Sequel to the film "The Tale of Chung-hyang". The brave Lee Mon-ryong, after saving Chun-hyang from the ruthless Hak-do Byung and hiding her in Seoul, embarks on a mysterious journey in which he identifies and arrests a gang of bandits.
Is it worth the time? Honestly? Probably not, unless you are a die-hard fan of Korean cinema history or you have a weird itch to see how they handled sequels back in the day. It is slow. Like, watching paint dry in a hanbok kind of slow. If you like your historical dramas to have constant action or clever twists, you w...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Gyu-hwan Lee
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"Is it worth the time? Honestly? Probably not, unless you are a die-hard fan of Korean cinema history or you have a weird itch to see how they handled sequels back in the day. It is slow. Like, watching paint dry in a hanbok kind of slow. If you like your historical dramas to have constant action or clever twists, you will probably hate this. But if you just want to see some old-fashioned storytelling, maybe you'll find a charm in it that I missed. Lee Mong-ryong is our guy here, fresh off savin..."
Gyu-hwan Lee
