Review of Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) by Mark C — 20 Nov 2008

This film was great and one of the best war films i've seen. Set during the Korean War of the 1950s. It revolves around two brothers who are forced to join the South Korean army and their continuing efforts to survive.

Shows how war can affect people and tear families apart. There would have been a time when I would have overlooked any film which wasn't in english or wasn't made by Hollywood. But this film, which is Korean cinemas most successful film just shows that other countries can make films just as good if not superior to Hollywood.

I have read that this film has been compared to Saving Private Ryan. Although I wouldn't really compare them both, I think this film is far better. The storyline is good and the battle scenes are fantastic and seem so incredibly real and far greater than those of Saving Private Ryan.

It was especially good to see a war film about something other than the Second World War. The Korean War has often been known as the Forgotten War and this film does it justice I think. A must see!