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Tae Guk Gi - The Brotherhood of War
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Genre | Drama |
Format | Dolby, Subtitled, Multiple Formats, Color, Anamorphic, NTSC, Widescreen |
Contributor | Do-Hee Go, Dong-gun Jang, Min-sik Choi, Hyeong-jin Kong, Eun-ju Lee, Yun-hie Jo, Je-gyu Kang, Sang-don Kim, Ji-hoon Han, Min-ho Jang, Kil-Kang Ahn, Jin Jung, Yeong-ran Lee, Bin Won, Jae-hyeong Jeon See more |
Language | English, Korean |
Runtime | 2 hours and 28 minutes |
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Product Description
Product Description
In the powerful tradition of Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers comes this box-office hit from Korea.From the director of Shiri comes the epic tale of two brothers. Jin-tae, a shoemaker, has worked tirelessly to provide money for the younger Jin-seok to go to college. But each of their hopes and dreams are shattered when both are forced to join the army against their will. Torn away from home and family, Jin-tae vows to protect Jin-seok despite the dangersand the cost. In the searing crucible of battle, fate intervenes, forcing their bonds of faith, love and trust to be tested time and again in this suspense-filled, action-packed war drama.
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A big, bruising epic of the Korean War, Tae Guk Gi smashed box-office records when it played in South Korea in 2004, almost as though the country needed to re-live the trauma at a 50-year distance. For the rest of the world, this movie looks like a ground-level reckoning in a melodramatic key, with an authentic feel for battle lines as well as home front. Tae Guk Gi follows two brothers--one uneducated and forceful, the other intellectual and reserved--as they are united and then divided by the conflict. The broadly emotional story has some of the power of tales of the American Civil War, when family members found themselves on opposite sides of a battle. Director Kang Je-gyu , who made the lively female-assassin hit Shiri, takes a blunt approach to the material (including a Saving Private Ryan-style framing device). And at 150 minutes, he has plenty of time for head-splitting, blood-spraying combat. This movie is meant as a punch in the stomach, and it connects. --Robert Horton
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 5.28 ounces
- Item model number : 2226783
- Director : Je-gyu Kang
- Media Format : Dolby, Subtitled, Multiple Formats, Color, Anamorphic, NTSC, Widescreen
- Run time : 2 hours and 28 minutes
- Release date : February 15, 2005
- Actors : Dong-gun Jang, Bin Won, Eun-ju Lee, Hyeong-jin Kong, Yeong-ran Lee
- Dubbed: : English
- Subtitles: : English, French
- Language : Unqualified
- Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B0006VL1J2
- Writers : Je-gyu Kang, Ji-hoon Han, Sang-don Kim
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #30,263 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #211 in Foreign Films (Movies & TV)
- #384 in Military & War (Movies & TV)
- #5,068 in Drama DVDs
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Although "Tae Guk Gi" has often been compared to "Saving Private Ryan," its storyline also contains elements of "Flags of our Fathers" (issues surrounding the "war hero") and "Letters from Iwo Jima" (intensely close-up and personal nature of combat). The most memorable scene of this film, however, was when the brothers were literally torn from their family, dragged onto a train, and sent to the front. No draft card or induction ceremony (and we dont see the brothers going through basic training). I think this blending of civilian and soldier distinguishes "Tae Guk Gi" from most American war movies, where a clear break exists between a soldier's civilian and military life. Perhaps the closest resemblance to this blending in America occurred during the first year of the Civil War, when Northern farmboys and factory workers were hastily given a uniform and rifle, organized into regiments, and sent down to Virginia to fight Confederates (this first group was pretty much all volunteers, however).
Like many (recent) American war movies, "Tae Guk Gi" portrays the chaotic, gory, and deeply personal nature of war, experiences that those of us who've never been in combat will never really know. But it also dramatically illustrates the blurring between civilian and soldier that frequently occurs during war. General William Tecumseh Sherman was ultimately referring to this blurred boundary when he said that "War is Hell." General Robert E. Lee's equally profound statement, however, perhaps better sums up the powerful emotional appeal of this film: "It is well that war is so terrible -- lest we should grow too fond of it."
When I finally noticed Min Sik Choi in his small part and remembered that was my reason for buying this movie in the first place I was so into the movie already that it just made it that much better. This is by far one of the best films I have seen and I have seen a lot of good movies. I can't think of anything I didn't like about it. It was a movie I will not forget. I would give it a higher rating if I could.
