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bulgaria but mentally lost
Wow, I've never seen so much violence in a movie.
''The Battleship Island'' is an excellent production filled with action, gore and outsanding performances. It's a movie that grabs your attention in the first few minutes and keeps you under pressure till the very end. I was completely mesmerised by how real everything looked, I just want to congratulate director Ryu Seung Wan for creating such a mind-blowing piece of art. It's obvious how much work he has put into making this movie and not only him, but the whole staff and the cast.
This movie is based on a true story - an attempted prison break from a forced labor camp on Hashima Island. However, I'm not sure how accurate everything is and I don't think anyone can tell. If there was such violence on this island, I don't think anyone would admit it lightly. I can't tell if the movie is exaggarated or not, but it makes you think and feel a lot of things for sure. The director himself told that the movie has non-fiction elements which are there to show ''how war can make a monster'' and this just tells me that he perfectly knew what was doing, since the movie definitely shows how war can affect person's life and make him change. And even though he said that the movie doesn't intend to convey any-japanese sentiments, you can't help but feel hatred towards the japanese people on the forced labour camp. And personally, I'm not a fan of Japan's doings in the past myself so this movie just made me even more angry. The ending of the movie though... It left me speechless.
Now, there are things which I didn't really like. For example, the final battle was way too freaking long, it losts its impact. And the middle part of the movie felt kind of slow, but overall the movie is fast paced.
The acting was superb! The most outstanding performance for me was So Ji Sub's brilliant portrayal of Choi Chil Seong. I've never seen him play this type of character, I've never seen him act like that and I was truly impressed.
The sound effects were amazing! This is one of the few movies in which I don't find the sound effects annoying. The cinematography was breathtaking.
Overall, ''The Battleship Island'' is an amazing movie and it's a must-watch for sure, especially if you are like me and find interesting everything related to WW2 and SK under Japanese rule. However, you've been warned that the movie contains a lot of disturbing scenes, violence, nudity and gore.
''The Battleship Island'' is an excellent production filled with action, gore and outsanding performances. It's a movie that grabs your attention in the first few minutes and keeps you under pressure till the very end. I was completely mesmerised by how real everything looked, I just want to congratulate director Ryu Seung Wan for creating such a mind-blowing piece of art. It's obvious how much work he has put into making this movie and not only him, but the whole staff and the cast.
This movie is based on a true story - an attempted prison break from a forced labor camp on Hashima Island. However, I'm not sure how accurate everything is and I don't think anyone can tell. If there was such violence on this island, I don't think anyone would admit it lightly. I can't tell if the movie is exaggarated or not, but it makes you think and feel a lot of things for sure. The director himself told that the movie has non-fiction elements which are there to show ''how war can make a monster'' and this just tells me that he perfectly knew what was doing, since the movie definitely shows how war can affect person's life and make him change. And even though he said that the movie doesn't intend to convey any-japanese sentiments, you can't help but feel hatred towards the japanese people on the forced labour camp. And personally, I'm not a fan of Japan's doings in the past myself so this movie just made me even more angry. The ending of the movie though... It left me speechless.
Now, there are things which I didn't really like. For example, the final battle was way too freaking long, it losts its impact. And the middle part of the movie felt kind of slow, but overall the movie is fast paced.
The acting was superb! The most outstanding performance for me was So Ji Sub's brilliant portrayal of Choi Chil Seong. I've never seen him play this type of character, I've never seen him act like that and I was truly impressed.
The sound effects were amazing! This is one of the few movies in which I don't find the sound effects annoying. The cinematography was breathtaking.
Overall, ''The Battleship Island'' is an amazing movie and it's a must-watch for sure, especially if you are like me and find interesting everything related to WW2 and SK under Japanese rule. However, you've been warned that the movie contains a lot of disturbing scenes, violence, nudity and gore.
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