Oasis

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Dennui S @dennui Apr 17, 2026 This movie killed me... beautiful and heart wrenching. Two people who are outcasts to society and their own families connect through tragic circumstances. The man is a prisoner to his own mind, the woman is imprisoned by her body. At turns hard to watch, then beautiful and soulful. Occasional magical realism makes the story shine. Incredible performances. See more Dec 8, 2020 Lee Chang Dong's Oasis softly caresses the audience's heart with the smooth touch of two Seoul's lost souls, desiring for an unknown sense of humanity which they never seem to have found, until now. This is a movie of all and nothing, about prejudice, judgement, guilt, paradoxically filled with a void that shapes the characters of the movie. Hong Jong Du is a former detainee who spent a conviction for murder while driving drunk, to ultimately protect his brother who actually committed the crime, and his family . When he comes back to greet the victim's family after his release, he meets Gong-Ju, the victim's daughter, who is also paralytic. The two of them will initiate a relationship which will eventually result in a series of adverse joints of destiny which will drive them apart. The striking sensitivity and delicateness of the theme is mixed with an intimate sense of deep understanding of two souls who saw neglected the best from their life. They seem to find in each other a reason to grasp the meaning of a lifeless existence, which importance we may seem to forget on a daily basis. The surrounding prejudice and judgement towards whom the society seems to hipocritically ignore may splendidly turn into one the most impactful, impressively touching story of redemption, love and incomprehension that you will see on screen. See more Feb 8, 2020 Beautiful and haunting film. See more Jan 4, 2019 Absolutely not. This man rapes this disabled woman in her home, and the story proceeds with them falling in love afterwards. I could not and refuse to continue watching after that. Heinous, unnecessary, and traumatizing. I get they're trying to show this love story of two marginalized people (I don't believe the male lead to be marginalized whatsoever, as a convicted rapist and murderer), but honestly, a rape as a plot point for romance, much less any kind of narrative, is absolutely vile. See more Jan 14, 2016 This is daring stuff. Deeply touching. I was utterly stunned. See more Oct 20, 2015 (Wrong description up above) Oasis is unrelenting, unapologetic, and uncomfortable. It tells the off kilter romance between a socially shy ex-con and a woman with cerebral palsy. This sounds like a romance that cannot exist, but it does. It well directed and written with a steady heart, so the movie is endearing and never schmaltzy. It ends exactly how you'd imagine, with society and the families not being able to understand. Some enjoy the optimistic ending, but I did not see any dialogue between the families to show how they misconstrued everything. Oasis is an eye opening critique on how society views ex-cons and the physically disabled, wrapped around a sweet Romeo and Juliet like romance, and its solid. See more Read all reviews

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