To be honest, I found out this one looking for Jang Dong-gun movies.
To my surprise, it seemed to be more than the average terrorist flick, although some of them stand out, Traitor and The Kingdom for example.
Jang Dong-gun plays yet another role completely different from those in My Way, Tae Guk Gi or 2009: Lost Memories. And it plays it so fine, that it eclipses (almost) all the other actors. It brings the necessary touching part of a man troubled by his past, in such a way that decides to take revenge to the ultimate level: against a nation.
And although the ending reveals the same human side, the feelings provoked by the film remain. You wonder, based on the ripple effect, if history takes a sudden turn sometimes what the effects would be on a long term. 20, 30 or even 60 years. Do those who decide the a nation's way think of the long-term effects of their decisions ? Maybe this movie can make them think again.
From this point of view, I can't stop remembering the two versions of On the Beach, who I think pushed the right buttons and prevented the Nuclear Holocaust from happening.
That being said, I do believe this movie is a wake-up call, in more than one ways.
To my surprise, it seemed to be more than the average terrorist flick, although some of them stand out, Traitor and The Kingdom for example.
Jang Dong-gun plays yet another role completely different from those in My Way, Tae Guk Gi or 2009: Lost Memories. And it plays it so fine, that it eclipses (almost) all the other actors. It brings the necessary touching part of a man troubled by his past, in such a way that decides to take revenge to the ultimate level: against a nation.
And although the ending reveals the same human side, the feelings provoked by the film remain. You wonder, based on the ripple effect, if history takes a sudden turn sometimes what the effects would be on a long term. 20, 30 or even 60 years. Do those who decide the a nation's way think of the long-term effects of their decisions ? Maybe this movie can make them think again.
From this point of view, I can't stop remembering the two versions of On the Beach, who I think pushed the right buttons and prevented the Nuclear Holocaust from happening.
That being said, I do believe this movie is a wake-up call, in more than one ways.