Hailed as the seminal film of the Korean New Wave, acclaimed director Chang-dong Lee's romantic drama tells the story of two societal misfits (So-ri Moon and Kyung-gu Sol) and their struggle to find love and acceptance. Fate has brought them together, but their families are determined to keep them apart; can they keep their own little world -- their oasis -- intact? A Best Foreign Film nominee for the 2004 IFP/Independent Spirit Awards.
It doesn't matter if you're not considered "normal", true love doesn't care about that. This film warns of the pain ignorance can cause. It reminds us not to judge what we don't understand and to realize that everyone deserves a shot at love.For the most part I enjoyed Oasis, but I don't believe that everyone is as cynical toward the disabled as this film presupposes. Being in a wheelchair myself I am in no way cut off from romantic love, and have had relationships to prove it.
3 out of 5 stars.
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