Sil Mi Do
07-24-04 | 10:45 PM
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Just got my copy (SE not LE) from YesAsia. Haven't watched it yet, but I asked my wife to give me a rough translation of the opening text which is shown immediately after the main menu.
"The movie, Sil Mi Do, is based on events that occurred in 1968 involving the 684th Army Group. Due to the lack of official documents and materials, the filmmakers used creative license in order to make this film. The only known survivor of this incident served as a trainer/advisor for the film but since the rest of the combatants are believed to be deceased, they could not be interviewed.
The 684th Army Group is still in existence today but it must be remembered that the events in this movie have no connection with this currently active group of the Korean Army.
It is hoped that civilian witnesses and survivors of this event will step forward and help tell the complete and true story of Sil Mi Do. It is also hoped that this film will offer relatives of the deceased peace/closure by seeing that their loved ones did not die in vain."
Keep in mind this is a real ROUGH translation. Will probably watch the film tonight.
"The movie, Sil Mi Do, is based on events that occurred in 1968 involving the 684th Army Group. Due to the lack of official documents and materials, the filmmakers used creative license in order to make this film. The only known survivor of this incident served as a trainer/advisor for the film but since the rest of the combatants are believed to be deceased, they could not be interviewed.
The 684th Army Group is still in existence today but it must be remembered that the events in this movie have no connection with this currently active group of the Korean Army.
It is hoped that civilian witnesses and survivors of this event will step forward and help tell the complete and true story of Sil Mi Do. It is also hoped that this film will offer relatives of the deceased peace/closure by seeing that their loved ones did not die in vain."
Keep in mind this is a real ROUGH translation. Will probably watch the film tonight.
08-02-04 | 04:15 PM
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Hi
There is this picture that is not translate
http://img53.exs.cx/img53/3387/silmido2.jpg
So if someone can translate this?
Thx
There is this picture that is not translate
http://img53.exs.cx/img53/3387/silmido2.jpg
So if someone can translate this?
Thx
08-02-04 | 05:04 PM
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Actually, that's not the part I was talking about. The image you posted, I assume, is part of the credits. The subtitle option is available on that part, the text just isn't translated on the subtitle track.
The crawl I think everybody else is talking about is some scrolling text over a greyish background that looks like the menus of the DVD. It plays before the film starts and has no subtitle option, English, Korean or otherwise.
The crawl I think everybody else is talking about is some scrolling text over a greyish background that looks like the menus of the DVD. It plays before the film starts and has no subtitle option, English, Korean or otherwise.
08-03-04 | 04:37 PM
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That's weird. I have the LE. Could the discs be different?!?
I also wanted to add I finally got around to watching Silmido - it's very well done, another example of Korean cinema's continuing excellence.
There are no arthouse aspirations on display here, it's definitely a "movie movie", in the prison camp / fighter-in-training genre, but it doesn't shy away from difficult emotions and complicated moral questions. It's at once cold-hearted and heart-breaking, a peculiar mix of tones that Korean filmmakers have down to a science. They can work your emotions like a pipe organ.
For example,
This isn't your run of the mill he-man action flick. As usual, great cinematography, acting, score, etc...
I also wanted to add I finally got around to watching Silmido - it's very well done, another example of Korean cinema's continuing excellence.
There are no arthouse aspirations on display here, it's definitely a "movie movie", in the prison camp / fighter-in-training genre, but it doesn't shy away from difficult emotions and complicated moral questions. It's at once cold-hearted and heart-breaking, a peculiar mix of tones that Korean filmmakers have down to a science. They can work your emotions like a pipe organ.
For example,
Spoiler:
This isn't your run of the mill he-man action flick. As usual, great cinematography, acting, score, etc...
