3. Brotherhood
With a death toll of more than three million North and South Korean soldiers and civilians, it is hard to comprehend how the Korean War could ever be referred to as The Forgotten War. The Korean War finished nearly exactly where it began at the 38th Parallel. Brotherhood is certainly one of the most intense war films I have seen since Steven Spielbergs Saving Privet Ryan. Je-kyu Kang takes us on a sprawling bloody journey of chaos, bitter conflict and intense violence. With the communist North Korea invading the South, two South Korean brothers, Jin-Seok (Won Bin) and Jin-Tae (Jang Dong-Gun) drafted into the military. Forced into battle without even basic training or boot camp the two brothers are sent to the front line. Jin-Tae knows that with his younger brothers heart ailment Jin-Seok will surely die. For his younger brother to be discharged Jin-Tae will have to earn the Medal of Honour. Motivated to saving his little brother Jin-Taes courageous attitude leads him to volunteer for missions that are almost suicidal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-1Rtj1jClo Just like the Korean War, Brotherhood is definitely a film that didnt get the attention it deserved from the Western audience. This deep narrative of two brothers, who were forced to fight in a horrific war, truly shows the savage ordeal of the Korean War. The powerful and horrific battle scenes in Brotherhood are just as, if not more, gripping as Spielbergs beach landing in Saving Private Ryan.