Musa the Warrior

I believe that Musa the Warrior is the first Korean movie I've seen.

A group of Korean soldiers have to make their way through dangerous Northern China, catching hell from Chinese armies and Mongol warriors. They pick up a Chinese princess along the way. I'm a big fan of the Mongols, so that part made me happy. Actors you'll recognize: Zhang Ziyi.

I could have lost some in translation, but I got the feeling that this was a movie about courage and cowardice and sacrifice and violence and obstinance, and maybe a few other things thrown in as well. The violence isn't extremely bloody, but it's not bloodless, either. You get stabbed, and blood comes gushing out. It has some really interesting elements, but the one I took most notice of was the attention to detail when dealing with battle tactics. The scene where Korean footsoldiers take on Mongols on horseback in the forest was a darn good one.

One caveat: The Netflix slip says this movie is 2 hours and five minutes long. But I'd swear it seemed like it was pushing three.

I also got to watch Harold and Maude, which I hadn't seen in quite a while. Very funny and enjoyable, and you can be introspective about it if you want. I won't talk about it, because there's really no way to describe Harold and Maude.