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Oasis (2004)

SOL Kyung-gu , MOON So-ri , LEE Chang-Dong  |  Unrated |  DVD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: SOL Kyung-gu, MOON So-ri, AHN Nae-sang, RYOO Seung-wan
  • Directors: LEE Chang-Dong
  • Format: Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: Korean (Unknown)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: Unrated
  • Studio: Lifesize Home Entert
  • DVD Release Date: November 23, 2004
  • Run Time: 132 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002V7TVK
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146,138 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Oasis" on IMDb

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Hailed as the seminal film of the Korean New Wave, acclaimed director Lee Chang-dong's Oasistells the story of two societal misfits (the award winning Moon So-ri and Sol Kyung-gu) and their struggle to find love and acceptance. Fate helped bring them together; family fought to keep them apart. The film truly is "a triumph...that gives humanism back it's good name (LA Weekly)."

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Hailed as the seminal film of the Korean New Wave, acclaimed director Lee Chang Dong's OASIS tells the story of two societal misfits and their struggle to find love and acceptance.

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An unexpected and magical romance. October 23, 2004
Format:DVD
This is one of the toughest and most uncompromising love stories ever told, with the precision of a surgeon and brutality of a neutron bomb. It will be among my favorites at the end of the year.

It's the story of two mentally disabled, both of ignored and unwanted by their families and society, finding love and solace in each other. I would say more except it might ruin the experience for you, so you will have to take my word that it's great.

The story never becomes melodramatic like most Korean productions, nor does it glorify their disablements as a badge of innocence like so many Hollywood films (as Gump did). The film treats its subjects fairly without embellishment, and sheds light on the process of unwarranted societal prejudices. You might not like how the romance ends, but it is frustratingly real.

Both of the acting talents, re-united again from director's previous film Peppermint Candy, are truly impressive. Sol Kyung-gu gave his character more depth and layer than you would expect, and Moon So-ri is even more mesmerizing as the girl afflicted with CP. In several sequences, she has to transform into her imagined self right on screen without the aid of any effects, so her limbs and face return to their natural uncontorted state instantly, and for a few minutes we see her as the normal girl her mind projects. Those lyrical and fantastic moments are so simple and effectively touching that it's the very definition of cinema magic.

It makes almost all Hollywood romances (especially those with Meg Ryan) seem trite and insulting in comparison, and after this experience I can never sit through another one of those again.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A Very Good Human Drama: Excellent Acting! January 16, 2007
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"Oasis," is a very poignant film from director Lee Chang-dong. The film gives powerful acting performances by the female lead Gong-ju (Moon So-ri) and her counterpart, the male Jong-du (Sol Kyung-gu) which are both masterful. As the films narrative begins, Jong-du (Sol Kyung-gu) has been released from prison. Jong-du is a sociopath who is unable to hold a job and has been in prison three times: for attempted rape, drunkeness which caused an accident, and armed robbery. He decides to visit the family of the man who was killed by his brother. He took the rap for his brother in the accident which sent him to jail. However, the family is moving out when he arrives, leaving a seriously disabled woman [the husbands disabled sister] behind.

The woman is named Gong-ju (Moon So-ri). Moreover, Jong-du finds himself attracted to this woman, who can barely control her body: She has cerebral palsy. When he returns at a later date, however, a very disturbing event occurs [No spoilers: I will leave this for you to view]. However, even though this event by Jong-du is disturbing, Gong-du invites him back again. It is here that these two outcasts of society begin to develop a friendship. Yet, this relationship causes a problem with both of the families, as they do not want any scandal. The families and society have come to see their relationship as twisted and abnormal.

The film shows the happiness of these two unwanted members of society, yet it also shows [not tells] the unease of the two families who are now caught up in the lives of these two individuals. On one side is a man who is emotionally unstable, and the other, a woman who must deal with the harsh realities of cerebral palsy: where her life is one of isolation.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Different and Poignant Love Story... July 9, 2005
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Even in Romeo and Juliet love is being brought to the audience through an agonizing tragedy where the two families disagree with their love. Director Chang-Dong Lee utilizes a similar tragedy in his Oasis where he enlightens the viewers of a much more contemporary issue where the two protagonists find themselves rejected by their own families. However, it is within the tragedy that humanity is given an opportunity to grow and show that love does reach beyond vanity and self-importance.

The opening shot displays an embroidered depiction of something resembling an oasis emerging from underneath the shadows of the night, as a tree outside throws its nightmarish shadow over the the embroidery. The camera finally reveals a small oasis in the middle of a desert with a Indian woman, a boy, and an elephant. This initial sequence continues for almost two minutes. A time that might seem like an eternity for introducing the title of the film. However, these two minutes will also bring to mind a different notion, which will disclose itself at a later point in the film. In addition, the film will return to this embroidery, as it represents the main motif of the film both literally and symbolically.

The film begins with Hong Jong-Du (Kyung-gu Sol) returning home on a bus with summer clothing in the middle of a freezing winter. Initially, Jong-Du's light clothing might imply that there is something wrong with him, and yes, there is something wrong with him. However, it is not his summer wear, but his social interaction with people that seems strange on a communicational level. He wanders home to find out that his family have moved without informing him about their whereabouts.
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5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best Korean films
This film is an unusual love story that is also an excellent critique of how people with "differences" whether it be a physical handicap or mental illness are treated in Korean... Read more
Published on February 11, 2010 by Gemini Star
5.0 out of 5 stars An oasis of love in an evil world
This movie begins with one of the most violent scenes ever shot: the rape of a spastic girl by a man with a feeble mind. Read more
Published on May 29, 2009 by Luc REYNAERT
5.0 out of 5 stars Poignant story about two marginalized souls
To be honest, my only exposure to Korean movies has been of the horror genre and there have been some truly memorable, well-made Korean horror movies. Read more
Published on April 1, 2009 by Z Hayes
5.0 out of 5 stars A very special story about "special people"
The tribulations of handicapped lovers, one physically and the other socially. It wants to make me treat people with disabilities with more understanding and sympathy, not just... Read more
Published on September 5, 2008 by Joseph M. Seda
4.0 out of 5 stars This movie will accept you for who your are...
I must say the grace and beauty of this film left me speechless with its powerful portrayal of two outcast Koreans. Read more
Published on December 9, 2007 by Jenny J.J.I.
5.0 out of 5 stars NOT your standard "Romeo and Juliet", POWERFUL, and awe-inspiring...
OASIS is a very real tale of life directed by Chang-Dong Lee. I've heard someone saying before that filming comedy is hard; a genuine melodrama is almost impossible. Read more
Published on October 28, 2007 by Woopak
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful and complex
I highly recommend this movie, which will permanently change the way you think of love stories, and there is one scene in this movie which is quite shocking. Read more
Published on August 7, 2007 by Disco Dancer
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth Seeing
This film poses the question of whether it is possible to experience love when you can barely express yourself verbally or physically. Read more
Published on September 18, 2005 by MyoungU
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful Human Story, Surprising Romance
The acting especially by the leads (Moon So-ri and Sol Kyung-gu) was fantastic; Moon's performance convinced me she was truly disabled. Read more
Published on May 8, 2005 by Susie Kang
5.0 out of 5 stars raw and passionate
An unconventional love story between 2 misfits that society frowns upon as poor lost souls. One is a young troubled man,who has just been released from prision. Read more
Published on March 28, 2005 by P. Kim
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