Review of The Battleship Island (2017) by Aryeh G — 08 Aug 2017
What do you get when you mix the dripping racism of Birth of a Nation, add in the over the top jingoism of Triumph of the Will, and genrously stir in generous amounts of historical fabrications along the lines of U571?
Answer: Battleship Island.
Director Ryoo Seung Wan attempts to make his self described "imagination of a prison break" into a historical drama, but his heavy handed and overt racist stereotyping destroy it's narrative focus, with characters and storyline shoved into every second of the grueling 2 hour hate fest that will leave the viewer feeling as battered as the fictional miners.
Cinematography was good, and Sue An Kim was the only actor/actress that either didn't play an over the top character or a brooding cardboard cutout (Joong Ki Song, in one of the most tedious performances of his career).
One star for the major historical innacuracies, the over the top and disgusting racial charactures, force feeding of narrative, and finally grueling 2 hour length. Skip this one, even in an online version if free.
This review of The Battleship Island (2017) was written by Aryeh G on 08 Aug 2017.
The Battleship Island has generally received positive reviews.
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