The Front Line – Der Krieg ist nie zu Ende (2011)

The Front Line – Der Krieg ist nie zu Ende: Directed by Hun Jang. With Shin Ha-kyun, Go Soo, Seung-su Ryu, Chang-Seok Ko. A drama centered on the Korean War’s final battle that will determine the border between north and south.

“an epic movie about the korean war. same people in the same origin, same ancestor, just because the ideological manipulation by the soviet and Chinese communists, a nation on the peninsula turned into a purgatory during the early 1950s. all the critical important ingredients/elements making a film this great were well provided: great screenplay full of atrocity of killings, sacrifices, ridiculousness of war and battles, stupid ideology, the greatness and the smallness of human natures, great directing, casting, cinematography, locations, stunts, graphic design, editing, sound effects, background music arrangement….and most memorable acting/performance, all well combined and turned this movie into a great viewing experience.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ethe most important message of this film: the ridiculousness of the war, the stupidity of battling with a non-exist but well manipulated cause. the blindness of human nature, the helpless of being a soldier, an expendable pawn by higher ranking officers and their nationsu0026#39; political and military leaders, the foreign countriesu0026#39; ideology manipulations. all the human lives consumed in wars and battles are just meaningless and forgettable. they are just statistic numbers in history books.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ethis ridiculously sad war movie only sent you a strong message: for what and what for?”