Truly Beautiful

Rating: 10/10 (12 October 2008)

Why this movie isn't in the top 250 is actually a mystery to me. It's one of the most touching, brilliantly made movies I have ever seen.
Jin-Seok and Jin-Tae are two brothers living in South Korea in 1950. Jin-Tae is a hardworking shoemaker and Jin-Seok is his younger brother, who is about to attend college. Then South Korea is invaded by the north, and the brothers are drafted into the army against their will.
The film is definitely not short of dark realism. The violence isn't Hollywood style over-the-top-pointlessness. Every battle has a point. The characters are believable and deep. And the ending is spectacular. I was surprised that the film didn't choose sides as to who was right or wrong in that war, and just chose to show what both sides believed.
I apologise for the crappy review. At the time of writing, I'm still crying thanks to this movie.