Oldboy "Eating Live Octopus" - Behind The Scenes

Choi Min Sik eats a live octopus in the movie, Oldboy.

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[danerogil]

By the way, he's also vegetarian.

[MrFoghornJLeghorn]

@WingedDrant

That's exactly what the comment was pertaining to, racism. It had absolutely nothing to do with South Korea being renowned for their horrendous lack of animal welfare.

You are talking about a character in a film, not a real person who has suffered this!

Unfortunately for the several animals ripped apart for the sake of mere entertainment this was very real!

Maybe you should try to read a post and educate yourself before commenting with the irreverent trite you have!

[Drarack]

Are they really alive? Because they looked pretty much dead to me when they put the plate in front of him. Only after salting it the tentacles started moving, but aren't those more like muscle spasms like in those videos where they put salt on frog legs?

[WingedDrant]

You talk about sensationalism, but end all of your posts with an over-the-top, self-aggrandizing, generalizing statement.

It's the actor's job to become the person he's playing, so yes, the circumstances of the film are completely relevant in determining the reasoning of his actions. And in a culture where eating live squid is acceptable, why can't it be done on camera? Would you protest an american film that shows someone putting a worm on a hook, even if the actor doesn't fish with it?

[TheTrueDetective]

LOL! My friend described the scene like the actor was eating a giant octopus that was wriggling around on a table, I didn't tink it would just be a tiny little octopus, lol.

[Dennis Lee]

I feel that it is so stupid that people just magically become supporters of animal rights when watching this clip. Funny thing is not much thought (for most people) goes into the idea of farm animals being slaughtered in the most disgusting and disturbing/inhumane ways. Where did all this hate for Koreans eating a delicacy come from? It'd be better if people were to stop being so stuck up and learn about the foreign cultures before making stupid assumptions.

Americans aren't any better IMO

[MetaI Upa]

You went full retard, man... Never go full retard.

[onex7805]

Agree, fucking Korea floiekllololol PETA FTW.

PETA rules dude lollolololjaklfjdsfujwk.

[AllisterCooper2008]

For those who have seen the film, here's another tidbit; at the beginning of the movie, the oldboy puts on the little white wings and is dancing around. That scene was the last to be filmed for the movie. It's good Choi Min Sik went on to make I Saw the Devil. He's good at playing nasty.

[Jake Helliwell]

So what if he ate a live octopuss or two, it made the film more realistic. Plus people like Bear Grylls eat alive insects and animals all the time for his stupid little show.

[Jed Camara]

Give me a break! You're crying about the 3 octopus' that were eaten alive to film this scene(In the ocean they would get torn apart like this anyway) and crying about animal cruelty and insulting South Korea, as if western countries are any better??? Why don't you look at the way Chickens and Cows are handled in meat factories for companies like KFC and Mcdonalds. The terrible and cramp living conditions they have to endure are far worse than death.