The Fortress

The Fortress is a good historical war movie. The portrayal of the 2 sides seems historically accurate. It paid attention to details. A huge feat this movie accomplished is that the Qing side speaks Manchu instead of Korean or Chinese, as Manchu is an almost extinct language today. This fact alone bring immersion into the world of 1600s. The movie, while showing a major historical event, and portraying from the Korean perspective, attempts to take no side emotionally from the 2 warring parties. There's no demonizing of the Qing forces or glorifying of the Korean resistance. This brings more universality in the story line. Great movie for history buffs.