Brotherhood

Sunday
 
Met up with Kai and his friends, Moon and June to watch Brotherhood at Plaza Sing. Before the movie, we went to eat at Long John. Saw Daniel and his friends when Kai was withdrawing his money. 
 
More on the show
 
A story about the war between the South and North Koreans. The war which brought two brothers together and also the war which break them apart. A higly decorated nation hero turned into nation traitor because of fame. 
 
A movie worth watching, will summarise the story.
 
In the begining they showed a group of archaeologists diggings a site where soldiers once fought, stood ground and died. They contacted an oldman to verify his brother's name
 
So the screen flashed back to 50 years ago. Two brothers, the elder makes and repair shoes while the younger is a student. Another guy works with his elder brother. Their dumb mon and elder brother's fiance mans a noodle stall.
 
One night, artillry strikes could be heard,so the family and other villagers fled for their lives to the railway station. Upon reaching there, this charted train is not for civilian use as a army general recruited all man between the age of 18-30 to board the train to fight at the borders. The elder brother was away looking for a pharmacy, while his younger brother was drafted. Fearing for his younger brother's safety he boarded the train. The tradition is to recruit 1 son from each family.
 
Upon reaching the borders, they were asked to stand ground and attack enemies without food and water. As the younger brother has a heart illness, the elder brother requested to be in the same company. The elder brother had requested for his other brother to be sent home due to his illness. The commander agreed on one condition, he must get a medal. Because of this desire to send his sick brother home, he had to accomplished dangerous missions.
 
As the war continued, the relationship between both brothers soured as the hunger for medals turned his elder brother to risk his life and become heartless. With the help of UN and US, they claimed many lands and was close to victory, so both of them and other south koreans can go home. The elder brother was also presented with a medal. The younger brother went back to their home and found his sister in law. Soon a group of anti-communist soldiers took both of them for questioning. In fact the sister in law was to be executed due to supporting the communists. All hell broke lose, when the brothers attempted to break through the prison and save her. In the end she was killed and the younger brother was captured but the elder brother escaped.
 
The elder brother wanted to rescue him brother, but the anti communist set fire in the prisons when their base were attacked. After finding a pen he gave to his younger brother, he assumed he was dead. The younger brother was actually saved by another teammate and was nursing in a hospital. At this time, his elder brother went berserk and joined the North Koreans leading the flag unit. Upon hearing this news, he pleaded his commander to talk to his elder brother to change opinon. The commander refused so he went secretly. There he could not find either the flag-unit or his brother. An attack took place, he saw his elder brother who couldn't recgonise him. His elder assured him to leave first while he killed the north koreans and later surrender to the south. While the younger escaped, his elder was killed.
 
The show ended with the old man finally found the remains of his elder brother with the pen. He broke down eventually.
 
The effects in the movie will not lose to any big hollywood productions.
 
Rating 4.5/5 MUST WATCH!