Taegukgi - Brotherhood of War

Rating: 10/10 (25 March 2006)

This movie is definitely the most excellent, touching, and moving war movie that I have ever seen. It portrays the Korean War in a heart-breaking, heart-touching story of a young boy an his brother who are drafted into the war.
This movie is unique in that it shows not only the North Koreans as "bad", but also shows the war-time crimes that South Korea also committed. In every way possible, it captures the sorrow and the frustration of the Korean people.
In my opinion, this is a movie definitely worth watching. Myself being Korean, I know that the story in the movie is not fiction; there are thousands of stories as heart-wrenching as these that occurred during the Korean War. The acting in this movie is some of the best I've seen, with excellent direction under Kang Je-gyu. Jang Dong-geon and Won Bin perfectly portray a close brotherly relationship, and the intimate role of Young-shin is played superbly by Lee Eun-joo. The supporting cast is definitely the best I've seen as well.
(User's Opinion) Taegukgi is definitely not a rip off of the movie Saving Private Ryan, as many people seem to think. The topic of the Korean War is not one to take so lightly. I must stress that this story could be anything but fiction. Although Saving Private Ryan was indeed an excellent movie as well, I think Taegukgi surpassed it. This movie surveys a million words and truly touches your heart.
10/10 Rating.