An emotionally devastating Korean war movie with stunning battle scenes

Rating: 10/10 (1 February 2020)

An emotional powerhouse of a movie, this involving epic story is about 2 brothers caught up in the Korean War and shows the terrible chaos of the arbitrariness of the 2 sides of this tragedy of a civil war. The epic battle scenes feel so real and you are terrified throughout because you want both brothers to live.
This is the best war movie centered around a story about individuals as opposed to a specific battle. I can't recall a recent Hollywood movie that can come close to the personal impact about war that this movie delivers. Looking back at Saving Private Ryan and Platoon they all feel less meaningful compared to this.
There are times when you want to shout don't do this or don't do that or don't go there but the plot and the characters of the 2 brothers is there to show the personal toll this conflict took on the Korean people so you can understand the poetic license.
One of the great war movies of all time.