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I was quite afraid that this wouldn't live up to my expectations. I was utterly dissapointed at Hansan, but this one was so particularly well made I was pleasantly thrilled. It is amazing in comparison to Myeongnyang, and although it still has that element of cheesy villanous tropes, it was far better than I thought it to be. Although the viewing may be different for everyone, the best two words to describe my humble experience was "Blown Away". Thank you, Kim Han-min for creating this.

There are other reviews which are understandable, like one saying that Yi was not portrayed as amazing as he actually was, the story not being that good in general, unnecessary characters and I would say those are true. This movie still however in my opinion was really cool, the cinematics and music were amazing. There's a good amount of rising action and climax and I found that those in general overshadowed the possible shortcomings that the movie had. Either way I personally really enjoyed it, if you are not too serious about historical details, I'm sure that you would enjoy it too.

For me, this was a very interesting movie to watch, though I would completely understand why some people would find it terribly boring. It is not your typical war movie, it is not about a Korean Battle of Alamo, it is not a battle with amazing feats of courage and battles every few minutes, in fact, most battle scenes are brief and come only a few times. Though I do like a good battle scene, the majority of this movie was actually discussion, almost philosophical if it already wasn't. The movie presents a king and his subjects stuck in a fortress, during winter, surrounded with strong Qing soldiers. From my view, I found my self snug in the position of the king of Joseon (An old Korean dynasty). I feel that the directors purposely try to do that, to show you and give you the amount of stress that came from your subjects during a time of war. They present two sides, die with glory, or live and save your people. It's easy to say either, but the movie strongly presents that it is nothing but easy. Even the enemies themselves that you find in the movie have some sort of reason. Everyone has a some reason, and you can then understand that everyone there really are just normal people, though sometimes it does seem a little good vs bad at times as most war movies usually present. Nonetheless, it was a new version of a movie I hadn't seen before, and though I did feel bored at times, it was enjoyable, and I personally liked it.