Taeguki (translated as ‘brotherhood’ and coincidently also the name of the S.Korean flag) is set in 1950s at the time of the Korean civil war. The story is undeniably masterful and the special effects equally impressive at showing the horrors of war. An unexpected twist adds to already compelling viewing and makes for a welcomed departure from the formulaic tripe churned out of Hollywood.
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The overall story is representative of where many thought Japan and its youth were heading at the beginning of the millennium. It touches on the effects of a country losing touch with itself – One battling to balance its loyalty to past culture while the wave of westernisation continues to produce ripples ever since the first were cast with the landings of Fat Man and Little Boy on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
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Using only signs found around two cities and finishing off with the ultimate question, Jason Van Genderen won the world’s largest short film festival last year – Tropfest NY – with this effort. Some might say it reeks of cheese, but the fact of the matter is...the guy has a point.
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This begs a few questions – is crucifying of the newer accounts a result of the earlier film being inspired by South Americans – from crew to cast – and the other being a ‘U.S. led cinematic invasion’ into the life and times of the revolutionary? Or is it merely that we are still not ready to glorify such characters en masse – one shows compassion of a young soul in the beginning while the other shows his evolution into a Fidel-friendly tyrant. You make your own mind up.
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