korean troubles

Colleen 2022-04-19 09:03:09

During the epidemic, it was difficult for the cinema to open, but no new movies were released. It was very helpless. I heard that "Iron Rain 2" on the peninsula has overwhelmed "Train to Busan 2", and the reputation is good, so I searched for resources to download "Iron Rain 1" and have a look.

The biggest surprise for me are two points: 1. This guy, the male lead, is not the male lead in "Jianyu"! Although I don't know his name, I have seen his "Daisy" and "Eraser in My Mind", and I still have a good impression of this guy whose melancholy is comparable to Tony Leung. 2. China in the movie is really tough. On the peninsula, it is definitely a strong country, with strength and courage, unlike the strong condemnation at 7 o'clock in the evening.

What makes me laugh is the attitude of Koreans towards North Korea. The beginning is the North Korean coup, then the massacre of civilians, the assassination of Jin Sanpang, the spoofing that Jin Sanpang is a pregnant woman, the craniotomy is given to him, and finally, the Sanpang will be exchanged for a nuclear bomb. Moreover, the film expresses the backwardness of North Korea from beginning to end: listening to GD is illegal, not knowing hamburgers, not knowing instant noodles, people have no freedom of speech, fanatical worship of leaders, Kim Sanpang purges hundreds of people inside, North Koreans dig tunnels, The joke of the army hot pot... ridiculed North Korea from the leader to the agents to the common people. It's okay to say that you tear your face, but you have to pretend to say that the peninsula must be unified, the two countries must be peaceful, and the people must not be hurt... What the hell is this? You have scolded people all over the country from beginning to end, blackened their leaders, and held a superior attitude everywhere, and you still have the face to say unity?

This is the first fault of Koreans. They look down on North Koreans everywhere, feel that they are backward, have no democracy, human rights, freedom, and poor material life. They feel that they are pitiful and pathetic. He went out, so he always treated his poor relatives in North Korea with a slight contempt, with his head up and humming with a superior attitude. However, because of the historical origin, it was originally from the same root. At that time, how many family members of the people in the country were forced to separate the two countries, like Wanwan, like East and West Berlin, the South Korean authorities were forced to pretend that they had to adopt an amicable attitude under pressure. In the face of North Korea (and of course it can't necessarily beat North Korea), there is this weird feeling of contempt but having to squeeze out a smile. Besides, which leader has no ambition to unify the peninsula in his heart?

The second problem of Koreans is their attitude towards the United States. They hate the United States interfering in its own internal affairs. There are American military bases everywhere in their country. The decision made by the president of the United States can be vetoed by a single American minister. With the situation on the peninsula so close, the president is particularly powerless, which is an insinuation and attack on this phenomenon. But it has to rely on the United States. Since the end of the Korean War, it has grown up with the support of the United States. The United States has brought him all the prosperity and beauty of capitalism, allowing them to avoid the great famine and gain a foothold in the world. It also has to rely on U.S. military deterrence to survive. But its proud self-esteem can't bear this kind of humility. It is like a disobedient child. It wants to be independent, but does not have enough ability, courage and strength, and is always unwilling to live in the shadow of the United States.

"Chrysanthemum and the Sword" is about the ambivalence of the Japanese, and I think some parts of it are perfectly applicable to the Koreans.

If North Korea and China are brothers, then South Korea and the United States are father and son.

Of the two countries on the peninsula, I prefer North Korea. Not to mention the rest, at least he is an independent country with its own will. If there is another war in the world, South Korea will only be cannon fodder for the United States, because he cannot choose his own destiny.

Finally, I would like to say that at the end of the day, South Korea wanted to use Kim Sanpang for a nuclear bomb. The South Koreans’ expectations for nuclear deterrence were beyond words, and they seemed to be serious about the country and the people, shouting the so-called slogan for peace. Only the movie dares to be obscene. If in reality, under the same circumstances, they dare to make such a request to North Korea, I believe North Korea will give him a nuclear bomb that fell from the sky.

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Steel Rain quotes

  • Eom Chul-woo: [angrily] If anything happens to him, there will definitely be war!

    Kwak Chul-woo: Okay.