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Toru Nakamura,
Toru Nakamura,
Jang Dong-keon,
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Lee Si-Myung,
Lee Si-Myung
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: A.D.V. Films
: Foreign, Science Fiction , Time Travel, Japan, Political Thriller, Korea
: 175 min.
: English, Korean
: English
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Imagine the world and age that you live in unfolding under slightly different circumstances -- what would life be like if our familiar history took a different route? Instead of fighting each other, Japan and the United States have teamed with one another to bring down Hitler during World War II -- and instead of bombs being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Enola Gay flew its fateful mission over Berlin, effectively bringing an end to the Nazi reign of terror. When a terrorist attack unleashes destruction upon a museum housing a collection of priceless ancient artifacts, J.B.I. Agent Masayuki Sakamoto (Jang Dong-Gun) discovers an underground band of freedom fighters willing to pay the ultimate price to acquire the mythical "Lunar Soul." As the mystery comes into light and Sakamoto discovers that everything he has ever known could be little more than a complex illusion, political intrigue and speculative science fiction combine to bring viewers one of the most compelling and original fantasy films that South Korea has to offer. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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| How to Do A Dumb "Alternative" History
by talltale
September 1, 2005 - 6:53 AM PDT
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2 out of 4 members found this review helpful
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To what extent will Korean filmmakers go to reunite their divided country? Pretty damn far--and down the rabbit hole of silly sci-fi/fantasy--if 2009: LOST MEMORIES is any gauge. This overlong (2 hr-20 minute) paean to gunfire (from shooters who--after the initial scene--couldn't hit a barn door if their lives depended on it) is one of the dumbest, most far-fetched pieces of nonsense I've witnessed from Korea. The screenwriters have to concoct an entire story around the old chestnut about time traveling into the past to change the future, in order to finally arrive at the day when the two Koreas become one again.
I admit to a lack of cultural subtlety, but surely the filmmakers, since they have taken the trouble to create an alternate history of Korea under Japanese rule, could have found a few more interesting things to show us than repeated chase scenes, gunplay and sentimental twaddle featuring romance and an orphaned kid. I'm all for a united Korea--the sooner the better--but for an inkling of feeling and humanity regarding this subject, try "Joint Security Area" instead. |
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