in those days

The international market, which is an important background of "International Market" (the store that Deoksoo has been guarding is located in the international market) can be said to be the largest traditional market in Busan. It was renamed from "Free Market" to "International Market" in 1950. After the recovery of South Korea in 1945, Japan retreated, and it became the main place for the circulation of goods during the war, and the market began to take shape. After the outbreak of the Korean War, refugees poured into Busan. In order to make a living, they would get whatever they could exchange for money. Not only that, but all kinds of goods, including the military supplies of the US military, enter Busan through the port of Busan, and these smuggled goods are concentrated in the international market and flow to the whole country.

Therefore, by talking about such a long list, I want to show that this international market is not another international market. The seemingly noble name of "International Market" may be derived from the phenomenon that "this market sells a lot of foreign goods".

"International Market" brings together several major events in the modern history of Korea. In the 1950s, when the Korean War broke out, Heungnam retreated; in the 1960s, he sent the first batch of absentee workers and nurses to work in Germany; in the 1960s and 1970s, he participated in the Vietnam War. Various social phenomena, such as the discrimination against foreign workers by some Koreans, the absurd actions made by TV stations to achieve program effects, the emergence of multicultural families, the reunion of separated families, etc., all appear in the film. Of course, as the protagonist, all these things have Dexiu's share. He sacrificed his dreams and spent his whole life just to be the head of the family.

In general not enough flavor, whether it is characters or events. The director's ambition is too big, and everything is put into the movie, but the pot is too small to cook that dish. Perhaps the reason why the movie is popular in Korea is more than the story because it evokes memories, about suffering, about the past.

The funny thing is that Dek Xiu repeatedly emphasized to his family that he went to Vietnam "not to fight, but to do work that has nothing to do with the war." Even the director felt that South Korea's participation in the Vietnam War was a loss. De Xiu wanted to distance himself from the war, but they set fire to it. , he helped find a lighter, and there was no way to wash it off.

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Commodities, aggression, and civilization come from the sea. Busan is close to the sea. It was the first to withstand the fire of Japan, and finally supported countless poor refugees. There is no Seoul blingbling in Busan. Perhaps it is because of the sea smell that will never be hidden. It can't keep a young heart, but its unique calmness, simplicity and romance can make short-term passers-by lick their wounds and move on.

Busan is a city of healing.

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