...

haha. koreans eat live octopus all the time! :P