Jung_E: Gedächtnis des Krieges

First off, I knew nothing about this film, and I didn't know that the female lead had died in real life. It came up on my Netflix queue, the premise looked interesting, so I watched. And I am glad I did.

People bashing this movie have obviously been raised on a steady diet of big-budget action movies where there are explosions every few seconds. If not, they lose interest. This movie, while it has its action, is more a character study and a dive into the morality of cyber-human symbiosis.

I found the acting top notch. Even the quirky out of place odd behaviors are there for a purpose...to demonstrate how machines and organics react differently to external stimuli. By the end I found myself thinking..."What if"...this was to happen? And that's the mark of a compelling and thoughtful movie.

8.5 stars.

I'm completely baffled by all the horrible reviews. Did those reviewers even watch the same movie I watched? Is this the best sci-fi I've ever watched? No. But it's pretty decent. The visuals are fantastic. The CGI is convincing. The acting is solid. The storyline is bittersweet and, in some ways, unusual. This is a far-future robot AI sci-fi that has the love between a daughter and her mother at it's core, with no romance (refreshing!). Yes, there are some plot holes. For example, why are they working so hard to make a combat AI robot who keeps failing in simulation when the police AI that society already possesses is so advanced? Still, it doesn't deserve such atrocious reviews and I hope you won't let yourself be put off from trying it.

I love Korean made movies. Especially the sci-fi stuff. However, the only thing that I wish would happen is they get more gritty and realistic. People do not interact like they write into these movies. Dispense with the goofy material in a serious movie. It's not a comedy. Flipping from super serious to goofy comedy side characters is like cars crashing into one another. The transition is tough to deal with. People like serious movies. They also like comedies. But you gotta pick one. This one should have been all serious. Dispense with the dopey science assistants and improve a bit on the sci-fi effects, and you've got an 8-9 hit! But I don't want to detract from the general story which was still very good.

Beware: if you want to watch this movie for a dosis of pure robots and action, you need to know this is not an action movie. It presents the drama revolving around a dystopian future where technology is used in unethical ways to serve big corporation and military complex purposes. Even it falls short in developing the characters and middle story, making it dull and slow at times, It excels at showing how the future would look like if the advancements in technology lead us away from our humanity. If you have the patience, i would recommend this movie for a dosis of some amazing key components about what awaits us if we remain unaware. A must watch if you enjoy cyberpunk genere.

I haven't seen a well made sci-fi/dystopian/futuristic in quite awhile.

I hesitated and skipped over this movie 7 or 8 times before I watched it. I went in with expectation of shoddy special effects or with so many special effects it lacked depth. I was WRONG.

This movie is a gem.

For me, this movie has a great balance of heart,depth, and action.

Unlike so many recent Hollywood movies it gave me that nice balance.

The acting was good, and I have watched and thoroughly enjoyed subtitled movies, and independent movies over most productions made in Hollywood.

For a movie made in Korea, I was FLOORED, by how good it was.

Seriously folks, Hollywood and the U. S. no longer seems to represent or even have a clue, as to what I want to be entertained with anymore.!! If you are in that same fringe demographic as I am, you'll love this too.