The Brotherhood Of War

Rating: 10/10 (5 May 2020)

Tae Guk Gi(The Brotherhood Of War) is an A+ movie and easily one of the best war movies I have ever seen. This is the story of two brothers and their harrowing journey on the battlefields of The Korean War. The film does not have much political dogma and as such portrays war itself as a tradgedy and the relationship of the brothers as a metaphor for the war itself. While having a ton of epic battle scenes, the film pulls out all the stops for realism and the lasting effects of warfare. The violence is very grisly as is the aftermath, with blown apart bodies, charred corpses, heads, arms, limbs blown off,etc. Tae Guk Gi is a very moving and emotional journey and is very effective at showing both sides of the conflict could be just as bad as the other in committing wartime atrocities. Everything here was done really well and I guarantee after watching the film you cannot walk away unaffected. Tae Guk Gi is a extremely powerful film that doesn't come along very often. Incredible Korean film.