Haven't seen that since the Red Army crossed the Volga . It was fascinating to see how courteous Koreans are even in the heat of battle....always bowing and gesturing with the utmost in respect toward authority figures be it a Lieutenant, friend or a family member . The lone gun duel between the two Korean ships was awesome!( I know that's insensitive and I should take the gravitas into account but the movie wasn't made for the History Channel)
Such a big Ocean & World and it comes down to a rusting North Korean ship with antiquated gun mounts versus a South Korean ship with a few ack ack guns. The T-34 Tank on the bow of a poor North Korean ship bizarrely stuck in the 1950's versus the affluent navy of todays S. Korea was something right out of the Twilight Zone . The South Korean ship was ambushed at point blank range after a game of Cold War Cat & Mouse along the coastal DMZ (So I learned some History Channel trivia)
Now the drama did get a bit hysterical but I've noticed that in many Asian movies. So I just went along with the cultural differences with an open mind . What was different between a Western war movie and an Asian? No drunkenness, no romantic side story, no smart-ass multicultural sailors ...just pure patriotism in a fair knife fight on the open sea. If I was South Korean I would be proud and it would bring a tear to me eye....but as an insensitive lout I thoroughly enjoyed this bloody swashbuckling adventure .
Such a big Ocean & World and it comes down to a rusting North Korean ship with antiquated gun mounts versus a South Korean ship with a few ack ack guns. The T-34 Tank on the bow of a poor North Korean ship bizarrely stuck in the 1950's versus the affluent navy of todays S. Korea was something right out of the Twilight Zone . The South Korean ship was ambushed at point blank range after a game of Cold War Cat & Mouse along the coastal DMZ (So I learned some History Channel trivia)
Now the drama did get a bit hysterical but I've noticed that in many Asian movies. So I just went along with the cultural differences with an open mind . What was different between a Western war movie and an Asian? No drunkenness, no romantic side story, no smart-ass multicultural sailors ...just pure patriotism in a fair knife fight on the open sea. If I was South Korean I would be proud and it would bring a tear to me eye....but as an insensitive lout I thoroughly enjoyed this bloody swashbuckling adventure .