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The Battleship Island (2017)

Few weeks ago, we stumbled upon a movie called The Battleship Island. At first, we don’t have any idea of the storyline of the film. According to the reviews I have read, it was about the Koreans who suffered under forced labor of Japanese in the coal mines during World War II.

It sounds interesting so we tried to watch it

It was a story of survival. I can’t believe the treatment of the Japanese to Koreans during those days, they were really ruthless and out of control. Actually, it was based on true events. Living life during those times are really hard. We are lucky enough that war is not always an option in our generation.

The Verdict:

The story revolves with father and daughter duo, who were entertainers during the war. They were sent to the battleship island even they have a permission to be excluded because Korean/Japanese government requires them to work in the coal mines in Hashima Island in Japan. Lee Kang-ok (Hwang Jung-min) is a very caring father. He loves her daughter so much. He keeps on protecting her even though he is willing to let her daughter be adopted by the high ranking soldier. Choi Chil-sung (So Ji-sub) is really handsome street fighter. Hahaha He has a good heart but a little hot-headed person. I was surprise that Song Jooing-ki was also in the movie as Park Moo-young, he was a member of the Korean independence movement, and added to that he was a special person who will help them to escape the island.

Anyways, I enjoyed the storyline. No situation will be questioned because everything was plotted in a very intelligent way. Pak na pak ang ganap at ang aksyon hahaha (I like the action scenes.) Action, drama and comedy even suspense, the movie has it. I won’t regret watching it. To think that it really happened in real life. I felt devastated for those people who died to save themselves and died to save their love ones. Today, the battleship island is now a UNESCO World Heritage in Nagasaki, Southern Japan.

Here is the trailer of the movie:

For this Korean Movie, my rating will be

★★★★✫

4.8 stars out of 5 stars

**Photo above was randomly grabbed from google**

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Seven Sundays (2017)

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I was intrigued to watched Seven Sundays so I invited my mom, my sister and my hubby. It was a story about a family, whose father was diagnosed with lung cancer. They decided to spend the remaining seven Sundays together with their father. They promise to dedicate every Sundays with their family.

The Verdict:

Spoiler alert!!!!

The story started with their tatay’s (Ronaldo Valdez) birthday while all of his children (Aga Muhlach, Dingdong Dantes, Cristine Reyes and Enrique Gil) were busy with their own lives. They can’t be there with their father's birthday celebration. Then, on the end of the day, his doctor visited him with the bad news. He has more or less 2 months to live. That’s how the story revolved. I will not go on with every details.

My two cents, it was a really tear jerker movie. I have soft spot in my heart whenever a movie is about death or family. Everyone can relate especially to the people who lost a parent, with siblings or to the kids of OFWs. Grabe! Iyak ako besh (maybe it was because of my hormones din :D ) Cathy Garcia-Molino did a great job as always. There was a part in the movie na sunod sunod yung nakakaiyak. Haha For me, every one of them were good. But the one who stand out for me will be Ronaldo Valdez and Dingdong Dantes. If they were the one who will release those emoterong lines. Ay! Sure na besh, pak ang luha. :))

Some of the things I noticed are: They have a bitin na ending. Some of the problems they encountered where unsolved or they haven’t show some resolution towards the end. For example, Baby D’s (Enrique Gil) problem. He will be sued by Dingdong’s Boss. So what will happen to them? Next will be, will they continue to meet up every Sunday? What else? Hmmm.. Will KSP will continue to open? Lastly, I hope they added a scene where their father or Aga Muhlach tried to explain how he knew about his dad’s secret. It is just a few thoughts.

The story has some very important message to everyone. The movie will help us realize to always have a communication with your family or to visit them especially your parents even they have done something wrong to you in the present or in the past. They will always be your parents and family. Be open to your family with your problems, they will always have your backs. They will be the first person to help you. Finally, it is not too late to change things, to forgive and to bond with your family.

Overall the movie was great.

★★★★✫

I will rate this movie as 4.5 out of 5 stars.