The only feeling I have after watching this movie is that I must stay away from the war.

Cristobal 2022-04-21 09:02:57

When I saw the later part of the film, I felt that my mind was completely messed up. Is it the Southern Army or the Northern Army? Big or small? Stubborn family selfishness or trust in family members? Even morally correct or politically correct? Is kindness important or hatred important? What is the point of fighting hard? What's the point of letting yourself live? At the moment when Jang Dong Gun killed the red eye with his godlike acting skills, he pushed all the contradictions to a climax and pushed them into a desperate chaos. It was impossible to make a clear judgment on any choice, and all the logic became a mess. In front of the fierce and merciless artillery fire and the flying stumps, light as a feather, who cares who you are and who the other party is? This inner chaos is more chaotic than the chaotic battlefield. Who is right and who is right and who is wrong, his face has been completely covered by the splashed soil, showing a terrifying and unfamiliar face. That scene hit the bottom of my soul, and I don't know what I expected to happen next.

I only know that this is not the world that this world should have!

All I know is that this is an absurd farce caused by the cruelty of war!

How terrible is war? ! ? ! Worse than the worst nightmare you've ever had.

I don't blame it on national conflicts, political conflicts, ethnic conflicts or other conflicts of collective interests. I don't know history. I only know that those are games between leaders. Any group of people needs leaders. Leaders To some extent, they all have good intentions for their own collective interests, but the process of their game affects the fate of the people. Once a war occurs, for the poor people and the army, it will declare the failure of the leaders of both sides of the game at the same time, and the war can only be used. The war comes to an end, so no one deserves to be the victor no matter what the outcome.

Thanks to the leaders of the game, their skills have been improving, and they all know that they will not repeat the mistakes of history. Just like a group of aggressive high school students have transformed into more mature and stable adults, they will no longer directly hit people when they encounter conflicts. Everyone has a better way and a fairer attitude to solve problems and be rational. They seek the source of problems together and work together to create a world with fewer and fewer institutional problems.

May there be no more wars in the world, and no need for fighting heroes.

View more about Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War reviews

Extended Reading

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War quotes

  • Young-shin: [while trying to decide what to take along as they evacuate the house upon declaration of war] There's Kimchi pots buried in the yard. What will happen to them?

  • Jin-tae: [tears up the last will that Jin-seok was writing] Wills are for dying people. You've got to be strong.