I might feel that way because I'm Korean, and I know about the war. But the movie truly is good.
A lot of American people think Korea has bad movie production, but you know what? We DO NOT. I really think Korean movies deal with more interesting stories and synopsises.(Of course there are some bad movies just like America does.)
I can promise you that you will not be dissapointed. You will like it.
For American people, I recommend you to watch the movie with ampathy and think that the war happened in America. Then you will enjoy the movie more; well, at least that's what I do when I watch movies about American History.
While the title includes "The Brotherhood of War," it's important to understand that the "brothers" here are allegorical. There are simply too many unbelievably miraculous escapes, amazing coincidences, and serendipitous meetings between the two brothers. These occasions detract from the film, as alert viewers think: "Oh, come on -- really???" But on reflection *after* the film, you should think, "Well, of course, since this isn't meant to be a tale about two actual brothers, but rather the family of Korea."
The brothers are portrayed ably by the actors in this film. The subtitles do not distract as dubbing would. The film uses a realistic "cinema verite" effect which is actually getting old. There are numerous grisly scenes upon which the camera dwells a bit too long at times.
There are the usual War Movie Standards -- the grinning dumb soldier, the hard case sergeant, the heartless officer, the beautiful girl and idyllic life back home. OK, filmmakers feel compelled to drop this stuff in to frame this as a war movie (Or do they? Maybe it's time creative, able directors drop some of the worn-out cliches with us since the forties?)
Overall, this is Korea's "Platoon" -- a survey of ALL the horrors of war as experienced by a small group of highly unfortunates. It's well made, will acted, long, but somewhat laden with cliches.
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Ne consiglio l'acquisto.
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Al final la he comprado y me he llevado una decepción. Para empezar la calidad no es 1080p sino 1080i y los idiomas solo alemán y coreano. En cuanto a los subtítulos solo en alemán. Decepción con esta edición. En general siempre he estado contento con amazon, para mi la mejor tienda online. Pero lo peor de ellos es la falta de información sobre sus productos. Por favor amazon, ruego seáis más rigurosos .....
"Brotherhood" braucht sich vor großen Antikriegsfilmen aus Hollywood & Co. nicht zu verstecken. Diesem Film gelingt das, was Steven Spielberg mit Der Soldat James Ryan eher misslungen ist. Denn seien wir mal ehrlich, außer den anfänglichen 30minuten "Filmgeschichte" liefert der Film einen Plot nach Schema F ab. "Brotherhood" hingegen erzählt eine einfühlsame und packende Geschichte, mitsamt einer realitätsnahen und glaubwürdigen Charakterstudie.
Aber auch der Film an Sich ist ein hartes, glaubwürdiges Meisterwerk, dass den Zuschauer nicht schont. Die Bilder des Korea-Krieges sind nicht für Zartbesaidete geeignet, denn die Kamera hält auf alles drauf. Der Fokus liegt dabei die ganze Zeit auf den beiden Brüdern, die sich während des Krieges immer mehr voneinander entfremden. Hier der feingeistige Gutmensch Jin-Seok und dort der brutale Jin-Tae, bei dem man phasenweise nicht weiß, ob er wirklich nur will, dass er die Tapferkeitsmedaille bekommt, um seinen Bruder nach Hause schicken zu können oder ob es ihm einfach nur "Spaß" macht. Absolut packend.
Aber auch die politische Brisanz des Korea-Krieges wird aufgezeigt. Hier findet man vielleicht noch am ehesten einen Schwachpunkt im Film. Denn das Wie-und-Warum wird für manchen Geschichts-Interessierten phasenweise eher nur am Rande behandelt. Andere Punkte, wie z. B. die Erschießung von vermeindlichen Kommunisten oder der Eintritt in die kommunistische Partei des Landes, um dafür ein wenig Essen zu bekommen sind dafür überzeugend und eindrucksvoll.
Insgesamt ist "Brotherhood" einer der besten Antikriegsfilme überhaupt. Der Film ist einfühlsam, realitätsnah und top-insziniert. Die Geschichte der beiden Brüder ist spannend und bewegend. Anfangs war ich ein wenig skeptisch was diese asiatische Produktion betrifft (liegt wohl am starken Einfluss Hollywoods in meinem heimischen DVD-Schrank), auf jedenfall waren sämtliche Zweifel schnell verflogen und der Film hat mich von Anfang bis zum Ende gefesselt - 5 Sterne.
Again BUY it you won't regret your choice :)
I give it a 5 stars!
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