The Admiral (2014)
The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)
BRRip | AVI | 720 x 304 | XviD @ 1300 Kbps | 128 min | 1,50 Gb
Audio: English dub AC3 5.1 @ 384 Kbps | Subs: English (srt)
Genre: Adventure, War
BRRip | AVI | 720 x 304 | XviD @ 1300 Kbps | 128 min | 1,50 Gb
Audio: English dub AC3 5.1 @ 384 Kbps | Subs: English (srt)
Genre: Adventure, War
The film mainly follows the famous 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-1598), where the iconic Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin managed to destroy a total of 133 Japanese warships with only 13 ships remaining in his command. The battle, which took place in the Myeongryang Strait off the southwest coast of the Korean Peninsula, is considered one of the greatest victories of Yi.
Recommend reading about Yi Sun Shin before watching this movie. It's relatively difficult to follow the first half of this movie if you don't know something about him. Do yourself a favor and wiki Yi sun shin. It will give a quick glimpse into the man and back drops of this conflict. All historical accounts indicate that one ship went against superior numbers and he won. There are a lot of dramatic interpretations, but you will experience general gist of how he exploited fear in his own men and Japanese navy which suffered heavy casualties by Yi over 6 years of war. One other note: Korean uses a flat bottom ship. Japanese uses more traditional design. Korean navy has zero turtle iron clad ship in this engagement. That should be enough to enjoy one of the best ancient naval battle captured by this movie.IMDB Reviewer
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The Admiral (2014)
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