Myeong-ryang

2014 [KOREAN]

Action / Drama / History / War

53
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 88% · 8 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 79% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 14250 14.3K

based on a true story historic navy biography based on true story battleship

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Plot summary

Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battleships against 300 Japanese enemy ships in the Battle of Myeongryang.

Director

Han-min Kim Photo
Han-min Kim

Top cast

Bo-Gum Park Photo
Bo-Gum Park as Soo-bong
Hiromitsu Takeda Photo
Hiromitsu Takeda as Japanese Soldier
Jo Ha-seok Photo
Jo Ha-seok as Jo Tae Shik
Steve Kramer Photo
Steve Kramer as Navy Commander Todo Takadora
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
1.16 GB
1280*534
English 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 8 min
Seeds 8
2.37 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 8 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Reno 8 / 10

> At war, it's not all about the

> At war, it's not all about the manpower, but strategy. The highest domestic box office ever as well as internationally as a Korean movie. Based on the naval wars of Japanese invasion of Korea that took place in the last decade of the 1500s. The battle was fought for six long years, but this film focuses only the final one called 'Battle of Myeongnyang' in the year 1597. The famous face from the Korean filmdom, Choi Min-sik can be seen in the title role. For the international market, he was badly needed than the role wanted him. But I don't say that, he was amazing as always, like the character was specially created for him. As an important historical subject of the Korea, it was a very carefully made flick. But the product was more commercialised than being practical, especially in the battle scenes. You can't expect logic and accurate historical account, but entertainment is promised as the film's main intention. Awesome visuals, but as I said lacks the reality. Not a bad film either, because a very much acceptable for having interesting tiny bits in the battle. The first half was more a drama and as we are viewers, there is a chance to lose the focus. Barely generates any interest, kind of a setback to the movie. Not even the character constructive was handled that better in those sections where it should have been. Exactly after the first hour the pace picks up as the war commenced. Then it was a non-stop action, one must buckle up his seat belt for onwards to enjoy. Mostly never seen before style, because it was exhibited in the Korean style of a sea battle. It involves some kind of oceanography like the second half of the title say, 'Roaring Currents'. But not in a theoretical calculation rather a practical by observing the pattern and executing the plans like any old civilization was doing in any field. In one of the dialogue, the admiral uses the word 'virus' about fears spreading among his men. I don't think so the virus was discovered not before the late 19th century. > "Fear does not discriminate, > it can equally affect our enemy." It may be a Korean answer to the '300: Rise of an Empire'. There are no similarities, one is a fictional war and the other one is a biographical war film, but deals on the same theme. Especially when the hundreds of soldiers fight against the thousands, definitely reminds '300'. Actually, it was 12 Korean warships against the 330 Japanese fleets. There are so many characters, the editing was much better to give space for everyone to show their parts in this 2 long hour run. The music was equally matched to the visuals. It includes some emotional segments too, but not the appealing one like you are going to have tears rather the narration demanded it and it worked. In the last two decades, Korean filmmakers going after the untouched territories and their success were inevitable. The quality of graphics in the world cinema is the revolution. Something is sure that now it does not belong to Hollywood alone. Because of this technology the world cinemas can compete with Hollywood. When I was a kid, my frequent question was 'why its so gloomy?'. The one thing I liked in this film was they were not afraid to create the battleground (atmosphere in the sea) in the daylight. You can see sunshine, shadows as well as gloomy as the clouds passing by. This film was a spectacular piece, that does not mean I said it a masterpiece. Like I always say, knowing/learning history through the films are easier than the textbooks. Hope there is a part 2, seems I want one. 8/10
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Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 9 / 10

What cinema's made for

ROARING CURRENTS is an excellent historical war epic from South Korea and, rather incredibly, a true story. It tells of Admiral Yi and his stand against an invading naval force of 330 Japanese ships; he only has 12 to bring to the fight. The film follows a standard format with careful set-up in the first half followed by all-out action in the second, and what action it is! It's on an obviously smaller scale than similar fare like John Woo's RED CLIFF, with the occasional dodgy CGI shot or lack of ships, but generally it works a treat. Great choreography throughout and the usual impassioned performances you see in Korean cinema make it an exciting piece of spectacle, just the kind of story that cinema is made for.

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