| How to Do A Dumb "Alternative" History |
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| written by talltale |
September 1, 2005 - 6:53 AM PDT |
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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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