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Post by sageuk on Oct 22, 2016 18:02:18 GMT -5
I just watched The Tiger, starring Choi Minsik.
Its....different from most creature features that I've seen. For one thing, the creature is portrayed in a sympathetic light. The only other time I've seen something like this is King Kong. I'm also taken aback by how much Choi Minsik played an inactive protagonist here.
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Post by truth on Oct 25, 2016 18:09:05 GMT -5
I'd recommend not seeing this movie. According to the reviews, this movie adapted the Japanese imperialist government's distorted version of Kim Jeong Ho's life, as depicted in the Korean history book written by the Japanese during the Japanese occupation in early 20th century. In this book, Prince Heungseon is said to have tortured Kim Jeong Ho for making a map of the entire Korean peninsula for the first time in history as he was concerned about foreign powers using the map to invade Korea. Kim Jeong Ho eventually died in prison due to the harsh torture. However, Korean historians see this as a distortion by the Japanese to put down the Korean government and legitimize the Japanese rule. According to Korean historians, Prince Heungseon had no beef with Kim Jeong Ho at all. He in fact encouraged Kim Jeong Ho to make his map of Korean peninsula. The evidence is that all of Kim Jeong Ho's maps including the woodblock version remain to this day without any damage. If Heungseon was actually concerned about the map so much that he'd even torture the creator of the map, then he would've burned all of them, which did not happen. In addition, this map was not the first map of the entire Korean peninsula. Other versions existed before, but Kim Jeong Ho just fixed the errors to create a more accurate version. |
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Post by ajk on Oct 26, 2016 11:45:53 GMT -5
Interesting story...and you're right, it makes no sense that the maps would have survived if their creator was in such big trouble for making them.
Seems like a terrible decision by the movie company, making a movie that Korean people will see as pro-Japan-distorted. Not exactly the kind of thing that they'll want to buy tickets for.
The trailer reminds me a lot of the Jang Youngsil series! They probably were being made at the same time or else somebody might say it was on purpose.
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Post by MTR on Nov 17, 2016 20:14:51 GMT -5
I saw The Tiger, highly enjoyable, highly recommend The Wailing as well, in fact i also watched it twice .
Gangnam 1970 was also a highly enjoyable crime drama , not as good as Inside Men, but few films are .
The Priests was ok, second half saved it , and big thumbs up for both Coin Locker Girl (2014), and The Shameless(2015) .
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Post by truth on Dec 23, 2016 21:03:00 GMT -5
Yeo Jingu(young Baek Dongsu in SBS Baek Dongsu) has been cast as Prince Gwanghae in the film Warriors of the Dawn(2017) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GwanghaegunThe movie will be about Prince Gwanghae leading a provisional army to fight the Japanese during the Imjin War. |
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Post by sageuk on Dec 27, 2016 1:05:08 GMT -5
Wow. Sejo's uprising sure is popular.
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Post by MTR on Jan 3, 2017 2:46:30 GMT -5
Well at least we have 3 interesting historical films to look forward to.
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Post by truth on Jan 21, 2017 22:47:38 GMT -5
Jang Hyeok(Daegil in KBS Slave Hunter) has been cast as Taeyul(fictional character) in the film The Swordsman.
The film takes place during the Qing invasion and Jang Hyeok plays a blind swordsman who fights to protect his daughter.
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Post by truth on Mar 22, 2017 12:57:26 GMT -5
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Post by sageuk on Mar 22, 2017 21:33:15 GMT -5
So they scrapped a Sejo movie for his right hand man, Han Myung hoi. Will it cover his uprising?
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Post by truth on Mar 22, 2017 21:40:26 GMT -5
So they scrapped a Sejo movie for his right hand man, Han Myung hoi. Will it cover his uprising? It's not from the same company and this movie's already in theaters. |
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Post by sageuk on Mar 25, 2017 0:09:58 GMT -5
Just saw The Wailing on Netflix.....huh.....that was tense...
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I get the feeling that the person who wrote this hates Japanese people...
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Post by MTR on Mar 30, 2017 10:56:29 GMT -5
Sageuk, you should check out Na Hong Jin's earlier films The Yellow Sea and Chaser,as much as i like The Wailing, i think Yellow Sea is his best film .
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Post by sageuk on Mar 30, 2017 11:13:56 GMT -5
I already saw The Chaser some years ago. It was great. I've only seen posters of Yellow Sea when I was in Korea ato some point.
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Post by truth on Apr 5, 2017 12:50:40 GMT -5
Upcoming film MonstrumTime period : King Jungjong of Joseon Kim Myeongmin(Yi Soon Shin in KBS Immortal Yi Soon Shin) has been cast as Yun Gyeom(fictional character) Park Heesun has been cast as King Jungjong en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungjong_of_JoseonThe movie is based on the Annals of Joseon Dynasty description of a "water monster" attacking King Jungjong in the palace. |
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