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A review by raj_page
Old Boy Volume 8 by Garon Tsuchiya
4.0
When I picked up this series, I had the movie in my mind. I was surprised with the lack of violence in the manga.
That brings us to the main thing I wanna discuss: motivation. The motivations of the protagonist and the antagonist are completely different from the movie and for me, that was the best part. Ohk, the villain's motivations, which we find in the last chapter, made little sense to me. But that gave the ending even more impact. We will keep guessing whether this deranged maniac had any other cards up his sleeve. Some mysteries are never solved.
This is in stark contrast to the movie as the motivations were not vague. The characters were not doing things because they were deranged. They cards are all on the table. It is an action thriller.
I believe that one should both read this manga and watch the original Korean movie in order to really enjoy the full experience.
And a non-brutal ending isn't such a bad thing, is it?
That brings us to the main thing I wanna discuss: motivation. The motivations of the protagonist and the antagonist are completely different from the movie and for me, that was the best part. Ohk, the villain's motivations, which we find in the last chapter, made little sense to me. But that gave the ending even more impact. We will keep guessing whether this deranged maniac had any other cards up his sleeve. Some mysteries are never solved.
This is in stark contrast to the movie as the motivations were not vague. The characters were not doing things because they were deranged. They cards are all on the table. It is an action thriller.
I believe that one should both read this manga and watch the original Korean movie in order to really enjoy the full experience.
And a non-brutal ending isn't such a bad thing, is it?