One of the most beloved tropes in any form of storytelling is the classic twist ending.
Needless to say, spoiler alert.
And thenthe ending reveals that his dissociative identity disorder isnt real.
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He really did kill multiple people without regret and was in complete control of his actions the whole time.
Its enough to shake even the arrogant Vail right to the core.
Initially disbelieving him, Malcolm realizes one of his past clients might have had a similar ability.
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In 1930s L.A., P.I.
And that’s not even the worst of his crimes.
It turns the film froma bittersweet detective story into something out of a horror show.
Knowing this detail makes any rewatch ofOldboya truly chilling experience.
The heightened surrealist reality isoff-putting but also humorous in several circumstances.
But its the final twist that pushes it firmly into horror movie territory.
The detective, Sgt.
The Kims are a low-income family struggling in their day-to-day lives in their basement flat in Seoul.
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