The Fortress

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This Is A S It's hard to spend two hours with people you don't like, and frankly the protagonists of The Fortress are pretty terrible. This is mostly a behind the scenes political drama, and the characters we see are inept leaders who are bad at training their soldiers, bad at leading them, bad at politics and diplomacy, and I quit watching, hoping they all died in the siege. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/28/25 Full Review 브래디 톰 It's so boring and the acting is always the same, so it's not fresh! Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/25/25 Full Review Mark B A great film that explores the dilemmas a leader faces when confronted with an invading army. Knowledge of Korean history is not required as many of the concepts transcend cultures, but it definitely made me interested to find out more about the background. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/25 Full Review Caley M It depicts the various stresses and dilemmas on all of the people facing an invasion force. Almost skipped due to low critic %. I guess some people only want to see boobs and explosions for 2 hours straight. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/24 Full Review JeeHwan L Korean audiences needs to know background of American history for watching Star Wars and world war 2 movies. Why American reviewers talk "It is bad movie" with out background. It's disgusting. This movie show amazing detail about Korean history. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/07/23 Full Review J K It is easy to miss most of the themes and important ideas in the movie for non-Korean viewers. Joseon, ancient Korea were friendly with the former Chinese nation before Qing came to power. Qing wanted Joseon to become its new ally or subject but Joseon did not believe it was honorable as it would betray their old relationship. Qing's Khan invades Joseon. Many civilians suffer especially the lower class people. The politicians and the king however are indifferent to their struggles. They are more concerned with their positions as ministers, their own self righteousness, being honorable etc. The director wants to show the value of the lives of then time citizens of Joseon. There is little chance Joseon's army can win against the vastly superior Qing military. But the incompetent king and his cabinet squabble over ideals and honors instead of being realistic while the people suffer and die. This is the predominant issue all throughout the Joseon dynasty that spans over 500 years. The little people suffering from wars, famine, and general corruption. The kings and government thinking only of themselves and devaluing the lives of regular peoples. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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