Review of The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014) by Mario M — 18 Aug 2014

It does show the battle as it was. 12 ships versus 133. However, this film was definitely geared toward Korean's. There isn't a person in Korea who doesn't know who Yin Sunshin or his turtle ship is but anybody from that area may not feel the hype. Basically, the turtle ship was the equivalent of an armored battleship that destroyed.

(spoilers start here).

I enjoyed the first part when they introduce the hopelessness of the situation. you see Yi's not in the best shape and has gone a bit nutty. The Japanese forces are also pretty menacing. Note of warning though, there are a lot of beheading in this part.

In part two, while epic, the film does take some artistic licensing here and puts some unrealistic events here. (e.g. blasting all your cannons to one side of the ship so your ship recoils to a better position and still stands.) But overall it was a pretty epic tale of a determined admiral who defends his homeland with only a couple of ships and discouraged crew members.