In one of our ChatGPT tips classes, we learned how to use AI to get creative ideas and ask better questions. For fun, I asked ChatGPT to recommend a movie that would fit my mood — something emotional, with a strong story and a big plot twist. It suggested “Oldboy”, a South Korean movie from 2003 directed by Park Chan-wook. I dont usually watch Korean films, more accurate would be to say that its not my style but i decided to watch it, and it honestly surprised me in every possite way.
From the first few minutes, the film caught my attention because of how it’s designed visually. The lighting, colors, camera angles everything feels very alive. It’s not just telling a story; it’s creating an experience. Some scenes are quiet and slow, others feel chaotic and close, and it all builds up this weird mix of curiosity and tension.
Now here comes the big part — the plot twist (Spoiler warning for anyone who hasn’t seen it!)
Everything Dae-su went through — being locked up, being released, meeting a young woman who helps him — was actually part of someone’s long, cruel revenge plan. The shocking reveal is that the woman he falls in love with is his own daughter, and the villain set it all up to make him suffer. It’s a hard twist to process, but it completely changes how you see the story.
I started thinking about it from a media design point of view. The movie doesn’t just surprise the viewer it builds that surprise carefully through design. Also had an elements of hints all around the movie little ones. In “Oldboy,” both the character and the audience are trapped inside a story they don’t fully understand until the end. In a way, that’s similar to how designers shape user experiences in digital spaces — users think they’re exploring freely, but in reality, everything has been planned to create a certain feeling or reaction.
Watching this film after getting it from ChatGPT also showed me how AI can actually help in creative research. I wouldn’t have picked this movie myself, but it matched exactly what I asked for something emotional and complex. so at the end I was really happy with my “film of choice”
“Oldboy” gave me a strong impulse for my Ai generated film. That why I also wanted to do something with plot twists. the same kind of engagement I want to create through AR design in retail.
References:
- IMDb – “Oldboy” (2003)
- Roger Ebert Review – “Oldboy”
- Visual Storytelling in “Oldboy” – FilmSchoolRejects
This text was refined for grammar and flow with the assistance of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. ✅
