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Jerry 2022-01-12 08:02:08

In Panmunjom, North Korea and South Korea joint security zone, North Korean sergeant Wu Jing must pick up the wind-blown tourist hat and hand it back with a smile. Behind him is Zheng Yuzhen who turned his head in the line. The lens shifts to the left, and the Korean player is Nam Sheng, who is wearing sunglasses, and Lee Soo Hyuk, who is blocking the lens with his hand. The final freeze frame is the only group photo of the four people. The friendship between the four soldiers in the north and south only lasted for a short time. In the end, two died, one was wounded, and the other was dismissed and returned home. They can't fight politics. The film conveys a deep sense of pain. The cross-border friendship of several soldiers cannot reverse the conflict between North Korea and South Korea, and North Korea and South Korea cannot control the destiny of the country at all. In addition, it is the Six-Party Talks and the Coordination Committee for Neutral Nations. It is the mediation between China and the United States. I deeply love the clips of a few soldiers when they first met. South Korean soldier Lee Soo-hyuk stepped on a landmine and was rescued by the Korean People's Army Wu Jingbi and Zheng Yuzhen. In order to repay his favor, Lee Soo-hyuk frequently threw cigarette cases to the DPRK. A bridge, here is South Korea, and there is North Korea. On a moonlit night, like a child throwing stones in a game, Lee Soo-hyuk tried his best to throw a cigarette case to the North Korean life-saving brother. The cigarette case crossed the moon sky, like a shooting star. The smile on Lee Soo Hyuk's face is also very beautiful. A note was still tied to the cigarette case, and just like that, a few soldiers played a game of passing notes while they were on duty. Because of Zheng Yuzhen's joking note, Lee Soo-hyuk mustered up his courage and opened the door of the duty room of the Korean People's Army. Wu Jingbi and Zheng Yuzhen were frightened, and I also exclaimed: they are crazy. I can’t stop talking about it, I’ve played with it, go back quickly, what a serious political incident, I caught someone who was going to be shot. But these silly buddies still couldn't resist the fresh friendship and gathered together in the basement of the DPRK to drink and chat. Later, Nan appreciates to join the three-person team, two-on-two, and the North Korean and South Korean soldiers have a big party. These clips appeared in the memories of several people later. The memories after injury and the memories before death were their best moments. Therefore, rather than saying a word, preferring to be convicted, preferring to die, Li Xiuhyuk is unwilling to betray his eldest brother Wu Jingbi or admit that the four of them once had friendship. Only in this way can Wu Jingbi not be accused of illicit capitalist enemies. Fornicating capitalism, defecting, and surrendering to the enemy, words that seem to us to be very remote, have always existed between North Korea and South Korea. Especially in Panmunjom, the soldiers who adhere to their beliefs are the most taboo of these words and the most wary of the actions of the other party. Be wary and hostile, making these two countries, where blood was dissolved in water, looked at each other in anger. In movies, there are also such shots. When Lee Soo-hyuk tentatively asked Wu Jing if he wanted to go to South Korea, Wu Jingbi spit out the Korean chocolate in his mouth, and solemnly announced: "I will only say it again. My biggest dream is that North Korea will one day make the best food in the world. Candy." Brotherhood still has minefields when it touches the relationship between nations, which is deeply ingrained. Just like on the last night, when Nan Shengchang took photos of the three of them, he changed angles from time to time, just trying to hide the photos of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on the wall behind. They each love their own country, and they can only communicate unscrupulously when they do not touch the sensitive issues of the country. So when another North Korean officer appeared, conspiracy theories, traps, surrender and other ideas appeared in the minds of South Korean soldiers. Friendship was treated as an intentional infiltration of ideology. So Nam’s appreciation went out of control. He shot and broke. The easy-to-maintain balance makes the whole situation irreversible. This is the sorrow of P people. We always carry a very strong national identity and cannot be the truest ourselves. But are these just the responsibilities of the DPRK and South Korea? Obviously they are not. These two countries, in the vast world, are actually copies of those soldiers, and they can't control their own affairs. With the powerful United States, the bordering Japan, Russia, and the fart-related, there is no neutral country Switzerland that has to run across the board. With these countries weighing on them, how can North Korea and South Korea restart without problems? Sophie in the film appeared as a staff member of the Swiss Neutral Nations Supervisory Committee. Her investigation made the whole incident clearer, but it also put a few soldiers into desperation. As another committee member said, you still don’t know Panmunjom. Here, the way to maintain peace is to hide the truth, because no one between North Korea and South Korea hopes to make a big mess, and Sophie’s investigation is leading the two sides. A state of hostility that is on the verge of reconciliation. Sophie couldn't understand. The person said that there were 76 North Korean prisoners of war in the "Korean War" that year. They did not choose to stay in South Korea or return to North Korea. They wanted to go to the neutral country Switzerland, but Switzerland refused their entry. Whenever I think of these 76 prisoners of war, I wonder how humane the so-called neutral country is. A word that broke the secret.

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  • Adalberto 2022-03-27 09:01:15

    I was excited to see the last shot of the film, it was very clever and interesting. But there are a lot of flaws in this film. Li Ying'ai's character in it always feels that the arrangement is not appropriate, and the four people are too fake when they are chic together. Where are the others. Although the story is too idealistic, it is undeniable that Park Chan-wook showed his talent in this film.

  • Aaliyah 2022-03-19 09:01:07

    Absurd politics distorts human nature.

Joint Security Area quotes

  • Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil: Your shadow is over the line. Watch it!

  • Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok: Hey Assholes! You just gonna leave me here?

    Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil: You told us to go.

    Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok: I said don't come closer, when did I say to leave, you fuckers!