Anchor: A U.S. remake of the 2003 Korean thriller "Oldboy" has hit theaters in the U.S. The film's reception will be evident soon, but U.S. media are already showing keen interest, making predictions and comparing the remake with the original Korean film in all aspects. 
Our Kim Soyon explains.

Report: The U.S. remake of the South Korean movie "Oldboy" was released in America this week in 500 theaters just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Famed director Spike Lee redid the Korean thriller, which was made a decade ago by director Park Chan-wook. 

Competing with the blockbuster "The Hunger Games," which made over 150 million dollars in its first week, "Oldboy" is also steadily attracting American moviegoers.

Spike Lee's "Oldboy" retained the key plot line where the main character is held in solitary confinement and seeks revenge on his captors. The cast -- notably Josh Brolin and Samuel L. Jackson -- is different from the original, of course, and the movie is set in the U.S.

U.S. news media have closely compared the remake with the original in terms of characters and major scenes.
 
The New York Times, in its Spike Lee interview article, explained how the original film's centerpiece fight sequence was reinterpreted in detail in the U.S. version. 

Kim Soyon, KBS World Radio News.